Cuba

The Absurdity of Listing Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism

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Before leaving office, Trump placed Cuba on the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. Now the State Dept has reasserted the designation in February.  Calla Walsh, co-chair of the National Network on Cuba, explains its immense impact on the blockade on Cuba and how the US uses the “terrorist” designation...

Cuba’s Foreign Minister: US Hostility Towards Cuba Hurts Both Countries

Rania Khalek
Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez sat down with BT’s Rania Khalek following the UN General Assembly to discuss why so many countries oppose the U.S. blockade, how U.S. official hostility towards Cuba hurts both countries and his own personal history volunteering in the liberation struggle of Angola against racist apartheid.

Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister: 4 Things We Need to Recover From Fire

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The fire in Cuba that burned for five days, after lightning set off a series of explosions, is finally under control. But 17 firefighters are listed as missing, and the fire destroyed what is likely to be millions of gallons of precious fuel that is hard for Cuba to obtain...

Cuba Against the Empire: Biden Retains Trump’s Disastrous Policy with Manolo de los Santos

Brian Becker
A massive fire in Matanzas, Cuba, is coming under control after five days due to tireless efforts by firefighters and specialist crews. But the U.S. blockade, which worsened under Trump with 243 additional coercive measures, and which Biden has largely kept in place, has deprived Cuba of equipment and resources...

U.S. Offers Cuba “Condolences” While Enforcing Murderous Policies

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The U.S. offered its condolences to Cuba after lightning struck a Cuban oil facility, only to continue to uphold the brutal U.S. blockade of Cuba, the very policy impeding Cuba’s recovery. BT’s Kei Pritsker explains how the blockade works and why it makes U.S. condolences so hypocritical.

‘The People’s Vaccines: Cuba Makes a Miracle’ [documentary]

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Premiered on YouTube Saturday, Nov. 27 at 3pm ET How did a blockaded island develop multiple COVID vaccines where wealthier nations failed? Cuba’s untold story, and that of its scientists, appears in “The People’s Vaccines: Cuba Makes a Miracle.” BT exclusively presents a short version of the new documentary by...

Cuban Official on CIA Meddling: ‘Cubans Are Not Cowards’

Eugene Puryear
Despite months of build up in the U.S. media, expected protests in Cuba were nearly non-existent. Johana Tablada de la Torre, Cuba’s Deputy Director of U.S. Affairs, joins BT to explain what happened last week and why more Cuban people continue to defend their government in the face of a...

Despite the Odds: Cuba’s Vaccines Effective & Set for 93% Rate by Nov 2021

Eugene Puryear
While an intense financial blockade attempts to strangle Cuba, the island nation has still performed vaccine research for over three decades — and has produced seven COVID-19 vaccines in the last year. Cuba has few resources but has tested and approved three Covid vaccines for use on people two years...

Spooky Cuban Microwaves Continue to Haunt CIA in Havana

Eugene Puryear
The headaches that some diplomats in Cuba got several years ago, named “Havana Syndrome,” are apparently still under investigation by the country’s top intelligence officials. The so-called leading theory is that Cubans, Russians, Chinese, or possibly even Iranians are using microwaves to conduct low-intensity attacks against US officials. Unfortunately, the...

Tens of Thousands of Cubans Took to the Streets in Support of Cuba’s Socialist Project

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100,000 people gathered in Havana on the historic Malecón (Resumen Latino Americano) On Saturday, July 17th, tens of thousands of Cubans took to the streets across the island in support of Cuba’s socialist project. 100,000 gathered in the capital of Havana on the historic Malecón. Huge crowds also gathered in...
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