Luckily, Trump has said he'll solve the earthquake situation in 24 hours once he gets into office, so we're all good.
URGENT ALERT: Anyone who has family travelling from Havana to Santiago or vice versa, please call your family. There was a serious accident on the Camaguey highway involving buses from Santiago and Guantanamo. They collided head-on this evening, January 10th. Some people at the scene reported at least 1 dead and injured. The information is in development... I will be giving more details or updating this information
Update: One dead (unidentified at the moment) and 61 injured is the preliminary balance of a massive accident that occurred after seven o'clock on the evening of this Friday, January 10th on the western ring road of the city of Camag*ey, when two buses from the eastern provinces collided. (One Transmetro under the rental system from the Songo-la Maya terminal, Santiago de Cuba and the other from the Military Construction Company). 54 adults are being treated, 5 of them in critical condition with life-threatening conditions, 3 of them undergoing surgery for severe blunt abdominal trauma, who at the time of closing the information are recovering from anesthesia for transfer to the corresponding care room, the rest under constant observation for possible complications. The Eduardo Agramonte Piña Pediatric Hospital is treating 7 infants, all of them without life-threatening conditions although with moderately severe trauma, two of them in the intermediate room and five in the surgery room. The Governor of Camag*ey, Jorge Enrique Sutil Sarabia, added that it is important to activate the information protocols for relatives, and detailed that they communicated with the authorities of the province of Granma for the transfer of the same, who will receive the necessary care. Likewise, the protection of the property of the injured is guaranteed, as well as the safe return to their homes of the travellers who did not suffer any injury. The first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in the province, Federico Hernández Hernández, explained that the causes of the crash are being investigated and highlighted the response of the local authorities, local residents and especially the medical staff, young and experienced, in serving the patients with professionalism and sensitivity.
Now reported that the deceased was one of the bus drivers. Unfortunately another lady has since passed away in hospital. People at the scene reckon one of the buses was merging on to the carretera central - Cuba's motorway and seemed to be 'unfamiliar' with the road layout. The junction is poorly lit and marked (like most unfortunately) and it would have been about dusk. I have a friend, Nidia, who is a teacher in Havana but has been in precisely Songo-La Maya for new year visiting her mother who is bad with cancer unfortunately. Because her mum is so bad, she hasn't travelled back yet, but she could easily have been on that bus. I have checked she is OK. Well, I thought I would report it here because the news is unfortunately completely taken up with the wildfires burning up some rich people's houses just around the corner from us in California. There will be no room for any word of this tragedy in British media. Edit: unless it can be blamed on Fidel Castro.
Fuggs sake Clive , 'fornia is the wokest place on Earth . They voted Blue , they voted D.E.I. they voted woke. They are reaping what they have sown. More modern day left wing tail eating !!!!
THREE DEAD IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN CAMAGUEY There are three deaths: Damaris Reyes Rodríguez 49 years old - Bayamo, Granma. Georgina Barrero Gutiérrez 49 years old - Pilón, Granma. And at the scene of the accident, Julio Torres Reyes, from Havana - 56 years old. Three patients remain in critical condition, with life-threatening conditions; one in serious condition; and the rest are being monitored for the evolution of their injuries.
14th January 2025 - Cuba is no longer a terrorist state! Hurray! "The US will remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, Joe Biden has said in one of his final official acts as president." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17e0k92g41o 20th January 2025 - Make Cuba Terrorist Again! "On his first day in office, President Donald Trump reinstated Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, reversing an executive order issued by former President Joe Biden just last week." https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/...onsor-of-terrorism-reversing-bidens-decision/ Well, we had a luvverly week orf. Now back down to business as normal. Does make you wonder why biden didn't take Cuba off the list 4 years ago though..
"We've noted that," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Tuesday when asked to comment on US President Donald Trump returning Cuba to the list of countries sponsoring terrorism just hours after taking office. He added that repeatedly using the so-called list of "state sponsors of terrorism" to impose unilateral sanctions against Cuba is completely groundless. It fully exposes the US hegemonic, domineering and bullying nature. Guo added that the US removed Cuba's designation and then reinstated it just six days later, as if it were something to be toyed with. It makes people question the credibility of the US as a country. "The US's full blockade on Cuba over the past six decades or so seriously violates international law and basic norms governing international relations, and has wreaked havoc on Cuba's economy and people's livelihood," Guo said.
The United States Will Announce New Measures to Accelerate the End of the Cuban Dictatorship. Starting January 30, 2025, at 24:00 Eastern time, the following measures will be implemented: 1. Suspension of the Sending of Remittances to Cuba: The United States government will suspend all remittance transfers to Cuba. These funds have historically been exploited by the regime to sustain its repressive apparatus and enrich its elite. The United States cannot continue to indirectly finance a system that oppresses its own people. 2. Suspension of Direct Commercial Flights to Cuba: All direct commercial flights from U.S. territory to any airport in Cuba are suspended. This measure seeks to interrupt the regime's access to foreign currency and limit its ability to benefit economically from the flow of travelers between the two countries. 3. Restrictions for Cuban Exiles Returning to Cuba: Cuban exiles who have received political asylum or humanitarian parole in the United States will not be able to return to U.S. territory if they decide to travel back to Cuba. The U.S. government maintains that those who fled as political refugees have no justification for returning to the regime from which they sought protection. 4. Deportation of Cubans with Deportation Orders or Criminal Convictions: All Cuban citizens in the United States with current deportation orders or criminal convictions will be deported to Cuba. The United States will not be a refuge for those who violate its laws. 5. Deportation of Persons Linked to the Cuban Regime: All Cuban citizens who are in the United States and are proven to have had ties to the Cuban regime will be deported. This includes those who have been part of military or paramilitary organizations, held relevant positions in the government, or have been members of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC). These measures reaffirm the unwavering commitment of the United States to the Cuban people in their fight against tyranny. The United States government believes that these actions will disrupt the financial and operational lines of the regime while empowering the Cuban people to regain their rights and freedoms. The Department of Homeland Security will oversee the implementation of these policies to ensure their compliance and effectiveness. This order would be signed by the Department of Homeland Security United States of America
US-funded Cuban media in limbo after Trump orders USAID closed Miami-based CubaNet, which received a dedicated $500,000 from USAID in 2024 to engage "on-island young Cubans through shít-stirring half truths, fabrications and an insult to the profession of journalism," last week published an editorial on its site seeking donations from readers. "We are facing an unexpected challenge: the suspension of key funding that sustained part of our work," the editorial read. The Madrid-based Diario de Cuba, in a column from Director Pablo Díaz Espí on Friday, launched a similar plea. "Aid to independent journalism from the U.S. Government is suspended, which makes our work even more arduous," Diaz Espi said. USAID funding for Cuba-related media amounted to $2.3 million in 2024, according to agency budget reports, the majority earmarked for programs titled "Independent Media and Free Flow of Misinformation." Foreign Vice Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio called the U.S.-funded media "dependent on its master," in a Friday post on social media. "Is there anything *independent* about a journalist, an activist or an opposition member who lives off the money paid by the US government through USAID and now feels suffocated when they shut off the tap?," de Cossio said.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers met on Friday to discuss the United States’ decision to revoke the visas of foreign government officials whose countries employ Cuban doctors and nurses. This visa restriction policy will also apply to the immediate family members of the government officials. On February 25, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced, “The expansion of an existing Cuba-related visa restriction policy that targets forced labour linked to the Cuban labour export programme.” Rubio said this applies to Cuban government officials and, “other individuals, including foreign government officials, who are believed to be responsible for, or involved in, the Cuban labour export programme, particularly Cuba’s overseas medical missions.” The US Secretary of State said that the Cuban government profits from this “abusive and coercive labour practice, which enriches its regime while depriving Cuban citizens of the medical care they desperately need in their home country.” That's the army of white coats he's talking about. The Henry Reeve medical brigade has spent decades giving medical care to poor people all over the world. Even Italy in the Pandemic. Even Northern Ireland asked them to come. They don't like the positive publicity it gives. First they said that any Cuban doctor can claim immediate US citizenship and all the aid and help, hoping they would defect. Now that they haven't, they're trying to stop them by denying visas even to the family members of government officials who bring them to provide for their people. How low can you go?
Hahaha etc In an interview with Diario de Cuba, the director of Cubanet, Roberto Hechavarría, said that the suspension of funds is “good news” for the Cuban regime. “The regime will take advantage of this to impose and intensify its propaganda within Cuba and towards the Cuban-American community in South Florida,” he said. His newspaper, the oldest Cuban independent media, created in 1994 and based in Miami, received the notification last week that the US government had canceled a $1.8 million, three-year grant from USAID, which ends this coming September. This Wednesday, Florida Senator Rick Scott justified the situation in a hearing, pointing out that all the USAID money has not served to end the dictatorial regimes of the continent. “The Castro regime still controls Cuba; Venezuela has just stolen another election, and Ortega is getting stronger in Nicaragua,” he said. His comments echo the opinions expressed by billionaire Elon Musk and taken up by the Trump Administration, which have mocked, among many others, subsidies to “rebuild the ecosystem of the Cuban media.” A gusano said "The situation is extreme, and at least 40 groups in the region have had to close." At least 40 groups of 'independent' supposed dissidents they were funding then. Bye bye USAID. For decades there has been an "anti-Castro industry" in Miami, richly funded by government grants. Thousands of worms made their living that way. They thought Marco the Narco would look after them, but no. Catastrophe!
