Category Archives: The Blockade?

Cuba in Context — Art as Sustainability & Getting Around in an Energy Crisis

September 18 (Belly of the Beast) Marnia Briones is a self-taught Cuban artist with an uncanny ability to turn discarded items into pieces of art. She turns old clothes into canvases, cigar boxes into dollhouses and cans into wind chimes. … Continue reading

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U.S. President Joe Biden extends U.S. blockade of Cuba for another year

Havana, Sepember 18 (RHC)– The President of the United States, Joe Biden, extended for another year the Trading with the Enemy Act, a 1917 regulation under which the blockade of Cuba was imposed — considered the longest in history. “I hereby determine … Continue reading

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Brazilian writer Leonardo Boff calls for Cuba to be removed from the U.S. terrorist list

Havana, September 16 (RHC)– Brazilian writer Leonardo Boff supports the open letter by French-Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet addressed to the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to demand the exclusion of Cuba from the list of States sponsoring terrorism. … Continue reading

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Diaz-Canel: Washington’s blockade against Cuba is an act of genocide

Havana, September 13 (Radio Habana Cuba)– The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, denounced this Friday that the blockade imposed by the United States on the island … Continue reading

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Former world leaders and presidents call on Joe Biden to remove Cuba from so-called terrorist list

Havana, September 14 (RHC) — A group of 35 former presidents and prime ministers have sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, demanding that he remove Cuba from the list of countries that, according to Washington, sponsor terrorism. The news was … Continue reading

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U.S. blockade causes multimillion-dollar losses to Cuba

Havana, September 12 (RHC) — Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez reported today that Cuba suffered losses of five billion 56.8 million dollars from 2023 to 2024 as a result of the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States. When … Continue reading

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U.S. blockade against Cuba:   A punitive policy

Havana, September 13 (Radio Habana Cuba) — Despite the annual claims of the international community, the U.S. blockade continues today as the greatest obstacle to the development of Cuba and systematically violates the fundamental rights of the Cuban people. According … Continue reading

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Cuban foreign minister presents report on impact of Washington’s blockade against the island

Havana, September 12 (Radio Habana Cuba) — The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, will present today to the national and foreign press accredited in Havana the most up-to-date report on the effects of the United States blockade against Cuba. … Continue reading

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Cuba guarantees quality education despite resource limitations

Havana, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) More than 1.6 million general education students in Cuba will begin the 2024-2024 school year by receiving basic resources required for a quality education despite economic limitations. According to statements by the head of the … Continue reading

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Lebanon demands exclusion of Cuba from terrorism list

Havana, September 11 (Radio Habana Cuba) Lebanese solidarity today joined the international demand for the exclusion of Cuba from Washington’s terrorism list. Presidents and directors of the Friendship Association, the José Martí Latin American Solidarity Group, and the Union of Palestinian … Continue reading

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