Cuba passes sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since revolution
Observers on Friday called Cuba’s new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul of the island’s communist economy since the Cuban revolution, as the grandson of former President Raúl Castro said in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy forward.
Video - "We Can Do Terrorism — Just Don't Say It In Public"
https://peertube.world/w/1QmQZT2a3Kv3GXfNsjqEsF
Duration - 2:51
[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]
#RaúlCastro was indicted for the shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes 30 years ago. The group’s leader was a former #CIA #terrorist who claimed to have renounced violence, but never did according to former #Cuban intelligence agent René González.
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Cuba’s Communist Party approves opening economy in unprecedented move
The emergency economic package comes amid an ongoing US pressure campaign that has left the island nation reeling.
#Solidarity with Cuba Expands at Labor Notes Conference
https://world-outlook.com/2026/06/18/cuba-wins-new-support-at-conference-of-worker-activists/
from #WorldOutlook
June 18, 2026
CHICAGO – An audience of over 100 workers, union activists, and organizers from more than a dozen unions attended a reception here for representatives of the Cuban Embassy in Washington. The event – sponsored by Building Relations with #Cuban #Labor (BRWCL) – was part of the annual #LaborNotes conference from June 12-14, that brought together 4,700 #union activists and organizers from across the country, and several delegations from other nations. Tanieris Diéguez, deputy head of the Cuban mission to the #UN, spoke of the impact of the U.S. blockade on the lives of the Cuban people. She emphasized that Cuba is a “country of peace” and is open to talk about cooperation with the #US, but only on the basis of respect for #Cuba’s national sovereignty. However, she added, we will “fight to defend our honor” against all acts of #US aggression.
CHICAGO – An audience of over 100 workers, union activists, and organizers from more than a dozen unions attended a reception here for representatives of the Cuban Embassy in Washington. The event – sponsored by Building Relations with Cuban Labor (BRWCL) with the support of the Chicago Cuba Coalition – was part of the annual Labor Notes conference from June 12-14, 2026, that brought together 4,700 union activists and organizers from across the country, and several delegations from other nations. Tanieris Diéguez, deputy head of the Cuban mission to the United Nations, spoke of the impact of the U.S. blockade on the lives of the Cuban people. She emphasized that Cuba is a “country of peace” and is open to talk about cooperation with the United States, but only on the basis of respect for Cuba’s national sovereignty. However, she added, we will “fight to defend our honor” against all acts of U.S. aggression.
#Video - Italians Thank the Cuban Doctors Working in Calabria
https://peertube.world/w/9CaBHqEwssVRoTMNvEhE4s
Duration - 1:51
[from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]
Cuban #medical workers have served on international cooperation missions in more than 150 countries since the 1960s.
During Covid, a #Cuban medical brigade helped #Italians in Lombardy, which triggered #Calabria’s president Roberto Occhiuto to reach out to Cuba in 2022 to invite hundreds of #doctors to his region. Calabria is one of the poorest regions in Italy and its #healthcare has suffered greatly from staffing and other issues.
“Cuba will always be in my heart,” says an elderly Italian man whose life was saved by a Cuban doctor.
See the full-length documentary film “From Cuba to Calabria: Medical Missions in Times of Crisis.”
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#Video - From Cuba to Calabria: Medical Missions in Times of Crisis
https://peertube.world/w/qRB4DRT7siUnxzmLDAVthG
Duration - 22:20
[from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]
#US politicians have been waging a war against Cuba’s #medical missions for years. During the second #Trump administration, with #MarcoRubio as Sec. of State, this war has escalated. Since 2025, at least 8 countries have announced they will no longer facilitate #Cuba’s medical missions due to US pressure.
The US calls Cuba’s medical missions “forced labor,” without providing evidence to back the claim. The #Cuban government calls the #doctors heroes.
Cuban doctors volunteer to go on international missions, where they are paid many times more than what they make in Cuba. Cuban medical workers have served on international cooperation missions in more than 150 countries since the 1960s, usually working with populations that would otherwise not have access to care.
#Cuba - The latest #solar energy project at ELAM supported by MediCuba Europe began to generate electricity
https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/54128
from CUBADEBATE [Cuba] via #CubaNews
June 11, 2026
This Wednesday, the fourth and last photovoltaic #SolarEnergy project began to generate #electricity at the #LatinAmerican School of #Medicine (#ELAM), promoted by the #solidarity network #MediCubaEurope.
With a total installed power of 208 kWp, around 50% of the centre's energy demand is covered.
A mural illustrates the #SolarPanels on the roofs, contributed by international solidarity to contribute to this beautiful #Cuban internationalist project. This initiative is part of the #EnergyForLife program, which seeks to guarantee a stable and #sustainable supply to Cuban #health institutions in the context of the current #energy crisis, thus strengthening health services to the population.
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8,000+ Italian Medical Professionals Sign Open Letter Decrying US Blockade of Cuba
https://www.commondreams.org/news/italian-doctors-cuba-letter
from #CommonDreams
June 10, 2026
As of Wednesday, more than 8,000 #Italian #medical and scientific professionals have signed an open letter acknowledging their indebtedness to #Cuban #doctors and condemning the tightening of the 65-year US embargo on #Cuba by President Donald #Trump as he threatens “take” the island.
“Over the decades, Cuba has built a health system that was considered an international model, capable of guaranteeing universal access to care even in limited resource conditions. Since 1963, more than 600,000 Cuban health workers have served in more than 160 countries, including #Italy,” states the letter addressed to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Health Minister Orazio Schillaci.
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8,000+ Italian Medical Professionals Sign Open Letter Decrying US Blockade of Cuba
https://www.commondreams.org/news/italian-doctors-cuba-letter
from #CommonDreams
June 10, 2026
As of Wednesday, more than 8,000 #Italian #medical and scientific professionals have signed an open letter acknowledging their indebtedness to #Cuban #doctors and condemning the tightening of the 65-year US embargo on #Cuba by President Donald #Trump as he threatens “take” the island.
“Over the decades, Cuba has built a health system that was considered an international model, capable of guaranteeing universal access to care even in limited resource conditions. Since 1963, more than 600,000 Cuban health workers have served in more than 160 countries, including #Italy,” states the letter addressed to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Health Minister Orazio Schillaci.
#CubanMedicalSolidarity
#NoWarOnCuba
#OilForCuba!
#CubaIsNotAlone
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#LetCubaLive
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#news #politics #USpol #healthcare
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