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HANDS OFF CUBA MONTH!

Join Us on 
Saturday October 1 @ 1 pm 
at the Statue of Jose Martí in Central Park,
as we celebrate the start of 
HANDS OFF CUBA MONTH!

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During this month, there will be several activities and actions in solidarity with the struggle to Lift the U.S. blockade against Cuba!
Join us at the Statue of Jose Marti in Central Park as we kick off HANDS OFF CUBA Month with a flower offering to Jose Marti and a community Speak out! We will be speaking out against the Blockade, giving out literature, reciting poetry, and building a movement to end this blockade!
Saturday, October 1st, 2016 @ 1pm-3pm 
Central Park W. 59th St. and Avenue of the Americas

For more information on New York Cuba Solidarity Project: Email: nycsproject@gmail.com Website: www.nycsproject.org
Cuba Hotline: 718-601-4751

Comandante de la Revolución Juan Almeida Bosque

Fidel & Raúl honor Comandante de la Revolución Juan Almeida

Fidel & Raúl honor Comandante de la Revolución Juan Almeida
Yesterday September 11, the 7th anniversary of Comandante Juan Almeida’s death was commemorated, with floral wreaths from Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro and Army General Raúl Castro presented during the ceremony
Author: Eduardo Palomares Calderón | palomares@granma.cu
september 12, 2016 08:09:31

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The tribute to Comandante Juan Almeida was held in Tercer Frente in the municipality of Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba province

TERCER FRENTE, Santiago de Cuba.—Floral wreaths Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro and Army General Raúl Castro were presented during a the, commemorating the 7th anniversary of his death, yesterday September 11, in this mountain community, in the municipality of Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba province.
At the side of the monument which crowns the mausoleum where the remains of Tercer Frente heroes and martyrs rest, also presented by outstanding cadets from the Camilo Cienfuegos Military Academy was a wreath in the name of the Cuban people.
The tribute began with the traditional march from Cruce de los Baños to La Esperanza Hill, led by Party Central Committee member and Provincial First Secretary Lázaro Expósito, and Brigadier General Rafael Hernández.
Likewise participating were Beatriz Jhonson, Central Committee member and president of the Provincial Assembly of Peoples Power; decorated Heroine of the Republic, Brigadier General Delsa Esther Puebla Viltre (Teté); and relatives of the beloved Rebel Army Comandante, writer, and musician.
Almeida participated in the 1953 assault on the Moncada Garrison; the Granma expedition; and founded the guerilla front in this region, which grew to 6,000 square kilometers under Rebel control. Among his many virtues, he is remembered for his loyalty to Fidel and Raúl, and his closeness to the people who so loved and admired him.

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Full steam ahead for the Blockade: U.S. Prevents Spanish Bank from Offering Services to Cuba

U.S. Prevents Spanish Bank from Offering Services to Cuba

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Madrid, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the U.S. on Cuba over 54 years ago, prevented Spanish Banco Santander from offering services to representatives of the Caribbean island in this country, trascended here today.

A press release of Havana’s embassy in Madrid revealed the system of sanctions of Washington prevented the Santander from having sales outlets at the Cuban General Consulates in the cities of Barcelona, Sevilla and Santiago de Compostela.

‘It is disappointing that three Cuban consulates have been banned from receiving services from a Spanish entity to improve attention to their users’, lamented the Cuban ambassador to Spain, Eugenio Martinez.

The diplomat attributed those restrictions to ‘obscure and unjustified unilateral decisions of the U.S. that affect negatively the Cubans and third countries’.

How is it possible that two months after the visit to Havana of President Barack Obama, last March, a subsidiary of the Santander bank in Catalonia tells the Cuban consul in Barcelona that they could not put an outlet to facilitate users the payment of consular tariffs through magnetic cards, asked Martinez.

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The blockade continues Bruno Rodríguez Parilla, Minister of Foreign Relations

Cuban Foreign Minister: The blockade continues
Bruno Rodríguez Parilla, Minister of Foreign Relations, this afternoon September 9, presented the report calling for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba which will be debated in the UN next month
Author: International news staff | informacion@granma.cu
september 9, 2016 15:09:48

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Photo: Cubaminrex

Minister of Foreign Relations Bruno Rodríguez Parilla, this afternoon September 9, presented the country’s report on United Nations General Assembly Resolution 70/5, entitled, “The Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Blockade Imposed by the United States on Cuba,” in a Havana press conference.

During the reading of the report, which will be discussed for the 25th time by the General Assembly in October, the minister reaffirmed that the blockade continues despite statements made by the U.S. President almost two years ago calling for its end. This policy has been maintained and continues having a profound impact on the Cuban economy, and limiting the right to development of the Cuban people, the minister insisted.

“The blockade hurts the Cuban people. Need and hardship are daily occurrences for the Cuban family. The impact of the blockade on Cuba cannot be underestimated. It is the principal obstacle to national development,” Rodríguez said.

“We recognize the progress in relations between the governments of Cuba and the United States, but effects include those on food, the pharmaceutical industry, foreign trade, and international cooperation, among others,” he reported, adding that no sector is exempt from the blockade’s impact, not health, social security, services, or education.

Between April of 2015 and March of 2016, the blockade’s damage to Cuba has been estimated to be approximately 4.68 million dollars, Rodríguez reported.

“For these reasons, the Cuban government will present to the UN General Assembly, the report entitled The Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Blockade Imposed by the United States on Cuba,” he said.