U.S.-Cuba News Brief: 08/20/2021 Dear Friends, Happy Friday! Please take a moment to let us know what you enjoy about our US-Cuba News Brief as well as ways you think we could improve this service. Please, reach out to CDA’s Executive Director, Jorge Quintana, at jorgequintana@democracyinamericas.org to share your feedback and ideas. We also invite you to take some […]
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U.S.-Cuba News Brief: 08/13/2021 Dear Friends, Happy Friday! Yesterday, Cuba reported 8,312 COVID-19 cases. There are currently 44,031 total active cases of COVID-19 on the island, an increase from the previous day. Havana reported the highest number of new cases at 1,321, however Ciego de Ávila is currently experiencing the greatest surge and highest mortality rate per capita, with […]
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U.S.-Cuba News Brief: 08/06/2021 Dear Friends, Happy Friday and first week of August! This week, CDA issued a press release urging the Biden-Harris administration to take actionable steps in removing sanctions that impede its own policy objectives. To read the full press release, click here. Meanwhile, Jorge Quintana, CDA’s executive director, published an article highlighting the importance of alleviating […]
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U.S.-Cuba News Brief: 07/30/2021 Dear Friends, Happy Friday! Yesterday, CDA and 37 civil society organizations, foundations, and academics sent a joint letter to President Biden urging the Administration to prioritize policies to relieve the humanitarian crisis currently affecting the Cuban people. Read our press release here. There’s one week left to apply for CDA’s fall internship! CDA is seeking […]
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U.S.-Cuba News Brief: 07/23/2021 Dear Friends, This week, in the wake of the July 11 protests in Cuba and following six months of inaction on the Cuba policy front, the Biden-Harris administration announced reviews of remittance channels, the reestablishment of consular services and the restaffing of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, and a review on how to facilitate “safe […]
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