Nearly five years have passed since President Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with Cuba and began relaxing the U.S. policy of unilateral sanctions. Now, the Trump Administration is doubling down on a failed strategy of hostility, reducing engagement with Cuba, and returning to the 1996 Helms-Burton law, one of the Read more
Tightening the failed embargo will push Havana into the arms of Beijing and Moscow. President Donald Trump’s decision last month to increase sanctions on Cuba represents a strategic error with serious long-term repercussions for U.S. national security. Efforts to tighten the screws at this tenuous moment will not only alienate Read more
(CNN)US law enforcement on Monday started the process of trying to remove protesters from the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, a State Department official said. The move to evict the protesters from the embassy came after a group of US anti-war activists began moving into the embassy last month. Medea Benjamin, one Read more
ick Scott wants the U.S. Navy to block Cuba and Venezuela’s oil trade WASHINGTON A week after Rick Scott called for the U.S. military to intervene in Venezuela amid Juan Guaidó’s attempt to oust Nicolás Maduro from power, the U.S. Senate’s biggest hawk on Venezuela is calling for more. Scott said Wednesday Read more
National Security Advisor John Bolton’s statement on new policy guidelines for Cuba is a continuum of historical efforts to maintain the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 and disrupt and undermine an independent country. The campaign against Cuba dates back to the Cuban Revolution of 1959 and has continued fairly unabated with Read more
“The Obama administration’s policies toward Cuba have enabled the Cuban colonization of Venezuela today.” The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new restrictions on travel to Cuba and on the amount of money Cuban Americans can send to relatives in the country. Former President Barack Obama eased restrictions on economic activities Read more
The deal would have allowed certain Cuban players to sign and play for U.S. and Canadian major league teams without having to defect. The Trump administration has canceled a deal between Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation that would have allowed Cuban players to join professional teams in Read more
Congressman Jim McGovern is determined to make things better between the two countries. LISTEN Jim McGovern in Cuba | Apr. 3, 2019 Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern has been at the forefront of improving U.S.-Cuba relations for years. Despite new business and travel restrictions from the Trump administration that have chilled Read more
Havana, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) New Orleans Mayoress LaToya Cantrell continued Thursday her intense agenda in Cuba with visits and meetings with authorities. The official, who took office last May, was at the Casa de la Amistad (Friendship House) in Havana, where she was welcomed by the Deputy President of Read more
SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA, Cuba (Reuters) – A restoration center to preserve the work of Ernest Hemingway opened in Cuba on Saturday, highlighting an area of cooperation with the United States even as bilateral ties between the old Cold War foes have chilled again. A view of the Ernest Hemingway Read more
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