US EditionInternational Convoy Delivers Tons of Aid to Cuba Amid Crisis
The Nuestra America Convoy delivered 14 tons of aid to Cuba to bypass U.S. sanctions amid a severe economic crisis, supplementing 6 tons flown in by activists.
- On Tuesday, the Nuestra America Convoy arrived in Havana Harbor, delivering 14 tons of food, medicine, solar panels and bicycles to Cuban authorities after departing last week from Progreso, Mexico.
- The Trump administration restricted fuel supplies to Cuba and threatened tariffs on nations delivering oil, prompting the international coalition to organize this humanitarian effort seeking to circumvent sanctions.
- One of three ships in the flotilla, the boat 'Maguro' was rechristened 'Granma 2' by its crew, referencing Fidel Castro's 1956 landing against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. The coalition includes nearly 300 organizations from more than 30 countries.
- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met convoy members including former British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn last week at the presidential palace. Activists flew in 6 tons of goods; Brazilian activist Thiago Avila stated, 'Much more support will follow.'
- This humanitarian gesture arrives as Costa Rica and Ecuador severed diplomatic relations with Cuba, compounding the island nation's near-catastrophic economic crisis that has severely impeded transportation, healthcare and electricity generation.
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In these days, the so-called "Our America Convoy to Cuba" docked in the port of Havana as if it were an anti-capitalist safari. Sold to the world as an epic gesture of solidarity and a humanitarian convoy indispensable to break the "imperialist fence", the expedition managed to gather an eclectic and predictable cast of the radical international left.Read more
The Maguro boat up to the terminal of Cruises of Havana waving three flags: the Palestinian, the Cuban and a white. It is the flotilla of the convoy Our America, a delegation of the European left to bring humanitarian aid to an island “suffocated” by a “genocidal blockade” of the United States, with more than 60 years of history and sharpened since January. “Down with imperialism. Live solidarity among the peoples”, cheer half a thousand activis…
On this occasion, the boat transports 32 people from 11 countries, who have joined efforts to support the people of Cuba in the midst of the complicated situation they are going through.
Cuba welcomes a part of the Mexican delegation of the convoy Our America that makes its arrival through the port of Havana on board the ship Maguro, named "Granma 2.0".
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