United Nations, March 11 (Prensa Latina) Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, reiterated that the tightening of the US blockade against Cuba is having serious humanitarian consequences today.

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Dujarric explained in his daily press conference yesterday that the inability to import fuel affects hospitals, vital medical treatments, and food distribution.

“I can tell you that we remain deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation caused by the inability to import fuel. This has triggered an energy crisis,” he stressed.

The UN has repeatedly condemned the US blockade of Cuba. In January, the Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Farhan Aziz Haq, reaffirmed the organization’s position in favor of lifting this unilateral embargo.

“As you know, the General Assembly has repeatedly called for an end to the blockade against Cuba,” the spokesman said in response to a question from Prensa Latina about the strengthening of that policy, following the executive order by the Donald Trump administration on January 29 that would deprive the island of access to oil.

“We urge all Member States,” he said, “to comply with the resolutions of the General Assembly.”

An executive order issued by the White House on January 29 and signed by the Republican president declared a “national emergency” regarding Cuba and, to address it, deemed it “necessary and appropriate” to establish a system of tariffs (which he later revoked) against countries that provide “directly or indirectly” any type of oil to Cuba.

Days before Trump’s return to the White House last year, the UN confirmed to Prensa Latina that it welcomed “the United States’ announcement of January 14 regarding, among other measures, the removal of Cuba from the State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism.”

It was a belated act by the outgoing Joe Biden administration, but it was a step in the right direction.

However, after taking office a week later, in his first hours in the executive mansion, Trump reversed Biden’s decision with an executive order without presenting any new evidence and ignoring the work and judgment of his own federal agencies.

Cuba was first included in that list of State sponsors of terrorism in 1982, during the government of Republican Ronald Reagan until, in 2015, Democratic President Barack Obama withdrew such designation, considering that it lacked merit.

The economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba constitutes a unilateral, coercive and extraterritorial policy that violates International Law and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.

After more than six decades of its application, the objective has not changed: to deteriorate the standard of living of the population, to provoke dissatisfaction, despair and irritation, as a means to bring about a change in the constitutional order that the Cuban people have freely chosen.

The current US administration persists in ignoring the almost unanimous call from the international community to end this illegal and inhumane policy against Cuba, expressed in 33 UN General Assembly resolutions.

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Madrid, March 3 (Prensa Latina) The State Coordinator of Solidarity with Cuba (CESC) of Madrid, today asserted the right of the Caribbean island to defend its territorial integrity by land, sea and air.

• March 3, 2026 | 10:11

In a statement sent to Prensa Latina, the CESC recalled that in the early hours of February 25, a terrorist boat entered Cuban territorial waters and opened fire on the Cuban maritime patrol that ordered it to stop.

In the exchange of gunfire, four of the terrorists from Miami were killed and the Cuban Coast Guard commander was wounded, along with six other terrorists who were captured, he noted.

“The mercenaries captured by the coast guard have subsequently confessed to Cuban authorities their intention to perpetrate terrorist acts in Cuba, for which they were armed to the teeth,” the source said.

The Cuban government has reported this serious incident to the US authorities, but the only thing the latter can think of is to verbally attack the revolutionary island by threatening military intervention, he added.

The statement took the opportunity to highlight the US and Israeli military attack against Iran, as proof that “imperialism was born scattering the corpses of its crimes around the world and it seems that it intends to die in the same way.”

Regarding the thwarted attempt at aggression by sea against Cuba, the CESC stressed that “this is not the first time, and we fear it will not be the last, that attacks of this type occur.”

Their perpetrators carry them out under the protection of the impunity granted to them by acting on behalf of the

imperialism in its terrorist attacks against Cuba, he noted.

In the midst of a fierce economic blockade against the largest of the Antilles, intensified by the administration of Donald Trump, “they thought that Cuba’s response would be different (…) a huge mistake since Cuba has always been and will always be ready to defend its territory, its people and its national sovereignty, from wherever the aggression comes.”

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Managua, March 3 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan doctors who graduated from the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) delivered a donation of medicines to the Cuban Embassy here for the island, the diplomatic headquarters highlighted today on its digital profiles.

• March 3, 2026 | 11:10

During the award ceremony, which was attended by Ambassador Iliana Fonseca, the graduates expressed their respect, admiration, and gratitude to the heroic Cuban people and their Revolution for the unconditional support given to Nicaragua in the training of more than 1,700 doctors, forged with science, profound humanism, and conscience.

The doctors recalled that on February 27, 1999, the first Nicaraguan students arrived at ELAM, an event that marked the beginning of a path of hope, solidarity, and social commitment that transformed their lives and those of their people.

“That visionary decision gave rise to a colossal work that today has trained more than 30,000 doctors for the world, at the service of the most humble,” they emphasized.

They emphasized that this great work was conceived by the eternal commander Fidel Castro, whose solidarity-based and profoundly humanist thinking transcended borders, ideologies and generations, leaving as a legacy a medicine at the service of life, dignity and social justice.

“Cuba, we, your grateful children born in Nicaragua, ELAM Project, say thank you so much for so much love for our homeland! Remember that in each of us lives and will live forever the solidarity, humanism and internationalism that we learned from your example,” they expressed.

They also thanked the host families, the family doctors who participated in their training, and the teaching and working staff of the student residence, who —they pointed out— taught them a medicine of science and conscience.

“We give you this gift filled with the spirit of solidarity of children towards their second homeland, aware that it is a small token compared to all that you have given to us, to our families and to our Nicaraguan people,” they stated.

From the ranks of the so-called White Coat Battalion, at the service of the Good Government and the Sandinista Revolution, under the leadership of co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, they assured that they put into practice the knowledge acquired for the benefit of the people, just as their Cuban teachers taught them.

The doctors also alluded to the difficulties Cuba faces due to the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States, and reaffirmed their confidence that it will be defeated by truth, solidarity, and resistance.

“Solidarity, full of respect, hope and gratitude towards Cuba, is becoming every day the greatest force capable of destroying this unjust blockade,” they said.

In that context, they recalled what was proclaimed at the Second International Assembly of the Society of Doctors Graduated from ELAM and at the First International Congress of ELAM: “Cuba is not alone! Cuba resists!”

They also celebrated the 27th anniversary of the arrival of Nicaraguan students at ELAM and the beginning of that work of humanism and solidarity with global impact, while commemorating the centenary of Fidel Castro’s birth and reaffirming the brotherhood between Cuba and Nicaragua.

“Long live ELAM!” they concluded.

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Mexico City, March 2 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced today the arrival of a second shipment of humanitarian aid from Mexico to Cuba and confirmed that shipments to the Caribbean nation will continue.

• March 2, 2026 | 12:39

“By the way, humanitarian aid has arrived and we will continue sending aid to Cuba,” the head of the Executive Branch stated during her usual press conference.

On Saturday, the ships Papaloapan and Huasteco, of the Mexican Navy, arrived at the port of Havana with a total of 1,193 tons of food supplies, in a context marked by the tightening of the economic blockade that the United States has imposed on the island for more than six decades.

The ships had departed from the port of Veracruz on February 24 and transported food such as beans and powdered milk.

According to the Foreign Ministry, a total of 23 tons of material aid included in the shipment were delivered by various social organizations with the support of the Mexico City Government at the collection center set up in the Historic Center, and this corresponds to the first delivery.

The shipment is the second from Mexico to the island, following the arrival in Havana on February 12 of some 814 tons of basic food and hygiene items.

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By Steve Maugeri

March 1, 2026 / 8:28 PM EST / CBS Miami/Atlanta

Claudia Rodriguez, who has family in Cuba, says her relatives have struggled to access basic goods ever since the U.S. blocked oil imports to the island.

“It’s very difficult for them to have electricity, power, or all the things they need to live an everyday life,” Rodriguez explained.

That’s why she helped organize a protest outside Miami International Airport, where demonstrators demanded the U.S. allow oil shipments to resume to Cuba.

“People can’t access the basic necessities of life in Cuba because they no longer have the means to transport goods—they don’t have the oil to do so,” Rodriguez added.

The oil blockade has been in effect for about a month and comes on top of broader U.S. economic sanctions on Cuba that date back to the 1960s.

The protest follows a rally at Tropical Park the day before, where about a thousand people gathered to support regime change in Cuba.

Participants called on the U.S. government to help end 67 years of oppression on the island.

“I’m here supporting the liberty of the Cuban people—that is way long overdue,” said one rallygoer on Saturday.

“We are gathered here today to support President Trump and Senator Marco Rubio’s policy against the Cuban regime,” another attendee remarked.

Peter Seidman, who helped organize the airport protest, said he would prefer all sanctions on Cuba be lifted.

“I think it’s none of the business of the U.S. government to tell Cuba what to do,” Seidman said.

The Trump administration eased some sanctions this past week, allowing U.S. companies to sell oil to non-governmental entities in Cuba. President Trump has also hinted at what he called a “friendly takeover” of the island.

February 28, 2026 — Belly of the Beast

On Hasan Piker’s Twitch broadcast last week, Liz spoke about how Washington’s oil blockade is driving down living standards. Piker’s channel is the sixth most-watched on Twitch.

“Public transportation is almost shut down, [and] private taxis are getting expensive because the price of fuel is skyrocketing,” said Liz. “Hospitals have to cancel all the services that are not essential. University and college students are taking classes from home.”

She also spoke about what people in the U.S. can do to help.

One way is to donate to the Let Cuba Live! campaign, which is raising funds to send solar generators and panels to Cuban hospitals.

February 28, 2026 — Belly of the Beast

When Donald Trump threatened last month tariffs on any country that sends oil to Cuba, he justified the move by claiming the island is an “extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security, even declaring a “national emergency.”

The administration relies on three core claims to cast Cuba as a threat: The Cuban government egregiously violates human rights, hosts Russian spy bases and shelters “transnational terrorist groups.”

“Are you kidding?” says Belly of the Beast’s Liz Oliva Fernández, who debunks these fabrications in our latest explainer video.

The U.S. recently escalated its pressure on Cuba when President Trump threatened tariffs on any country that provides the island with oil. He justified the blockade by declaring a “national emergency” over Cuba. But the facts tell a different story. In this explainer, we break down Washington’s claims. The narrative that portrays Cuba as a threat leans on three main ideas: alleged Russian spy bases on the island, claims that Havana shelters groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, and accusations that Cuba exports an authoritarian communist model across Latin America. The arguments being put forth are misleading. Where does that leave the U.S.’ actions? Are they legal?