June 11, 2021 Cuba temporarily suspends cash deposits in dollars, cites embargo hurdles Cuba said Thursday that it would temporarily stop accepting cash bank deposits in dollars beginning on June 21.
May 27, 2021 Sen. Rubio & Rep. Malliotakis: Biden's human rights choice – turn blind eye to UN corruption or demand reform? President Joe Biden has made his intentions to return to the failed foreign policies of the past very clear. This includes the Biden administration’s intent for the United States to "re-engage immediately and robustly" with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) without receiving any commitments for much needed institutional reforms.
May 27, 2021 Cuban baseball player defects after arriving in Florida The Cuban Baseball Federation confirmed Wednesday night that one of the players on the national team defected a few hours after the squad arrived in Florida to participate in a qualifying tournament for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
May 19, 2021 Lawmakers introduce bill to offer disability benefits to sufferers of Havana Syndrome Democrats in the House introduced a bill Wednesday that would provide disability benefits to victims of Havana Syndrome, a strange set of medical symptoms that date back to late 2016.
May 19, 2021 Cuba baseball squad without visas as Olympic qualifier nears Just over a week before the start of the Americas Olympic qualifying tournament in Florida, the Cuban team does not have visas to travel to the United States, athletes and officials said Tuesday.
May 18, 2021 Biden administration clears three Guantanamo Bay inmates for release The Biden administration has approved the release of three detainees, including an alleged 9/11 conspirator, who have been held in Guantánamo Bay for nearly two decades without having ever been charged with a crime.
April 28, 2021 BLM co-founder repeatedly praised convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors repeatedly praised FBI most wanted terrorist Assata Shakur in posts on social media.
April 19, 2021 Ted Cruz jabs CNN, suggests Cuban leader Raul Castro should join liberal network Saturday marked the end of an era in Cuba when 89-year-old Raul Castro announced he'd be resigning as the leader of the country's Communist Party. He and his late brother Fidel Castro reigned for six decades, the latter taking power in 1959 following the Cuban Revolution against then-leader Fulgencio Batista.
April 16, 2021 Raul Castro resigning from post as leader of Cuba's Communist Party Cuban dictator Raul Castro said on Friday that he was resigning, opening the way to Cubans not being ruled by a Castro for the first time in six decades.
April 5, 2021 US shuts once-secret Guantanamo prison unit, moves prisoners A once-secret unit within the Guantanamo Bay detention center that had fallen into disrepair has been closed and the prisoners moved to another facility on the American base in Cuba, the U.S. military said Sunday.
