US sends first humanitarian flight to Cuba under new aid package
Catholic Relief Services said the shipment will help nearly 200,000 households as the U.S. expands direct aid through churches and local volunteers.
- On Tuesday, a cargo plane carrying 700 packages of food and hygiene kits departed Miami for Cuba as part of a $60 million humanitarian shipment organized by the Trump administration to bypass the Cuban government.
- Intensified U.S. pressure on Cuba's military and intelligence apparatus accompanies this initiative, which builds upon a program that delivered $9 million in direct support following Hurricane Melissa last year, according to State Department official Jeremy Lewin.
- Catholic Relief Services CEO Sean Callahan visited the island recently to ensure distribution accountability, with local priests delivering assistance directly to prevent regime interference with the aid.
- Dismissing the shipment as "fantasy," Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez argued the $100 million total amounts to only five days of losses from the U.S. energy blockade, and the Cuban government did not report the flight.
- The State Department released a document Monday accusing Cuba of conducting a vast espionage and left-wing influence operation in the United States over the past five decades, escalating diplomatic tensions.
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The first shipment, of 18 tons, is part of the $100 million package announced by Washington while both governments exchange serious accusations
CRS receives State Department funds to 'significantly expand' humanitarian aid to Cuba
(OSV News) — Catholic Relief Services is welcoming federal support that will help “significantly expand” humanitarian aid to Cuba, as the Caribbean nation battles multiple crises. CRS, the humanitarian and development agency of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, announced July 21 that it had received a $60 million award from the U.S. Department of State. The agency said the funding will enable it to partner with Caritas Cuba — which, like …
The United States sent Cuba the first plane with food and hygiene kits, as part of a $100 million humanitarian aid to the Cuban population. The announcement comes in the context of Washington continuing, in parallel, to intensify pressure on the communist regime in Havana.
VIDEO - The United States has taken a first step in its extensive assistance programme to Cuba. A first rescue aircraft took off to the island, marking the beginning of the $100 million aid promised by Washington.
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