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Cuba embargo: Why does the US continue to reject UN moves to end it?

Now 60 years old, the trade embargo on Cuba has been perpetuated primarily at the behest of Washington. When it was imposed in 1962, John F. Kennedy was US president and Fidel Castro was the revolutionary leader of Cuba: a Communist too close for comfort for Washington at the height…

France 24

Child among 5 dead in collision of boat with migrants and Cuban Coast Guard

A young child is among five dead after a speed boat carrying Cubans collided with a Cuba Coast Guard vessel, Cuban authorities said. The Cubans were trying to make it to the United States when the Cuban Coast Guard vessel tried to stop it and it turned over.

Miami Herald

‘Measure for Measure’: Transplant to Havana brings out the passions in Shakespeare’s ‘problem play’

Chicago Shakespeare Theater production highlights the story’s troubling power.

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Cuba calls U.S. trade embargo a 'hurricane' that never ends

Cuba on Wednesday said the decades-old U.S. trade embargo has been causing record financial losses and untold human suffering in recent months, at a time when Cuba was also battling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane Ian.

Reuters

US will give $2m to Cuba in emergency relief funding for Hurricane Ian victims

The money will be used in work with independent organizations like the Red Cross and not go through the Cuban government

The Guardian - US

U.S. approves Delta, United bids to delay restart of Havana flights

The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) on Tuesday said it would allow Delta Air Lines and United Airlines to temporarily delay resuming flights to Cuba as they work to address logistical issues.

Reuters

USAID sent firefighter equipment to Cuba after devastating oil fire. Where is it?

MIAMI — Frequently accused by Cuban government officials of supporting dissidents and plotting to overthrow the regime, the U.S. Agency for International Development recently took what seems an unprecedented step and sent personal protective equipment for firefighters to Cuba following a devastating fire at an oil storage facility in August.

Miami Herald

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Attempting to reassert its once-dominant influence, US has a tough sell in Latin America

LIMA, Peru — When Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was meeting with Pedro Castillo in Lima, the Peruvian president was facing impeachment for a litany of charges — and not for the first time.

Los Angeles Times

Cuban priestesses defy religious patriarchy

HAVANA: First, they defied the male dominion over the Afro-Cuban Santeria religion by being secretly ordained. Then, they shocked the patriarchy by performing a ritual long considered the exclusive preserve of men.

Bangkok Post

CIA agents believe agency not doing enough to investigate Havana Syndrome, report says

“There’s just no answer,” said one House Intelligence Committee member

The Independent UK

‘There will be more failures’: frustration as Cuba’s infrastructure crumbles

Countrywide blackout after Hurricane Ian was the latest disaster straining Cuba’s already disintegrating infrastructure

The Guardian - US

As Cubans demand freedom, President Díaz-Canel says he will not tolerate ‘illegitimate’ protests

As residents in Havana and other cities continue demonstrating against the government and its response to Hurricane Ian, security forces have beaten and arrested some protesters, and Cuba’s handpicked president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, warned the population that “counterrevolutionary” behavior like blocking the streets will be punished.

Miami Herald

Cuban protests after Hurricane Ian fade but anger over shortages simmers

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters

As protests continue in Cuba, activists worry US aid may offer a lifeline to the government

With many homes across the country without electricity or water for four days, residents of Havana blocked some of the city’s main avenues and banged pots and pans on Saturday, the third day of demonstrations following the collapse of the electrical grid after hurricane Ian battered the island early this…

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‘Turn on the lights’: Cubans protest post-Hurricane Ian blackouts

Power outages have reportedly led Havana to make rare request to US for emergency assistance.

Reuters

Havana protests flare for second night as govt scrambles to turn on lights

Crews restored power to more neighborhoods across Havana on Saturday after a second day of protests over ongoing blackouts in Cuba's capital, including some of the largest demonstrations since widespread anti-government rallies in July 2021.

The Independent UK

Cubans protest in Havana for 2nd night over lack of power

Groups of Cubans have protested in the streets of Havana for a second night, decrying delays in fully restoring electricity three days after Hurricane Ian knocked out power across the island

Miami Herald

Protests continue in Cuba after days without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Cubans in several neighborhoods in Havana and other cities took to the streets again on Friday, banging pots and pans and demanding the restoration of electrical service as they had done Thursday, after a failure in Cuba’s dilapidated power grid left the country in near total darkness since Tuesday.

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People in Cuba protest over the island-wide blackout caused by Hurricane Ian

The power outage caused by the storm prompted protests in the streets of Havana as several hundred people demanded restoration of electricity more than two days after a blackout hit the entire island.

Miami Herald

Protests erupt in Cuba after days without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Cubans in several neighborhoods in Havana and other cities took to the streets on Thursday evening. They banged pots and pans, and demanded the restoration of electricity service after a failure in Cuba’s dilapidated power grid left the country in near total darkness since Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Small protests appear in Havana over islandwide blackout

A few hundred Cubans have taken to the streets in Havana demanding the restoration of electricity, protesting more than two days after a blackout hit the entire island following the passage of Hurricane Ian

Reuters

Banging pots, Cubans stage rare protests over Hurricane Ian blackouts

(This Sept 30 story corrects name of director of NetBlocks to Alp Toker in paragraph 22)

The Independent UK

Cubans suffer as hurricane-caused power outage goes on

Ivette Garrido hurried last week to get the 6 kilograms of subsidized chicken allotted to her family by Cuba’s government and put it in the freezer, happy to have meat to get through Hurricane Ian

Reuters

Cuba turns lights back on in parts of Havana, elsewhere still dark after Ian

By Dave Sherwood

The Guardian - US

‘We’re natural fighters’: Cubans brave sweeping power cuts in Hurricane Ian aftermath

As parts of the island languish without electricity, people worry about the worsening after-effects of the storm

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