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The convoy delivers food, medicines, hygiene products, and solar panels amid a US-imposed oil embargo causing severe energy and supply shortages in Cuba.
- On Saturday, March 21, the Nuestra América Convoy, a flotilla of three ships carrying about 150 people, is expected to dock in Havana to deliver humanitarian aid and solar panels to Cuba during an acute economic crisis.
- Organizers launched the initiative to alleviate a deepening economic crisis exacerbated by a 67-year U.S. embargo; recent fuel shortages have caused nationwide blackouts affecting hospitals and public infrastructure across the Caribbean nation.
- Departing from Progreso and Isla Mujeres, Mexico, between March 19 and 20, the convoy carries food, medicine, hygiene products, and solar panels to provide immediate relief to the population facing severe shortages.
- Organizer David Adler stated the group aims to forge a regional solidarity front, declaring, "The United States has absolutely no shame" for maintaining the blockade against the island nation.
- While Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel recently acknowledged diplomatic talks with Washington, the country continues facing severe challenges, including food shortages and a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the eastern part of the island.
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Organized by the international initiative "Nuestra América", which brings together movements, trade unions, left-wing elected representatives and public figures, an aid consisting of tens of tons of medicine and food will be sent to Havana, by air and sea. Two contingents have already arrived there, another is due to arrive this Saturday by boat.
The Mexican delegation of the convoy Our America began sending humanitarian aid to Cuba with the departure of a first ship from Puerto Progreso
“The Trump Administration is suffocating Cuba, cutting fuel, flights and supplies essential for survival. There is no time to waste,” said organizers of the Convoy Nuestra América.
The flotilla "Nuestra America convoy" has sailed from Mexico towards Cuba. The goal is to break the energy blockade imposed in recent months by the United States and to bring solidarity aid...
Grassroots Aid Effort Bolsters Cuba Amid Crisis | Science-Environment
Grassroots Aid Effort Bolsters Cuba Amid Crisis In a powerful grassroots effort, volunteers in Mexico are sending much-needed supplies to Cuba as the island nation struggles with the effects of a U.S. oil blockade. Rice, baby wipes, and other essentials are being loaded onto boats at the port in Yucatan, Mexico, bound across the Gulf of Mexico for Havana.The initiative, named 'Nuestra America Convoy' or 'Our America Convoy,' has gathered widespr…
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