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Photovoltaic equipment purchased from the neighboring country rose from $500,000 in 2025 to $6.3 million so far this year. 14ymedio, Madrid, October 7, 2026 – The U.S. and China are fighting another small battle in Cuba: photovoltaics. Although the Asian giant is an incomparable exporter both worldwide and specifically to the Island, a combination of … Continue reading “The Cuban State Gets Its Solar Panels from Beijing, While Private Individuals Buy Them in the U.S.”

The US State Department denies it and insists that talks are continuing, without results. 14ymedio, Madrid, October 6, 2026 – Cuba and the U.S. are talking: face-to-face via WhatsApp and phone, but they cannot even agree on the word they use to describe those conversations. For the Havana regime, they are “channels of communication,” according … Continue reading “Cuba and the U.S. Communicate via WhatsApp and Phone, but There Are No Negotiations”

Marco Rubio offers “a unique opportunity” to the critical sector to take steps toward “political and economic freedom.” U.S. private-sector actors continue with their “business diplomacy” and negotiate investment projects on the Island. 14ymedio, Madrid, September 24, 2026 – “Why do I always get the questions about Cuba?” Marco Rubio joked this Wednesday at a … Continue reading ““We Can Work With Members of the Cuban Regime, but Not With Those Who Have Blood on Their Hands””

Expert John Kavulich sees signs that the U.S. could settle for a regime similar to what exists in Vietnam or China 14ymedio, Madrid, February 19, 2026 – The risk that the Trump administration could promote an economic opening without political changes in Cuba is gaining traction in some circles. Two economists, one American and one … Continue reading “Fear Grows That Trump May Prioritize Economic Opening Over Political Change in Cuba”

14ymedio, Madrid, 30 May 2024 — The decision of the United States to authorize Cuban entrepreneurs to open bank accounts in the United States through the internet responds, according to Miguel Díaz-Canel, “to a subversive design, outlined in known strategies, that contemplates the manipulation and employment of this sector as a potential agent of change … Continue reading “Cuban President Díaz-Canel Describes as ‘Subversive’ the U.S. Decision To Authorize Bank Accounts for the Cuban Private Sector”

14ymedio, Havana, 23 September 2023 — Miguel Díaz-Canel met this Friday behind closed doors, in New York, with a group of U.S. businessmen, several of them Cuban Americans, to discuss the “new business opportunities” they may have in Cuba, thanks to several economic “transformations” prepared by Havana. Although the president did not offer other details … Continue reading “Cuban President Diaz-Canel Suggests Changes in the Law To Authorize Investments by Cuban Americans on the Island”

14ymedio, Havana, 25 May 2023 — The U.S. Embassy in Havana has been forced to rent “numerous” electric cars, made in China, from the Cuban Government due to the fuel shortage on the Island, an anonymous State Department official confirmed to the Miami Herald. In a statement sent to the newspaper, the institution said that … Continue reading “The Lack of Fuel Forces the U.S. Embassy To Rent Electric Cars From the Cuban Government”

14ymedio, Havana, 17 March 17, 2023 — The letter sent on Wednesday to US President Joe Biden by three senators, calling for the end of the embargo on Cuba and more aid for the private sector of the Island, was answered the next day by the US-Cuba Commercial and Economic Council (Cubatrade), with several clarifications. … Continue reading “Three US Senators Ask Biden To End the Embargo and To Help the Cuban Private Sector”

14ymedio, Madrid, 28 July 2022 – John Kavulich, the first entrepreneur to obtain a US Treasury license for a private business in Cuba, believes that the Biden government will allow banking relations between the two countries, something that he considers a “logical” step, taking into account that his case wouldn’t be the only one. “It … Continue reading “A U.S. Businessman Believes that Biden Will Allow Banking Relations with Cuba”