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Havana (Prensa Latina) Although it was on February 3, 1962, when US President John F. Kennedy formalized the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba, the coercive measures against the island date back to 1959.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., will join President Barack Obama when he visits Cuba on March 21. This will mark the first visit to Cuba that a sitting president has made since Calvin Coolidge in...
CUBA, the first Latin American country to develop its own Covid-19 vaccines, is presently short of syringes for immunising its population against the virus. It’s not feasible for Cuba to make its own syringes, and the US blockade prevents Cuba from importing them from abroad. Most countries are experiencing a shortage of syringes. The New York Times estimates an overall need of between “eight billion and 10 billion syringes for Covid-19 vaccinations alone.” Manufacturing capabilities are increasing, but because of the blockade, are of no use to Cuba. According to Global Health Partners,...
Washington, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) Five US senators asked Joe Biden's government to restore cooperation with Cuba, especially on issues related to the environment and climate change, diplomatic sources disclosed today.
Silvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for "Syringes to Cuba" as Carlos Lazo - Medea Benjamin for Antiwar.com Original