US EditionMexican Ships Carrying Humanitarian Aid Enter Havana Harbor
Two Mexican Navy ships delivered over 800 tons of food and powdered milk to Cuba amid an energy crisis worsened by U.S. sanctions, Mexican President Sheinbaum said more aid will follow.
- Two Mexican Navy ships, including the Papaloapan, arrived Thursday in Havana Bay and passed beside El Morro castle, according to Reuters.
- After U.S. tariff threats by U.S. President Donald Trump two weeks earlier, Cuba began rationing energy and fuel, prompting urgent relief needs amid stricter rationing measures.
- The Mexican government said one ship carried some 536 tons of mixed food and hygiene items and the second carried just over 277 tons of powdered milk, totaling over 800 tons according to the Associated Press.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government will send more aid soon while Havana residents praised the delivery as an `unforgettable gesture` and said `Mexico hasn't abandoned us`, noting shortages in hospitals and schools.
- Petróleos Mexicanos suspended crude shipments in January, Mexico plans to send 1,500 tons of beans and powdered milk soon, and the U.S. announced $6m in humanitarian aid this month.
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Mexican vessels Papaloapan and Holbox Island arrived in Havana yesterday with more than 814 tons of humanitarian aid destined for the civilian population of Cuba.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Ships carrying aid dock in Havana
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Miguel Díaz-Canel thanked President Claudia Sheinbaum for sending humanitarian aid to Cuba that arrived on Thursday, February 12. “Thank you, dear Claudia Sheinbaum. The humanitarian aid of our Mexican brothers is worth not only as a material burden,” Díaz-Canel wrote on his social networks. The Cuban president said that humanitarian aid travels solidarity, friendship, and “the exemplary history of sovereignty and respect for the rights of other…
Mexico Sends Aid to Cuban Regime in Crisis Under U.S. Pressure - Real News Now
Two Mexican Navy ships docked in Cuba on Thursday, delivering over 800 tons of humanitarian aid as the island faces a deepening energy and food crisis. The aid, which included powdered milk, beans, sardines, and cookies, marks the most significant public shipment since President Donald Trump increased economic pressure on the communist regime. The shipments follow Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba, a move that…
Two Mexican ships have arrived in Cuba with aid supplies.
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