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Preventive evacuations have already begun in the Dominican Republic 14ymedio, Havana, October 21, 2025 — The Cuban Meteorological Institute (INSMET) confirmed this Tuesday at 11 a.m. the official formation of tropical storm Melissa over the Caribbean. INSMET recognizes that there is “great uncertainty” about its trajectory. According to Tropical Cyclone Warning No. 1, the system … Continue reading “Tropical Storm Melissa Forms in the Caribbean and Puts Eastern Cuba on Edge”

The State Department asks its ambassadors, in a document published by The Nation, to promote opposition to the session and to criticize Havana if it takes place. Díaz-Canel responds to Trump: “We are not afraid of war.” 14ymedio, Madrid, July 3, 2026 – The United States has a clear position regarding the debate promoted by … Continue reading “Alleged State Department Cable Leaked Outlining U.S. Position Ahead of U.N. Debate on Cuba”

According to sources cited by Café Fuerte, shipments will begin in July and include food and medicine. 14ymedio, Madrid, July 3, 2026 – The United States has responded to criticism from Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who said in an interview with Dominican television last week that the $100 million in aid announced by Washington did … Continue reading “The US State Department Rebuts Cuban President Díaz-Canel’s Claims About $100 Million in Humanitarian Aid”

The World Food Programme obtained 135,000 liters of fuel through partnerships with private individuals authorized to purchase in the United States. 14ymedio, Madrid, June 29, 2026 – More than three months ago, Francisco Pichón, the United Nations resident coordinator in Cuba, told the international press that he was negotiating with the United States to bring … Continue reading “The UN Highlights That Cuba’s Private Sector Is “An Important Partner in the Humanitarian Response””

The president admits that U.S. pressure contributed to “accelerating” the reforms aimed at “perfecting socialist construction, not restoring capitalism.” 14ymedio, Madrid, June 25, 2026 — Miguel Díaz-Canel rejected in an interview broadcast this Wednesday the idea that the economic reforms he announced last week were adopted because of U.S. pressure. “Trump does not rule Cuba, … Continue reading “‘Trump Does Not Rule Cuba,’ Says Díaz-Canel in an Interview with a Dominican Media Outlet”

The digital outlet Axios cites a State Department source: with the heat, irritation will grow and people will take to the streets “The president does not want troops on the ground for more than 48 hours” 14ymedio, Madrid, May 28, 2026 — The leaks from the U.S. State Department to Axios that so irritate Havana … Continue reading “The U.S. Is Betting on a “Slow-Motion” Collapse of the Cuban Regime”

‘The Washington Post’ cites several sources and notes that the lack of fuel is affecting the distribution of aid sent by Washington through the Church. 14ymedio, Madrid, March 27, 2026 – The Cuban Government is trying to get the Vatican to act as a mediator so that Washington eases the fuel blockade, which, among other … Continue reading “The Cuban Regime Resorts to the Vatican’s ‘Magical Power’ To Ease the U.S. Energy Blockade”

The tanker was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard after making a suspicious maneuver. 14ymedio, Havana, February 22, 2026 – New details have emerged about the attempt by the Ocean Mariner, a tanker that usually transports Mexican fuel to Cuba, to circumvent the U.S. oil embargo on February 10 in order to deliver a shipment … Continue reading “It Is Confirmed That the Ocean Mariner Attempted To Divert to Cuba a Tanker Bound for the Dominican Republic”

The head of U.S. diplomacy in Cuba says there is a “Delcy Rodríguez” on the Island and that negotiations should bear fruit within weeks 14ymedio, Madrid, February 11, 2026 – The head of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission, Mike Hammer, insisted this Tuesday in an interview with Telemundo in Miami that talks are taking place with … Continue reading “Hammer Suggests Díaz-Canel Is Unaware of ‘Talks With Someone Very High Up Within the Cuban Regime’”