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Havanareporter YEAR THE © YEAR VII Nº 15 AUG 15, 2017 HAVANA, CUBA avana eporter ISSN 2224-5707 YOUR SOURCE OF NEWS & MORE H R Price: A Bimonthly Newspaper of the Prensa Latina News Agency 1.00 CUC, 1.00 USD, 1.20 CAN INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA REMAINS SOLID DESPITE TRUMP P. 2 Health & Science Culture Photo Feature Economy ELAM, Cuba’s Summer Jazz at Cuban Beaches, Cuban Tourism Up, Humanitarian Havana’s Summer’s Up and Project “Alicia Alonso” Magnet Away P.5 P. 6 P. 11 P.14 2 CUBA HAVANA.- The presence of solidarity Caravan, said that “when it comes to groups from the United States in Cuba solidarity work, Pastors for Peace Cuba’s National Day of Rebelliousness has no vacation or spare time.“ (July 26) festivities has re- The organization‘s executive confirmed the solid commitment by director, Gail Walker, said that this organizations and individuals from year‘s solidarity initiative, first the neighboring country to defend undertaken 25 years ago by Reverend the Socialist Revolution. Lucius Walker, was an expression of Representatives of groups like the the willingness of social movements, Venceremos Brigade and Pastors for religious organizations and Peace visited Cuba in an open challenge individuals from the United States to the White House‘s confrontational and other countries to defend Cuba’s policies to experience the island‘s reality right to build a peaceful future. firsthand and participate in celebrations Activists from other countries to mark the 64th anniversary of the joined the festivities to mark the attacks on the Moncada and Carlos aforementioned attacks in 1953 Manuel de Céspedes garrisons, for in Santiago de Cuba and Bayamo, which this year’s main event was held respectively, under the leadership of in the western province of Pinar del Río. Fidel Castro. During numerous encounters The attacks denoted the beginning with the media and with the people, of the armed struggle against the activists stated that the tightening of tyranny of Fulgencio Batista. Washington‘s Cuba policy, announced As an expression of its commitment by President Donald Trump on June to Cuba, the 16th Juan Rius Rivera 16, had served to reinforce their Solidarity Brigade, from Puerto Rico, determination to defend the Revolution undertook voluntary work in agriculture and to demand an end to the U.S.- and met with workers, combatants, imposed economic, commercial and young people, athletes and artists financial blockade. throughout the country. By sharing moving experiences The 60-strong group, led by the and reflections, Venceremos Brigade activist Milagros Rivera, paid tribute in representatives compared Cuba‘s the city of Santa Clara to Argentinean- socialist system with that of the US and Cuban Guerrilla Commander Ernesto sternly criticized the inequalities that Che Guevara, who was assassinated in seriously affect their country‘s children, Bolivia 50 years ago. senior citizens and immigrant and Moreover, the 47th European African-American populations. José Martí Brigade of voluntary work According to the activists, their and solidarity with Cuba fulfilled a periodic visits allow them become tight agenda to learn more about the acquainted with Cuban reality and country‘s situation and its people. International Solidarity with Cuba Remains Solid Despite Trump By ErnestoVERA MELLADO facilitate their work to raise awareness, Activists stayed at the Julio Antonio organize politically and mobilize Mella International Camp, in the support for the development project western province of Artemisa, where freely chosen and defined by the friends from around the world regularly island nation. share agricultural and other solidarity Luis Barrios, a member of the U.S. work experiences and express their FotosPl inter-religious platform that formed support for Cuba‘s right to construct part of the 28th U.S.-Cuba Friendship its future in peace. PHOTO: CUBA 3 "The Trump Factor" in Cuba-US Relations By DionySANABIA WASHINGTON.-The second anniversary On June 16, US federal entities of the re-establishment of diplomatic published their guidelines on the relations between the United States changes in documents that included and Cuba last July 20 was notable for questions and answers on the new the backward steps in the bilateral measures. relations as a result of Washington’s According to the Office of Foreign new stance. Assets Control, of the Department of Two monthS ago, US President the Treasury, regulatory amendments Donald Trump announced some policy will be issued in the coming months changes on the Caribbean nation to and the changes would not come into revert some of the progress promoted effect until the relevant regulations are by his predecessor, Barack Obama, that announced. started on December 17, 2014. On "people to people" visits to Cuba by On that date, the then Democrat US citizens – now to be made only in groups, president and Cuba‘s Head of State, as individual visits are again prohibited – Raúl Castro, announced that both the reports indicate that travelers should countries would open a process maintain a complete schedule of their towards the normalization of relations. educational exchange activities. Then, Havana and Washington These groups will be supervised by a conducted a range of talks on issues representative of the entity organizing of mutual interest and reopened their Apimages their stay on the island, something respective embassies in the summer that had also been eliminated by the of 2015. PHOTO: Obama administration. In the intervening two years until last environmental protection; assistance application of the economic, Trump said that his strategy aims January 20, when Obama‘s presidency in the criminal field and the prevention commercial and financial siege, he did to enforce the prohibition on people ended and Trump took office, Cuba and of money laundering. not use all the available prerogatives from the US traveling as tourists to the the United States adopted 22 bilateral In excess of 20 round-table talks and after Trump’s announcements of Caribbean nation and to limit trade to instruments to advance their declared were also held on law enforcement last June 16, Washington once again "prevent money going to the Cuban common purpose. and compliance, telecommunications, chose the path of confrontation. State." As a result, both sides signed human rights, mutual compensation, The Republican president Last July 14, Raúl Castro told the accords, memoranda of understanding disarmament and the non- proliferation announced his government’s change closing session of the 9th Ordinary and treaties on animal and plant of weapons. of stance in the city of Miami, Florida, Session of the National Assembly‘s 8th health, migration, shipping safety, The United States removed Cuba and after an inflammatory speech he Legislature, “it is evident that the US rescue operations, regular flights and from its List of States that Sponsor signed a National Security president has not been well informed the fight against drug trafficking. Terrorism, and Raúl Castro and Obama Presidential Memorandum on the on Cuban history, its relations with the Agreements were also reached met and talked on three occasions, Strengthening of United States Policy United States nor about the patriotism on direct postal services, agriculture, the latest when the African-American on Cuba. and the dignity of the Cuban people”. healthcare, meteorology, seismology, president officially visited Havana, in The document imposes further Raúl also cautioned that the US protected sea and land areas and the March 2016. bureaucratic barriers to restrict travel government has decided to intensify twinning of the Ciénaga de Zapata Almost a week before the end of by US citizens to the Caribbean island the blockade and to justify such swamplands with the Everglades his term in office, Obama abolished and the elimination of individual measures with a return to an old and national parks. the "wet foot- dry foot policy" and the educational visits. hostile Cold War rhetoric. The two countries also signed a parole program for Cuban doctors, It also prohibits economic, “Trump’s decisions do not reflect treaty on the demarcation of the Gulf of which promoted hazardous and illegal commercial and financial transactions the support of large and important Mexico’s Eastern Continental Platform migration to the US. between US companies and Cuban sectors in the US for the normalization beyond the 200 nautical mile limit. However, as the Cuban government entities linked to the Revolutionary of relations, and respond only to the During the same period, both has reiterated, the persistence of the Armed Forces and intelligence and interests of a small group of Cubans in nations held over 50 technical meetings US blockade of the island – a policy security services. southern Florida, which is smaller and and cooperated on cybersecurity and in place for almost six decades – The Cuban government has stated more isolated every day, and which the battles against drug trafficking, continues to be the main obstacle for that such obstacles are in addition to insists on harming Cuba and its people terrorism and migratory fraud. the normalization of bilateral relations. the already limited opportunities the for defending, at any cost, its right to Dialogue on other topics included Although Obama implemented US business community has to trade be free, independent and sovereign,” maritime and aviation safety; several measures to modify the with and invest in Cuba. he added. 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