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Mike Pompeo’s reign of error comes to an end with an ‘assault on the First Amendment’
In less than a week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s service will mercifully come to an end. America will be better when he leaves office….
Cuba says US sanctions have caused nearly $5.6B in losses
Cuba says the island has lost nearly $5.6 billion in one year as a result of economic sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump Source:…
Cuba relaxes coronavirus restrictions 7 months into pandemic
Cuba is relaxing coronavirus restrictions in hopes of boosting its economy Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/cuba-relaxes-coronavirus-restrictions-7-months-into-pandemic-island-ap-havana-cuba-masks-b995865.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
Cuba devised a way to have tourists separate from the population. Here’s how.
Cuba plans to restart its tourism industry by sending visitors to five narrow islands that will offer all-inclusive vacations. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/cuba-devised-way-have-tourists-separate-population-here-s-how-n1232662 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Marriott ordered by Trump administration to close hotel in Cuba
Marriott International, the only U.S. company to run a hotel in Cuba, told Reuters it was ordered to close by the end of August. Source:…
In Communist-run Cuba, the private sector helps the needy as coronavirus spreads
Upmarket restaurants are delivering free meals to the elderly, while a fashion firm donates face masks. A business consultancy calls on its clients to donate…
What Happened To Cuba-US Relations Under Trump?
Eddie Conway talks to Dr. Ken Morgan from Baltimore and Professor Luis Montero-Cabrera about Cuba’s relief efforts and doctors, the cost of hostile relations with…
Communist-run Cuba releases dissident artist after uproar
Cuba released dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara from jail overnight after dozens of prominent artists, including those traditionally supportive of the Communist government, as…
Sanctions Are Imposed Poverty, Abroad and in the U.S.
Sanctions impose poverty on a country and cause suffering among its people. Why do people in the U.S. accept it? The post Sanctions Are Imposed…
The Year in Latin America: The Right Continues to Advance, but so do Popular Movements
2019 presented a complicated and mixed legacy for Latin America. Right-wing governments continued to make electoral in-roads, but popular uprisings against neoliberalism also left their…
How Facebook and Twitter triggered Cuba's biggest protests for years
The Cuban president himself is a frequent Twitter user but, on the streets at least, his embrace for social media could be coming back to…
Trump Targets Cuba’s Tourism and Small Businesses
Trump administration sanctions that impose new travel restrictions on Cuba are aimed at Cuba’s economy and will have no effect on Cuba’s support for Venezuela,…
Canada’s Anti-Venezuela Policy: A Result of Material Interests and US Subordination
Canada has followed the Trump administration’s lead on Venezuela, but it’s charting a very different path with regard to Cuba. Yves Engler explains that while…
LGBT+ activists arrested at unauthorised pride march in Cuba
Authorities claim opposition groups trying to exploit the annual ‘Conga against Homophobia’, but demonstrators say event was not political Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/lgbt-arrests-gay-pride-march-conga-cuba-havana-police-a8910221.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
US targets shippers for bringing Venezuela oil to Cuba
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on two shipping companies for delivering Venezuelan oil to ally Cuba in what it called a response to…
China’s newest oil hotspot is in America’s backyard
China is ramping up its oil drilling initiative in Cuban waters, using cutting-edge technology to reach deposits that Cubans couldn’t touch. Read Full Article at…
US ‘Tightens Noose’ on Cuba
Sec. of State Pompeo announced that Cuban Americans and US citizens who lost property after Cuba’s 1959 revolution can now sue companies that have benefitted…
Union Leaders Embrace Return of ‘The Market’ in Cuba
Cuba has officially passed reforms that will change economics and labor relations on the island. Union leaders told the Real News Network that the move…
Cubans Hopeful and Cautious, as New Constitution Passed
After months of debate, millions turned out in a historic vote on a new constitution for Cuba. The Real News Network was on the ground…
Cuba’s New Constitution Indicates Gradual Changes Underway
Cubans voted 87 percent in favor of a new Constitution, which ratifies economic changes already underway, but also indicates some important social changes. Evangelical churches,…
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