Tag: Cuba

Cuba Signs ‘Belt and Road’ Agreement With China

Cuba and China have signed a cooperation plan to push forward construction projects under Beijing’s controversial overseas infrastructure program, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which has saddled many participating countries with heavy debt loads. The Chinese Embassy in Cuba announced the agreement on its website on Dec. 26, saying that the deal was inked…


62 House Republicans Back Bill Promoting High School Education on ‘Dangers of Communism’

More than 60 House Republicans have joined forces to support a legislative effort to promote teaching high schoolers about the danger of communism and why this ideology is contrary to what America stands for. Introduced Thursday by Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), the Crucial Communism Teaching (CCT) Act (pdf) has a goal to ensure high…


DeSantis Proposes $25 Million for Miami Tower Used to Process Refugees From Communist Cuba

Miami’s 100-year-old Freedom Tower will get a major renovation with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing he will give $25 million to the project in the state’s 2022 budget proposal. The Freedom Tower has “served as a beacon of hope for the thousands of Cubans who escaped their homeland to find freedom,” DeSantis said at a…


Cuban Regime Appears to Largely Shut Down Planned Protests, Intimidates and Detains Activists

Cuba’s ruling Communist Party appears to have largely shut down anti-regime protests planned for Monday, while detaining and intimidating a number of activists, according to multiple reports. Thousands of people were expected to take to the streets across the country this week as part of the “Civic March for Change” to demand greater political freedom and the…


FCC Commissioner Says US Should Help Prevent Cuban Regime Internet Shutdowns Ahead of Protests

Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, on Sunday said the United States should help prevent a Cuban regime Internet shutdown ahead of planned protests in the country on Monday. Thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across the country this week as part of the “Civic March for Change” to…


EpochTV Review: The Re-education of Today’s Youth

Commentary There is an old saying, courtesy of the French, that for decades held true in American politics. If you’re not a liberal when you’re 25, you have no heart. If you’re not a conservative when you’re 35, you have no head. Distressingly, this phrase has become far less accurate in the last 10 to…


Deep Dive (Nov. 1): ‘Not Just a Cuban Problem’ but ‘A Problem All Over the World’: Marcell Felipe on Cuba’s Protests

Cuba is preparing for a new round of protests, after the unprecedented uprisings in July gripped the public. The question now is, what has changed and what could change? We sat down with Marcell Felipe, a Cuban-American activist and founder of Marcell Felipe Attorneys. He said: “This is not just a Cuban problem, this is…


Americans Must Recognize the ‘Manipulative’ Narratives That Justify Socialism: Morgan Zegers

Young Americans must learn from history and recognize the “manipulative and distorted” narratives that justify socialism, says Morgan Zegers, founder of Young Americans Against Socialism. Zegers said she believes the country is seeing the “early stages” of socialism, and that Americans must “connect the dots of the same promises” that were promised to the Cubans “in…


Morgan Zegers: Exposing the Lies that Justify Socialism

There is a growing international push against communism, including the recent protests on the streets of Cuba and growing unrest in China. To learn more about these protests, and why they matter for the United States, we sat down for an interview with Morgan Zegers, founder of Young Americans Against Socialism. We’re being heavily censored…


Police Discover Over 30 Illegal Immigrants Hiding in a Boat During Routine Traffic Stop

A Monroe County Sheriff’s officer found 32 illegal immigrants suspected of traveling to the United States from Cuba hiding in a boat after pulling a truck over for driving too slow in Marathon, Florida, law enforcement officials announced on Monday. Sgt. Joel Slough conducted a routine traffic stop of a rental truck hauling a large boat and…