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Concern Grows Among Spanish Companies in Cuba Over Helms-Burton

Donald Trump’s poor relationship with Pedro Sánchez increases exposure to reprisals, especially for the hotel chain Meliá, which has 34 establishments on the Island. 14ymedio, Madrid, May 13, 2026 — Nearly a week after the Canadian mining company Sherritt International withdrew from Cuba over the possibility of U.S. sanctions tied to its operations on the … Continue reading “Concern Grows Among Spanish Companies in Cuba Over Helms-Burton”

US Judge Says Cruise Ships Violated the Helms-Burton Act by Serving Cuban Ports

EFE/14ymedio, Miami / Havana, 22 March 2022 — A US federal judge determined that the cruise companies Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line and MSC Cruises violated the Helms-Burton Act by using ports in Havana that were once confiscated from their owners after the triumph of the Revolution. “By using the Terminal and one of … Continue reading “US Judge Says Cruise Ships Violated the Helms-Burton Act by Serving Cuban Ports”

Miami Judge Dismisses the Application of Helms-Burton to Carnival

14ymedio, Havana, July 13, 2020 – A federal judge in Miami last week dismissed the lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Line brought by a Cuban American, Javier García-Bengochea, who says he is the legitimate owner of the property seized in the port of Santiago de Cuba. García-Begochea, a neurosurgeon and resident of Jacksonville, inherited the property … Continue reading “Miami Judge Dismisses the Application of Helms-Burton to Carnival”

US Renews Partial Suspension of Helms-Burton Act But There Will be Exceptions

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 4 March 2019 — The Donald Trump Administration announced Monday that it will allow trials in US courts against those companies sanctioned by Washington that operate in Cuba and that are included in a “black list,” according to statements by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. However, for the rest of the companies, the … Continue reading “US Renews Partial Suspension of Helms-Burton Act But There Will be Exceptions”

Gaesa Used the ‘Small Business’ Law to End the Competition of Cuban Entrepreneurs

14ymedio, Madrid, 7 March 2023 — The Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (Gaesa), the all-powerful conglomerate belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces, has been deliberately drowning the private sector in Cuba since 2016, and the SME law (micro, small and medium enterprises), promulgated in 2021, is only a “false opening” to attract foreign investment and … Continue reading “Gaesa Used the ‘Small Business’ Law to End the Competition of Cuban Entrepreneurs”

Justice for the Expropriations by the Cuban Communist Regime Will Come in 2023

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, January 4, 2023 — The Cuban communist regime has to prepare for this year. It has just begun, and the first blow of the many that will arrive as the months go by has already fallen. I am referring to the decision of a federal judge in Florida who, based … Continue reading “Justice for the Expropriations by the Cuban Communist Regime Will Come in 2023”

The Public and Private Debate and the Cuban Communists

Elias Amor Bravo, Economist, 19 March 2021 — The Cuban communists have decided not to settle for applying the absurd ideas they have regarding economic affairs within the island, but now, whenever they can, they try to impose them in international forums when they have the floor. Exactly what they do not do in Cuba … Continue reading “The Public and Private Debate and the Cuban Communists”

Before a New Thaw, the Strategy is Already a Matter of Debate

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 22 January 2021 — Once Joe Biden assumed the presidency of the United States for the next four years, a space opened to serenely analyze the meaning that it may have for Cuba’s relations with the world’s leading power, since, although it is difficult to recognize it, this link has a … Continue reading “Before a New Thaw, the Strategy is Already a Matter of Debate”

Elimination of the 10% Tax on the Dollar

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, July 17, 2020 – Let’s imagine a government that spends 61 years calling another government an enemy, accusing it of economic harm. That includes, among other things, a prohibition against using the other country’s money. It also condemns to prison those who are caught transacting on the informal economy (the black … Continue reading “Elimination of the 10% Tax on the Dollar”

Lies and Half-truths about a Donation from China to Cuba to Fight Coronavirus

14ymedio, Katia Monteagudo/Mayli Estévez, México/Madrid, April 14th, 2020 — On the first day of April, the official daily of the Communist Party of Cuba, Granma, published an article entitled “The Untold Story of How an Airplane with Medical Supplies from Cuba was unable to enter Cuba”. The source of the information was the Cuban embassador … Continue reading “Lies and Half-truths about a Donation from China to Cuba to Fight Coronavirus”

Of Inaugurations and Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Tourism in Cuba

Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 16 September 2019 — Each dictator celebrates the inaugurations of what they can, or what they leave. There is a close relationship between authoritarian power and political celebratory openings. In the case of Franco, it was common to see him in the “News and Documentaries” — known as No-Do — inaugurating reservoirs for the … Continue reading “Of Inaugurations and Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Tourism in Cuba”

Six Havana Markets Allowed to Charge 30% above Regulated Price

14ymedio, Havana, 12 August 2019 — Price controls now seem inevitable for privately run markets and services. According to a announcement from the Provincial Administrative Council (CAP), maximum prices private businesses and self-employed workers in Havana may charge will be regulated starting Thursday, August 15. The affected businesses also include supply-and-demand markets and pushcart vendors. … Continue reading “Six Havana Markets Allowed to Charge 30% above Regulated Price”

Cuban Government Orders a Reduction in Purchases from the United States / Juan Juan Almeida

Juan Juan Almeida, 7 September 2015 — The reduction in products imported from the United States could be explained as an unspoken attempt by the Cuban government to manipulate an important American commercial sector with the goal of derailing the embargo. A government strategy? According to statistics published by the US-Cuban Economic and Commercial Council, … Continue reading “Cuban Government Orders a Reduction in Purchases from the United States / Juan Juan Almeida”

Cuba Buys Successors to Russian Missiles That Downed Brothers to the Rescue Planes / 14ymedio

14ymedio, 30 August 2015 – In 2015 Cuba will have modern air-to-air missiles acquired from Russia, according to the state-operated Russian Agency of International Information. The island’s government will receive a consignment of VYMPEL R-73Es, which will add to the missiles already imported in recent years, said Yuri Klinshin, president of the Duks company. The … Continue reading “Cuba Buys Successors to Russian Missiles That Downed Brothers to the Rescue Planes / 14ymedio”

“The Revolutionary Offensive” Has Returned / Cubanet, Miriam Celaya

Cubanet, Miriam Celaya, Havana, 11 June 2015 – There is no doubt that we are witnessing a new “Revolutionary Offensive*” in Cuba. This time, it is not that cumbersome operation that wiped out the small private property and, in 1968, gave the coup de grace to whatever mom and pop businesses, stands or cafes barely … Continue reading ““The Revolutionary Offensive” Has Returned / Cubanet, Miriam Celaya”