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Cuban Official Josefina Vidal Accuses US of Using the Internet “To Promote Subversion” / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 26 August 2016 – Josefina Vidal, Director of the United States Division for Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Tuesday that the internet is being used from the United States as a way to promote internal subversion on the island. “The illegal use of radio and TV against Cuba isn’t enough, they insist … Continue reading “Cuban Official Josefina Vidal Accuses US of Using the Internet “To Promote Subversion” / 14ymedio”

Cuban Faces of 2015: Josefina Vidal, Diplomat / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 27 December 2015 — The face that has represented the Cuban side in the talks with the United States government on the reestablishement of relations between the two countries is that of Josefina de la Caridad Vidal Ferreiro. With a PhD in International Relations from Moscow and member of the Communist Party, the diplomat … Continue reading “Cuban Faces of 2015: Josefina Vidal, Diplomat / 14ymedio”

‘If We Lose Total Control of Power, They Will Annihilate Us,’ Is How the Cuban Regime Thinks

A former Obama advisor, Ricardo Zúñiga, believes that frustration with Havana’s intransigence will “probably” lead the US to a military operation. 14ymedio, Havana, June 25, 2026 /  For the Cuban leadership, relinquishing power doesn’t mean losing an election or giving up certain privileges, but rather risking everything. This is how Ricardo Zúñiga, one of the … Continue reading “‘If We Lose Total Control of Power, They Will Annihilate Us,’ Is How the Cuban Regime Thinks”

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Accuses Marco Rubio of Promoting a ‘Crime From the World’s Greatest Power’

Ricardo Herrero, of the Cuba Study Group: “Repression and sanctions continue using the people as cannon fodder. And their suffering continues without end.” 14ymedio, Madrid, June 24, 2026 – “Ruthless aggression,” “collective punishment” and now “crime”: the Cuban foreign minister is working his way through the dictionary to express his outrage at the sanctions that … Continue reading “Cuba’s Foreign Minister Accuses Marco Rubio of Promoting a ‘Crime From the World’s Greatest Power’”

Cuba’s Official Social Media Celebrates a “Lit Up” City: Havana Regains Light and Buses for a Few Hours

Russian oil barrels are giving the capital a respite that will be short-lived according to the Cuban government’s own data. 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, April 22, 2026 – “Today at four in the morning I went up to the rooftop and was impressed. It had been a long time since I’d seen all of … Continue reading “Cuba’s Official Social Media Celebrates a “Lit Up” City: Havana Regains Light and Buses for a Few Hours”

The Military Conglomerate Gaesa Is on the Verge of Bankruptcy and the Cuban Economy Will Fall by 7.2% This Year, According to The Economist

The British weekly says that poor investments in hotels have drastically reduced the foreign currency reserves of the Castro-era empire, while the Central Bank has barely 3 billion dollars. 14ymedio Madrid, March 25, 2026 – Far from the idea of a multimillion-dollar empire that exists about the Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (Gaesa), the military … Continue reading “The Military Conglomerate Gaesa Is on the Verge of Bankruptcy and the Cuban Economy Will Fall by 7.2% This Year, According to The Economist”

The Cuban Government Denies It Is Negotiating Maduro’s Departure With Washington

With these “blatant lies,” the “warmongering sectors” seek “pretexts to justify their aggression” against Venezuela, says the Foreign Ministry. 14ymedio, Madrid, 9 December 2025 — The Cuban Foreign Ministry has described as “blatant lies” the information published by Reuters this weekend according to which the island’s regime is holding talks with the US to assess … Continue reading “The Cuban Government Denies It Is Negotiating Maduro’s Departure With Washington”

While Protecting Criminals, Havana Updates Its List of ‘Terrorists’, Which Includes ‘Influencers’

In total, the government identifies 62 individuals and 20 organizations, mostly based in the US. 14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 10 July 2025 — This Wednesday, the government of Cuba gave the secretary general of the UN, António Guterres, an updated list of people whom it considers terrorists, which includes activists, historical leaders in exile and foreign-based influencers. … Continue reading “While Protecting Criminals, Havana Updates Its List of ‘Terrorists’, Which Includes ‘Influencers’”

The Decline of Alba

14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, 27 April 2024 — Alba-TCP, the alliance created by Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro, has reached 20 years with the vitality of an “almendrón,” a 1950s American car, without spare parts. The high price of oil during those founding years was the viagra that unleashed the social-imperialist fantasies of both … Continue reading “The Decline of Alba”

The Official Press Does Not Report It, but Cuba and South Korea Are Exploring How To ‘Strengthen Trade’

14ymedio, Madrid, 13 June 2023 — Cuba and South Korea, which do not have diplomatic relations, held talks last month “to discuss the strengthening of trade,” as reported on Tuesday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Asian country and picked up by the Yonhap agency. The meeting took place between the South Korean … Continue reading “The Official Press Does Not Report It, but Cuba and South Korea Are Exploring How To ‘Strengthen Trade’”

Justin Trudeau’s Hornet’s Nest*

14ymedio, Antonio Tang Baez, Montreal, 13 February 2019 — When the acoustic attacks suffered by American and Canadian diplomats in Havana were made public, Washington evacuated most of its diplomatic personnel. Ottawa, on the other hand, withdrew only — and even that reluctantly — those affected and understated the suffering and damage to diplomats and their families. … Continue reading “Justin Trudeau’s Hornet’s Nest*”

Will It Take Blood Toil Tears and Sweat to Emerge From the Olive Green Disaster? / Iván García

Ivan Garcia, 21 February 2018 — Political honesty is worth its weight in gold. That is why history values those words of Winston Churchill, probably the most influential British and European statesman, when on May 13, 1940, in his first speech as Prime Minister before the House of Commons, he uttered a phrase which was attributed to … Continue reading “Will It Take Blood Toil Tears and Sweat to Emerge From the Olive Green Disaster? / Iván García”

More Than One Million US Tourists Visited Cuba in 2017

EFE/14ymedio, 7 January 2018 —  In 2017, more than 1.07 million travelers from the United States arrived in Cuba, which represents a 71% increase compared to the previous year. This data is deduced from the information provided by  the Cuban Foreign Ministry’s General Director for the United States, Josefina Vidal, after correcting an error in official’s calculation; … Continue reading “More Than One Million US Tourists Visited Cuba in 2017”

US Suspends Issuing Of Visas In Havana And Withdraws 60% Of Its Embassy Staff

Note: Our apologies for not having a subtitled version of this video EFE / 14ymedio, Havana, 29 September 2017 — On Friday, the United States suspended indefinitely the issuance of visas to Cubans from its embassy in Havana and asked Americans not to travel to Cuba, insisting that it can not guarantee their security after … Continue reading “US Suspends Issuing Of Visas In Havana And Withdraws 60% Of Its Embassy Staff”

Undercover American Tourists in Cuba / Iván García

Ivan Garcia, 23 January 2017 — Miami Airport is almost a city. And the American Airlines’ departures area is a labyrinth, with dozens of corridors and passages. That’s why Noahn, an American living in Michigan, arrived five hours before his flight’s scheduled departure time to Varadero. He was travelling with his wife, his eight-month-old son … Continue reading “Undercover American Tourists in Cuba / Iván García”