According to Granma, the official organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, during the first seven months of 2023, Cuba had close to 1.5 million foreign visitors, which is 178.4% more than in same period last year and confirms the gradual recovery of this important sector of the Cuban economy. These … Continue reading Cuba Reports 1.5 Million Tourists Have Visited the Island So Far This Year
The last several days have seen more conflicting news reports about whether Cuba condemns or tolerates Cubans fighting for Russia in the Ukrainian war. There also has been an U.S.-Cuba meeting on various issues and U.S. refusal to cancel its designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as well as the U.S. continued … Continue reading More Conflicting News About Cubans Fighting for Russia Against Ukraine While U.S. Continues Anti-Cuban Policies
Luis Velázquez, a Cuban neurologist who was recently appointed president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences, has asked the US and Canadian national science academies for a joint scientific inquiry to examine the evidence behind the alleged attacks on U.S. and Canadian diplomats in Cuba.[1] The need for such an investigation was buttressed by a … Continue reading Call for U.S., Canada and Cuba Joint Investigation of Medical Problems of U.S. and Canadian Diplomats in Cuba
There have been several recent developments regarding the U.S. and Canadian diplomats who have suffered injuries while serving in Cuba. First, the two counties’ diplomats have sued their respective governments. The Canadian lawsuit in Toronto on February 6 alleges that the Canadian government was slow to respond to complaints about these injuries and has failed … Continue reading Injured U.S. and Canadian Diplomats in Cuba: New Developments
On May 23, the U.S. State Department established the Health Incidents Response Task Force to coordinate a response to unexplained health problems affecting some diplomats stationed in Havana, Cuba and in China.[1] As the Department’s press release stated, this group will “direct a multi-agency response to the unexplained health incidents that have affected a number … Continue reading U.S. Establishes Task force To Coordinate Response to Health Problems of U.S. Diplomats in Cuba and China
Strong objections to the new U.S. policies regarding Cuba have been registered by Europe and Canada, both major investors in, and having significant business with, Cuba. Russia also objects for more strategic reasons. Europe and Canada[1] The EU is the largest foreign investor in Cuba and the latter’s top export market. In December 2016, the … Continue reading European and Other Countries’ Reactions to New U.S. Anti-Cuban Policies
On April 17, the U.S. announced new sanctions against Cuba. The major change was eliminating the waiver of Title III of the Helms-Burton (LIBERTAD) Act allowing U.S. litigation by U.S. owners of Cuban property that was expropriated by the Cuban government in the early years of the Cuban Revolution. This Act also allows the U.S. … Continue reading State Department’s Announcement of New Sanctions Against Cuba
On May 16, the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland held a 210-minute public hearing on its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Cuba’s human rights record. The hearing consisted of Cuba’s report by its Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, and other Cuban officials; comments and recommendations by 140 countries (50 seconds each for a … Continue reading Cuba’s Universal Periodic Review Hearing by the U.N. Human Rights Council
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Newly disclosed Canadian government documents reveal more details about medical problems experienced by their diplomats and members of their families in Cuba.[1] In May 2017 one of those diplomats in a message to the government in Ottawa reported that some diplomats and members of their families, including children, had symptoms including headaches, dizziness, nausea, hearing … Continue reading More Details on Medical Problems of Canadian Diplomats in Cuba
