MEXICO CITY—Mexico and Cuba have reported the deaths of two people who had tested positive for monkeypox, although neither country attributed the fatalities to the viral disease. The reports follow monkeypox-related deaths reported in Brazil and Ecuador in the past month, but fatalities remain rare in the current outbreak. The Pan-American Health Organization has reported…
187 Cuban Illegal Immigrants Arrested After Landing in Florida
MIAMI—U.S. immigration officials say 187 Cuban illegal immigrants have been arrested after landing in the Florida Keys on 10 separate boats over the weekend. Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted images of the small boats without passengers on Twitter. The Miami Herald said a large group was seen…
Cuba Tames Its Largest Fire, Fuel Depot Locals Begin to Return
MATANZAS, Cuba—Massive clouds of steam rose from Cuba’s largest fuel depot in Matanzas on Wednesday as firefighters, helicopters, and boats poured water and foam on the smoldering remains of the largest fire in the island’s history. Black charcoal covered with white ash remained red hot after the flames died down. One firefighter was confirmed dead,…
3rd Oil Storage Tank Collapses in Cuba Terminal Following Fire, Spill: Governor
HAVANA—A third crude tank caught fire and collapsed at Cuba’s main oil terminal Matanzas, a local governor said on Monday, as an oil spill spread flames from a second tank that caught fire two days earlier in the island’s biggest oil industry accident in decades. Cuba had made progress fighting off the raging flames during…
17 Missing, 121 Hurt, 1 Dead in Fire at Cuban Oil Facility
HAVANA—A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing. Cuban authorities said a unidentified body had been found late Saturday. Firefighters and other specialists were still trying to quell the…
Unexplained Deaths: 23 Senior Cuban Military Officers Die Within 12 Months of Anti-Government Protests
Mystery surrounds the deaths of 23 high-ranking military officers within Cuba’s communist party who have died since July 2021. Concurrently, trials continue on the politically embattled island nation for protesters who participated in the landmark anti-government demonstrations last year. And experts think there’s a connection between the events. One of the nation’s most powerful men…
White House Says US Doesn’t Need to Drill More Oil; Rep. Roy Blasts GOP Support for Female Draft | NTD News Today
Amid the energy crisis, the White House says the U.S. doesn’t need to drill more oil domestically, it says refiners need to boost productivity. A message one Representative has for colleagues in the House: “Don’t draft our daughters.” The message comes in opposition to efforts that seek to include women in the case of a…
Experts Criticize Biden’s Changing Policies For Cuba and Venezuela
June 1, 2022
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A discussion at the conservative Heritage Foundation gave rise to searching questions about President Joe Biden’s recent moves to ease restrictions on Cuba and Venezuela—including its actions to step up Venezuelan oil production. “At a time when the Biden administration is restricting domestic energy, he’s giving the [Venezuelan] dictator [Nicolas] Maduro the green light,” said…
DeSantis Calls Biden’s Loosening Restriction on Cuba Travel a ‘Slap in the Face’ to South Floridians
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted the Biden administration’s expanding flights to Cuba and loosening restrictions on U.S. travelers, saying it is a “slap in the face” to South Floridians who have had experience with “Marxist dictators.” “You have people that (are) so badly oppressed that they would get on a raft and go 90…
Biden’s Lifting of Cuba Restrictions Sends ‘Wrong Message to Wrong People’: Menendez
May 17, 2022
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The Biden administration announced that it would be lifting some restrictions on Cuban travel and remittances, drawing criticism from the Senate Foreign Relations chairperson. “As the Diaz-Canel regime continues its ruthless persecution of countless Cubans from all walks of life for their participation in last year’s pro-democracy uprising, today’s announcement risks sending the wrong message…
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