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New US Sanctions Against Those Who ‘Facilitate Arms Shipments to the Cuban Regime’

The State Department penalizes five entities and eight senior Cuban officials, including the Minister of the Armed Forces, Álvaro López Miera 14ymedio, Madrid, August 7, 2026 / Two weeks later, following the last wave, the United States has once again announced sanctions against five state entities and eight senior Cuban officials, including the Minister of the … Continue reading “New US Sanctions Against Those Who ‘Facilitate Arms Shipments to the Cuban Regime’”

US Sanctions the Wife of General Alejandro Castro Espín and Five Cuban State Entities

The following companies have been added to the OFAC list: Banco Financiero Internacional, Almacenes Universales, Rafin, Geominera and Antillana de Acero The Trump Administration announced on Monday a new round of sanctions against Cuban state entities linked to the military conglomerate Gaesa and against an individual related to the Castro family, following the offensive initiated … Continue reading “US Sanctions the Wife of General Alejandro Castro Espín and Five Cuban State Entities”

Castroism’s Empire Crumbles

By Julio M. Shiling | Jun. 5, 2026 — For decades, opponents of economic pressure against the Castro-Communist regime insisted that sanctions did not work. According to this conventional wisdom, Havana had learned to survive every restriction, adapt to every obstacle, and transform every hardship into political propaganda. Yet the dramatic developments following President Donald … Continue reading “Castroism’s Empire Crumbles”

The Cuban Regime Promises to “Resist the Imperial Onslaught” Following New Sanctions

Bruno Rodriguez describes the inclusion of Diaz-Canel among those affected by US financial restrictions as “vile” 14ymedio, 5 June 2026 / It is less than a month since Miguel Diaz-Canel once again declared that the sanctions imposed by the US do not affect him because he holds no accounts or assets in the United States, … Continue reading “The Cuban Regime Promises to “Resist the Imperial Onslaught” Following New Sanctions”

The Regime Admits Its Defeat in Its Struggle With Cuban Freemasonry

He withdraws his support for his pawn, former Grandmaster Filema Duarte, and accepts the election of his successor, José Manuel Valdés. 14ymedio, Havana, November 20, 2025 — After nearly two years of open crisis in the Grand Lodge of Cuba, the regime has decided to try to extinguish the flames. The Ministry of Justice declared … Continue reading “The Regime Admits Its Defeat in Its Struggle With Cuban Freemasonry”

Five Cuban Doctors in Sinaloa Are Facing the Same Health Crisis as the Island

Health workers complain of a lack of staff and medicines, too many patients to care for, and a terrible hygiene situation. 14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico City, 30 May 2025 — Going on a mission doesn’t always mean an improvement. The five Cuban doctors who arrived several weeks ago at the Los Mochis General Hospital in … Continue reading “Five Cuban Doctors in Sinaloa Are Facing the Same Health Crisis as the Island”

Cuban Students: The Homeland Belongs to Everyone

Cuban students, particularly those in high school and university, are fed up with the restrictions and violations of their citizenship rights by totalitarianism. 14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 22 June 2024 — Recent student protests in Cuba raise hopes for a return to the days when this transient sector of Cuban society was a constant and … Continue reading “Cuban Students: The Homeland Belongs to Everyone”

“We Are Going To Purge All Impurity in Our Institution,” Warns the Grand Master of the Cuban Masons

Mayker Filema Duarte calls those who removed him on Sunday “traitors.” An inside source claims it was an attempted coup by the Supreme Council against the Grand Lodge. 14ymedio, Havana, May 27, 2025 — In a statement dated Monday, May 26, Mayker Filema Duarte rejected his impeachment as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of … Continue reading ““We Are Going To Purge All Impurity in Our Institution,” Warns the Grand Master of the Cuban Masons”

Cuban Actress Ana de Armas Has Found “A New Flame” With Díaz-Canel’s Stepson

The couple also met with two people who enjoy maximum confidence from the regime, Lourdes and Rodolfo Dávalos 14ymedio, Juan Izquierdo, Havana, 20 November 2024 — Manuel Anido Cuesta is the only young man in the stuffy photo of the Cuban delegation that met with Pope Francis in 2023. His stepfather, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, … Continue reading “Cuban Actress Ana de Armas Has Found “A New Flame” With Díaz-Canel’s Stepson”

A Crowd of Young People Hold a Vigil in Sancti Spíritus for the Health of El Taiger

Cuban State Security monitors Serafín Sánchez Park without intervening in the event 14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, 8 October 2024 — At least a hundred people, most of them very young, gathered this Monday in the Serafín Sánchez park, in the heart of Sancti Spíritus, for an evening of prayer and tribute to José Manuel … Continue reading “A Crowd of Young People Hold a Vigil in Sancti Spíritus for the Health of El Taiger”

The Presidency of Cuba Announces that Díaz-Canel Is Visiting Mexico for the Fifth Time Since 2018

The Island needs Mexican oil in exchange for thousands of doctors 14ymedio/EFE, Madrid, 30 September 2024 — This Sunday, Miguel Díaz-Canel was the first president to arrive in Mexico for the inauguration of the incoming president Claudia Sheinbaum, which will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, October 1, four months after she was elected as the successor … Continue reading “The Presidency of Cuba Announces that Díaz-Canel Is Visiting Mexico for the Fifth Time Since 2018”

High Tension a Few Hours Before the Cuba-US Semifinal in the World Baseball Classic in Miami

14ymedio, Havana, 19 March 19, 2023 — Cuba’s official press doesn’t  hide the tension before the semifinal of the World Baseball Classic, which will take place today in Miami when the Cuban national team faces the United States team, which beat Venezuela yesterday by 9 to 7. The day has already taken on political overtones, … Continue reading “High Tension a Few Hours Before the Cuba-US Semifinal in the World Baseball Classic in Miami”

The Masks of Havana

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Generation Y, Havana, 17 November 2019 — Havana was a city of carnivals and masks. Although the times of revelry passed long ago, this city is covered – whenever necessary – with convenient layers of makeup. Years ago, when a pope visited the island, the authorities painted the facades and cleaned the streets through … Continue reading “The Masks of Havana”

Oil "At Affordable Prices" Leads Cuban President Diaz-Canel to Mexico

14ymedio, Havana, 19 October 2019 — In the absence of official information from the Cuban side about the lightning visit to Mexico made last Thursday by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, the newspaper La Jornada revealed that the goal was to get oil “at affordable prices,” according to the Mexico’s Foreign Ministry Secretary for Latin America and the Caribbean, … Continue reading “Oil "At Affordable Prices" Leads Cuban President Diaz-Canel to Mexico”

Thousands of People Need Urgent Help in Havana (and the Names of the Deceased) / Ivan Garcia

Iván García, 2 February 2019 — “An organized society, a planned economy, a socialist government, will always have reserves so that no one is left homeless,” President Miguel Diaz-Canel wrote in his Twitter account. Nobody in Cuba is left homeless after a natural catastrophe, tragic accident or serious illness, said Fidel and Raul Castro in the … Continue reading “Thousands of People Need Urgent Help in Havana (and the Names of the Deceased) / Ivan Garcia”