Author Archives: Anthony Brenner

Rubio Goes After Brazil + Africa over Cuban Missions

August 22, 2025 — Belly of the Beast The U.S. has imposed visa restrictions on government officials – and their families – from Africa, Brazil, Cuba and Grenada for their role in Cuba’s medical cooperation teams, which the U.S. deems “forced labor.” … Continue reading

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Why U.S. Youth Are Studying Medicine in Cuba

December 14, 2023 — Belly of the Beast Why are dozens of US students getting their medical degree in Cuba? What are they learning that they wouldn’t be in the US? We asked these questions and more to four US … Continue reading

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Mexico Breaks Its Record on Sending Oil to Cuba

By Perla Velasco | Journalist & Industry Analyst – Mexico Business News Thu, 08/21/2025 In 2025, Mexico reached a new high in its oil shipments to Cuba. Between May 29 and June 27, PEMEX delivered 39 shipments of crude and … Continue reading

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How Sanctions Destroyed Tourism in Cuba

August 22, 2025 — Belly of the Beast In Cuba, a lot of families get by renting rooms in their own homes to tourists. These B&Bs (or casas particulares, as they’re known in Cuba) sustain communities, create local jobs and offer … Continue reading

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Valencia sends new Solidarity shipment to Cuba

Madrid, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) Various materials make up the third solidarity container this year for Cuba from Valencia, Spain, which will depart for the Cuban port of Mariel at the end of August, it was reported. The shipment, worth … Continue reading

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Cuba reiterates rejection of US pressure against the Region

Havana, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced the United States government’s attempts to divide the nations of the region through pressure and blockades. In a message on the social media platform X, the president affirmed that Washington … Continue reading

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Cuba: Saving the ‘world’s most beautiful snail’

Snails that need protecting because they are ‘so beautiful’ 9 August 2025 — BBC NEWSROUND These snails are certainly more colourful than the ones we tend to see in our gardens in the UK, but it’s their beauty that has … Continue reading

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Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico Reject US Military Deployment Against Venezuela

By Luis Felipe Mendoza – August 20, 2025 – ColombiaOne.com The governments of Mexico, Colombia, and Cuba rejected the United States military deployment in waters near Venezuela, escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas. The Trump administration says it is using … Continue reading

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“Women’s Footprints” celebrates the work of visual artists in Cuba

Havana, Aug. 19 (Prensa Latina) This space is a great opportunity to showcase women’s art, maintaining the positive energy we need and that does us so much good, Cuban artist Flora Fong declared today during the opening of the exhibition … Continue reading

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Cuba honors personalities with significant cultural work

Havana, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Personalities with extraordinary work dedicated to the culture of the largest of the Antilles were honored today at a ceremony held at the José Martí Memorial in the Cuban capital. Musicologist Alicia de las Mercedes … Continue reading

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