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Washington Blacklists Cuba's Military Supply Chain, Naming Eight Officials and Five Arms Firms

The State Department sanctioned five Cuban companies and eight officials on Aug. 6, accusing them of supplying and repairing military hardware sourced from Russia and China — the fourth such round since May.

Latin Times

‘We are waiting for the Americans to save us’ – in crisis, Cubans have given up on reform from within

When I first visited Cuba, the island was recovering from a severe economic crisis. It was 1996, and the collapse of the Soviet Union had ushered in a prolonged period of deprivation and hardship.

The Conversation

Cuba's Reform Pitch Is Not Washington's Doing, Says a Castro Grandnephew

A Castro grandnephew now leading Cuba's economic ministry insists sweeping new reforms are a sovereign choice, not a concession — even as Washington calls them hollow and layers on fresh sanctions.

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US imposes new sanctions on Cuban companies that could deepen economic crisis

Analysts predict this move will deter foreign investment and exacerbate the island nation's severe economic challenges

The Independent UK

'One Meal a Day': UN Slams Brutal US Fuel Blockade Pushing 40% of Cubans into Immediate Starvation

Cuba faces a deepening humanitarian crisis, with US sanctions and fuel shortages exacerbating food insecurity and healthcare challenges.

International Business Times UK

Sanctions Ripple Through Cuba: EnviosCuba Halts Operations Over 'Reasons Beyond Control'

EnviosCuba abruptly suspends its delivery operations to the island as tightening U.S. secondary sanctions target military-run retail conglomerate GAESA.

Latin Times

Online portal used to send US deliveries to Cuba stops taking orders

A key platform that Cubans in the U.S. use to send money and goods to relatives in Cuba has stopped operations

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Spanish hotel chain Meliá to shutter hotels in Cuba in latest blow to island's tourism sector

Spanish hotel chain Meliá has joined a growing list of companies with a long-standing presence in Cuba that are withdrawing or limiting their operations on the island after the U.S. announced new sanctions while upholding an oil embargo

AAP

Hotel chain latest to shutter business in Cuba in latest blow to island’s tourism

News follows new US sanctions and an ongoing oil embargo

The Independent UK

Meliá and Iberostar quit Cuba: Trump's ultimatum leaves Spanish hotel groups under pressure

Meliá has announced that it is halting operations at 15 Cuban hotels. Iberostar did so on 1 June at 12 hotels, bowing to US sanctions on Gaesa, the military group controlling tourism.

Euronews

Drama mixes with geopolitics in Cuba

Admittedly, it looks a lot like a movie plot. A political thriller where the intelligence director of the chief adversary state comes into the nervous capital city and meets with regime leaders to tell them their days in power are numbered. Unless…

Bangkok Post

ICE Arrests Sister Of Cuba Military Conglomerate Chief In Miami As U.S. Ramps Up Pressure On Havana

U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained the sister of the woman who heads Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), Cuba's powerful military-run conglomerate, in Miami, as Washington continues to ramp up pressure against Havana.

International Business Times

Trump threatens new Cuba crackdown as Rubio warns Havana: ‘We’re very serious’

Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump hinted he could be the president who finally takes direct action against Havana after decades of failed threats from Washington

The Independent UK

US arrests sister of Cuban military conglomerate chief

The Trump administration has arrested the sister of a top Cuban official who heads a military conglomerate.

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Latin Times

Marco Rubio Delivers Message in Spanish Blaming Cuba's 'Unimaginable Hardships' on Communist Leadership

Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants who grew up in Miami and has long been one of the most prominent Cuban-American voices in U.S. politics

Latin Times

Marco Rubio Just Hit One of Cuba's Most Powerful Military Companies With New U.S. Sanctions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new U.S. sanctions Thursday against one of Cuba's most powerful military-linked business groups, escalating the Trump administration's pressure campaign against Havana.

Axios

Rubio announces new Cuba sanctions

The new sanctions show the Trump administration is pushing forward for regime change in Cuba.

The Guardian - US

Cubans study oil tanker diplomacy for signs of progress in secret talks with US

Despite hostile rhetoric Trump let a Russian ship break his blockade – could it herald a Venezuela-style outcome?

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International Business Times

Cuba Is Buying Fuel in Africa as Venezuelan Oil Supplies Dry Up, Sattelite Images Show

Cuba has turned to Africa for fuel supplies after the loss of regular oil shipments from Venezuela and dwindling deliveries from Russia and Mexico, according to satellite-tracking data cited by Colombian outlet Semana.

Latin Times

Cuban Peso Drops To All-Time Low As Economic Crisis Shows No Sings Of Abating

The Cuban peso reached a new all-time low on Monday as a partial dollarization of the economy continues

Latin Times

Miami Republican Slams Cuban Govt. Over Documents Exposing Billions In Hidden Reserves: 'Not Only Murderous And Cruel'

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez slammed the Cuban government following a report revealing a military-controlled conglomerate has stashed away as much as $18 billion in offshore and dollar-denominated assets

Latin Times

Leaked Documents Expose Cuban Military's $18 Billion in Hidden Reserves: Report

Cuba's military-controlled conglomerate, GAESA, has stashed away as much as $18 billion in offshore and dollar-denominated assets, according to a new report

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Latin Times

Marco Rubio Promises Ultimatum For Cuban Regime: 'Open Up Or Be The Owners Of a 4th World Country'

"Cuba is literally collapsing, both generationally in terms of all the young people leaving but it's also collapsing economically" said Rubio

Latin Times

Cuba Has Managed To Evade U.S. Sanctions and Siphon Millions of Dollars In Remittances to its Military

Orbit S.A., a company that was allegedly independent from Cuban military, has been revealed to be closely monitored by the government in a new investigation.

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