Tag: Cuba

No Turning Back for Cuba; Perils of Overparenting

The pictures of mass pro-democracy protests coming out of Cuba stopped cold when the communist regime shut down the internet on July 12. But the fight for freedom has been ignited and according to our three guests, there’s no turning back. We’re joined by Orlando Gutierrez Boronat, coordinator of Cuban Democratic Directorate and a member…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (July 30)

The same Chinese military branch that suppressed the Hong Kong protests is training Cuba’s special forces to crush the protests there, a leaked document says the delta variant is as contagious as chicken pox, and a bipartisan plea asks the Biden administration to get illegal immigration under control as the U.S. battles rising virus cases.


Cuba, Communism, and Compassion: The Story of Maximo Alvarez

I had the unique opportunity to sit down with Maximo Alvarez, a Miami-area business owner who fled communist Cuba to pursue and fulfill his American Dream. Alvarez came to America as a boy who couldn’t speak the English language, but through hard work and determination, he experienced immense success and now gives back with his…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (July 26)

Thousands of Cuban Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., to call for an end to the communist dictatorship, President Joe Biden announced that the United States is ending its military combat mission in Iraq this year, and a new report from the Senate says the Biden administration is spending millions of taxpayer dollars per day to suspend border…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (July 23)

The Olympic Games are finally underway with the opening ceremony kicking off Friday, boaters take to the sea near Cuban territory in support of protesters who demand freedom, and illegal immigrants in Texas are now getting arrested for trespassing.


Penn State to Remove Fidel Castro Quote From Campus Building After Student Petition

Pennsylvania State University has agreed to remove a quote by Cuban communist leader Fidel Castro following a student-led campaign to take down the text from a campus building. The quote in question is printed on a wall inside Penn State’s Paul Robeson Cultural Center, according to student newspaper Daily Collegian. The quote reads: “The equal right…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (July 22)

New U.S. sanctions imposed on Cuba Thursday, the World Health Organization proposes another phase of investigations into the origins of the pandemic in China, and online videos capture the horrifying flood in central China.


‘Just the Beginning’: Biden Administration Sanctions Cuban Communist Regime After Protests

The United States on Thursday sanctioned key Cuban Communist Party officials for human rights abuses following widespread protests across the island nation. President Joe Biden said in a statement that the administration’s actions against a top-level Cuban official and a paramilitary organization known as Boinas Negras are “just the beginning” and the United States “will continue…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 22)

A senior U.S. official said the Biden administration will announce new sanctions on Thursday against Cuban officials who cracked down on protesters. Democrats are pushing for immigration reforms that would allow a path to citizenship for the estimated 11-million illegal immigrants in the U-S. Though some Republicans say that will invite even more immigrants to…


Senators Rubio and Menendez Say US Embargo on Cuba Is Not the Cause of Suffering, the Regime Is

U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) oppose the idea put out by some progressives that the U.S. embargo is causing the suffering of the Cuban people, but say instead it is Cuba’s communist regime. Both Menendez and Rubio are Cuban-Americans whose families have lived under the oppressive Cuban regime and say those…