Havana, June 24 (IANS) Cuba denounced the latest sanctions imposed by the United States on five Cuban state-owned entities and a member of the extended family of former Cuban President Raul Castro, arguing the measures aim to further harm the economy.”The U.S. government, led by its dishonest and mendacious Secretary of State (Marco Rubio), continues to take steps to tighten the noose around Cuba’s economy,” Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on X, referring to the sanctions Washington …
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Havana, June 6 (IANS) Cuba has rejected remarks by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington does not block oil shipments to the island, citing an American measure that imposes penalties on countries supplying oil to Cuba. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez wrote on the social media platform X on Friday (local time) that Rubio had repeatedly claimed the US government does not block oil shipments to Cuba, reports Xinhua news agencyRodriguez pointed to Executive Order 14380, signed by …
Mexico City, May 12 (IANS) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that Mexico is sending a fifth ship with humanitarian aid to Cuba in response to the growing shortages faced by the Cuban people. During her morning press conference on Monday (local time), Sheinbaum reiterated Mexico’s rejection of the economic, commercial and financial blockade Washington has maintained against Cuba since 1962.”We are going to continue sending humanitarian aid. In fact, a ship carrying humanitarian aid is leav…
Geneva, May 8 (IANS) UN experts have warned that a January fuel blockade imposed on Cuba by US President Donald Trump amounts to “energy starvation” in the country.”Cuba has been subjected to energy starvation by the United States, a condition in which the lack of fuel cripples the functioning of essential services required for a dignified life,” three independent human rights experts of the UN Human Rights Council — Surya Deva, Sofia Monsalve Suarez and Pedro Arrojo-Agudo — said in a joint st…
Havana, May 3 (Xinhua) Cuba denounced the escalation of US military threats against the country by US President Donald Trump.”The US president escalates his threats of military aggression against Cuba to a dangerous and unprecedented scale,” Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel wrote on X.Diaz-Canel called on the international community and the American people to decide whether they would allow “such a drastic criminal act” to serve the interests of a small but wealthy and influential group seeking…
Havana, May 2 (IANS) Cuba denounced new US sanctions as “unilateral coercive measures,” saying that such actions demonstrate an intention to impose collective punishment on the Cuban people.”We firmly reject the recent unilateral coercive measures adopted” by the US government, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on X.These actions demonstrate an intention to impose collective punishment on the Cuban people, Rodriguez said.He noted that the announcement coincided with May 1, when million…