Category Archives: The Blockade?

Washington, June 4 (Prensa Latina) President Donald Trump signed a proclamation today to prohibit and restrict travel from several countries to the United States, including Cuba and Venezuela, citing alleged security risks. The Proclamation completely restricts and limits entry from … Continue reading →

Washington, June 4 (Prensa Latina) The Richmond, California, City Council approved a Proclamation urging the United States government to remove Cuba from the arbitrary list of state sponsors of terrorism and to lift all economic sanctions. Issued in a solemn … Continue reading →

June 3, 2025 — Belly of the Beast Cuba’s national men’s basketball team was supposed to play their final game of the FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers last February in Puerto Rico. But the players never made the flight. Cuba had to … Continue reading →

Havana, June 3 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel today thanked Iran for its support of Cuba’s struggle to end the U.S. blockade and its exclusion from the list of countries allegedly sponsoring terrorism. Upon receiving the president of Iran’s Islamic … Continue reading →

June 2, 2025 4:13 By Ike Nahem — People’s World Editor’s Note: Though May Day is now more than a month past, People’s World presents these impressions of the mass May 1 march in Havana from Ike Nahem, a Cuba solidarity activist in … Continue reading →

Havana, May 30 (Prensa Latina) “Humor cannot be blocked” is the title of the exhibition held at the International Press Center in Havana, against the United States’ economic, financial, and commercial blockade policy toward Cuba. Participating in the exhibition are … Continue reading →

Havana, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Mike Hammer today to reprimand him for his interventionist and unfriendly behavior, which he has displayed since arriving in the Caribbean country. In a statement, … Continue reading →

May 30, 2025 — Belly of the Beast The Trump administration killed Chevron’s license extension for its operations in Venezuela in order to secure the votes of three Cuban-American politicians from South Florida on Trump’s “big, beautiful” spending bill last … Continue reading →

May 30, 2025 – Belly of the Beast Calla Walsh, a 20-year-old activist and U.S. citizen, said in a statement that she was detained for hours, interrogated, harassed and had her phone seized at Miami International Airport upon returning from Cuba. Other … Continue reading →

May 29, 2025  By Cameron Harrison – People’s World ORLANDO—The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) once again joined the international movement demanding an end to the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba by passing another resolution demanding an end to the decades-long embargo at … Continue reading →