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Hunger as a Weapon: How Biden’s Inaction is Aggravating Cuba’s Food Crisis

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Editor2 #HelmsBurton #Cuba #EconomicWar, COVID-19, Cuba, Donald Trump, food as sanctions, food crisis, humanitarian crisis, hunger, Joe Biden, remittances, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, US blockade on Cuba, US Sanctions

By William M. LeoGrande – May 27, 2021 While President Joe Biden dithers about when or whether to keep his

Featured image: Capitol Hill while blasted by republican Donald Trump's sympathizers. File photo.

International News US/Canada

US Senate Passes Bolívar Act to Intensify Blockade Against Venezuela

March 19, 2021 orinocotribune Bolivar Act, crimes against humanity, Jacky Rosen, Marco Rubio, remittances, Rick Scott, Simon Bolivar, Thom Tillis, us blockade, US Sanctions, Venezuela

This Wednesday, March 17, the Government Affairs and National Security Committee of the United States Senate passed the bipartisan Banning

Economy Opinion

Coronavirus in Venezuela: Pandemic Under Control, Economy Not so Much

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 Marco Teruggi coronavirus, COVID-19, dollarization, economic crisis, Economy, El Palito, gasoline, inflation, remittances, Venezuela

The measures for the popular sectors seek to strengthen the subsidized food and bonus distribution system. By Marco Teruggi –

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News

US Restricts Sending of Remittances to Cuba, Bans Donations

September 8, 2019 orinocotribune Blockade, Cuba, Helms-Burton, Mnuchin, remittances, Trump, unilateral coercive measures, US Sanctions

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement that the measures are meant to “deny Cuba access to hard currency”