Cubans under siege as US stranglehold sets in
HAVANA (Reuters) — Cubans from all walks of life are hunkering into survival mode, navigating lengthening blackouts and soaring prices for food, fuel and transport as the U.S. threatens a…
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THE CARIBBEAN CHESSBOARD: TRUMP’S OIL BLOCKADE VS. HAVANA’S LAST LIFELINE
By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff While we are inviting Elon Musk to refine his capital in the USVI, a different kind of refinery war is exploding just across the…
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Keys migrant crisis strained Coast Guard. Agency reports record drug seizures
The U.S. Coast Guard said this week that its crews intercepted more cocaine loads at sea than at any time in the service’s history — a record high of over…
Remains of 32 Cuban officers killed during strike on Venezuela repatriated as US threat lingers
HAVANA (AP) — Trumpets and drums played solemnly at Havana’s airport this week as white-gloved Cuban soldiers marched out of a plane carrying urns with remains of the 32 Cuban officers…
Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro’s release
HAVANA (AP) — Tens of thousands of Cubans demonstrated Friday outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana to decry the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela and demand that the U.S. government…
Cubans rally against US ‘imperialists’ before Havana embassy
HAVANA (Reuters) — Thousands of Cubans gathered before the U.S. embassy in Havana at daybreak Friday to protest against what they denounced as U.S. aggression in the region following the…
Trump administration to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the…
Clock ticks in Cuba as Trump cuts off Venezuelan oil
HAVANA (Reuters) — Cubans are bracing for impact after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to cut off a lifeline of Venezuelan oil from reaching Cuba, setting up a siege scenario…
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Cuba defiant after Trump says island to receive no more Venezuelan oil or money
HAVANA (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the Communist-run island should strike a deal with…
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Cuba sentences former economy minister to life in prison for espionage
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s top court on Monday said a former economy minister was sentenced to life in prison for espionage, in the highest-profile case against an ex-official in recent…