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U.S. Senators Present Bill to Lift Trade Embargo on Cuban Military Dictatorship
The bill, called the Freedom of Exports to Cuba Law, was presented by a group of legislators who allege that they seek to lift the six-decade trade embargo on the Cuban regime.
March 8, 2023
Top Putin Ally Visits Cuba to Meet with Raul Castro and Diaz-Canel
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev met with Diaz-Canel and Castro to deepen Russian-Cuban relations.
March 3, 2023
Canada to Deploy Navy Vessels to Haiti as Violence Worsens
Canada will send navy vessels to Haiti for intelligence-gathering as part of efforts to quell worsening gang violence…
February 17, 2023
Biden Admin Releases ‘High-Value’ Al Qaeda Terrorist from Gitmo
The Biden administration on Thursday released from Guantánamo Bay a former courier for the al Qaeda terrorist group,…
February 6, 2023
Rubio and Scott Raise Alarm U.S. Dialogue with Cuba Leading to Removal from Terrorism List
The letter comes amid speculation in Miami’s Cuban exile community that the Biden administration is considering removing the regime from the nation’s State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) list.
January 19, 2023
Biden Sending U.S. Officials to Cuba for Negotiations, Raising Questions About State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation
Officials from the FBI and Departments of Homeland, Justice and State are being sent to the island, raising questions as to whether the U.S. plans to remove Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism list.
January 13, 2023
Report: Cubans Held Nearly 4,000 Anti-Communist Protests in 2022
Cuban citizens held 692 recorded protests against the communist Castro regime during December 2022 – bringing the total…
January 4, 2023
House Moves to Let Puerto Ricans Vote to End Territorial Status
The U.S. House has approved a bill that would allow Puerto Ricans a binding vote to decide the…
December 16, 2022
New York Times Scrutinized by Cuban Activists and Journalists After Blaming Mass Exodus on U.S. Embargo
"Cubans who claim that they are leaving the country for economic reasons do not dare to recognize what the real problem is, and they are the greatest example of the terror with which this country lives. Communism is the cause," said the poet and activist Ariel Maceo.
Democratic Lawmakers Visit Havana, Meet with Cuban President
A delegation of at least three U.S. lawmakers visited Havana and met with Cuba’s government this week, American…
December 12, 2022