Cuba U.S. Embargo Newsletter
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How Canada-Cuba relations must navigate the dangers of the U.S. embargo
26 Feb 2026 17:37 GMT
… referring to the decades-long American embargo against Cuba, which has become even … that overthrew the U.S.-backed regime.
Cuba is Canada’s top market in … an increasingly erratic and belligerent United States
Second, domestic politics shape foreign …
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What to know about the deadly shootout between Cuban forces and a Florida-registered speedboat
26 Feb 2026 18:17 GMT
… heavily armed Cuban nationals who lived in the United States, according to Cuba’s interior … carrying U.S. government personnel and was not part of any American government … a modest easing of the embargo.
The incident took place one …
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Trump U-turn: Is Venezuelan oil really available to Cuba again?
26 Feb 2026 16:54 GMT
After months of a crippling oil blockade on Cuba imposed by the United States, the fuel-starved country may now see some relief after the US government said it would begin authorising companies to resell Venezuelan oil, even as tensions between the two …
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Cuban Border Guards Kill Four on Florida Speedboat in Maritime Clash
26 Feb 2026 16:04 GMT
… U.S.-Cuba relations. Cuba has long relied on Venezuelan oil supplies, but recent U.S … halts. Cuban officials have attributed the shortages to the U.S. embargo and recent … voiced concern over Cuba’s situation. Caribbean nations, meeting with U.S. Secretary of …
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Cuba Killings: Was Speedboat Operation 'Terrorism' by Exiles?
26 Feb 2026 13:52 GMT
… All were Cuban nationals living in the U.S. and several … amid a choking U.S. oil embargo and particularly fraught … was not a U.S. operation and American authorities would react … United States authorities must determine whether any of the victims were U.S …
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‘Freedom fighters’ tried to infiltrate Cuba?
26 Feb 2026 11:53 GMT
… heightened tensions between Cuba and the United States, following an oil embargo imposed by … assessment that the Cuban regime is nearing collapse. U.S. Secretary of State … the United States for more than 20 years and was a U.S. citizen …
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Cuban forces shoot and kill 4 on U.S. speedboat, report
26 Feb 2026 04:17 GMT
… President Donald Trump’s effective oil embargo on the … happened with Cuba in a very long time.”
U.S. Southern … of the United States, including the current one,” Cuban President Miguel … University of Miami’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, said …
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CARICOM Urges Collective Action to Support Cuba Amid U.S. Pressure
26 Feb 2026 01:56 GMT
… doesn't U.S. lift the sanctions, end the embargo, remove it … Havana, is progressively paralyzing the Cuban economy, which was already in … institution in Cuba is now under pressure from the United States' blockade …
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ActionAid's solidarity statement with the people of Cuba
26 Feb 2026 09:53 GMT
… by threats from the United States Government to impose sanctions … are the lived realities of Cuban families, workers, students, … six decades, Cuba has endured an economic embargo intended to … change. The history of U.S.–Cuba relations is marked by economic …
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Cuba Says Its Forces Shot And Killed Four On U.S.-Registered Speedboat In Its Waters
25 Feb 2026 23:19 GMT
… within Cuban territorial waters. The vessel, registered in Florida, United States, … rising tensions between Cuba and the U.S. The country lost … the speed boat were American citizens.
The Trump … incident to tighten the embargo on Cuba — which started …