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Paris, France 13 August 2020 AFP Paris, France 13 August 2020 EEUU anuncia suspensión de vuelos privados hacia Cuba Washington (AFP) Estados Unidos anunció este jueves que suspenderá los vuelos chárter privados hacia Cuba, endureciendo su ofensiva para lastrar las fuentes de ingreso de divisas de La Habana y aumentando la presión sobre la economía de la isla. El jefe de la diplomacia de Estados Unidos, Mike Pompeo, anunció que le pidió al Departamento de Transporte que suspenda los vuelos privados hacia todos los aeropuertos de Cuba. "La suspensión de los chárteres privados va a quitarle recursos económicos al régimen de Castro", indicó el diplomático en un comunicado, en un momento en que la economía de la isla sufre de lleno el impacto de la pandemia del coronavirus. El gobierno cubano reaccionó a través de Carlos Fernández de Cossío, director para Estados Unidos de la cancillería cubana, rechazando la medida y afirmando que esta tiene un "escaso impacto práctico". Pompeo indicó que el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump va a seguir recortando los ingresos que el gobierno cubano obtiene de las tasas de aterrizaje, las reservas en los hoteles de propiedad estatal y otras entradas relacionadas con el turismo. Este anuncio se produce a menos de tres meses de las elecciones en Estados Unidos, una contienda en la que Trump está por debajo en las encuestas y en la que el resultado en Florida, un bastión de cubanos contrarios al gobierno de La Habana, es fundamental para ganar. La cancillería cubana denunció que "la medida busca satisfacer a la maquinaria política electoral del sur de Florida". Esta orden afecta a todos los vuelos chárter privados entre Estados Unidos y los aeropuertos de la isla, exceptuando aquellos destinados a un uso médico, a la investigación y otros rubros que se consideren del interés de Estados Unidos. En mayo el Departamento de Transporte estableció un límite de 3.600 vuelos privados al año, en sintonía con la batería de limitaciones orientadas al sector turístico, a las remesas y a la actividad económica de la isla. Y en octubre Estados Unidos anunció la prohibición de los vuelos hacia cualquier punto de la isla que no fuera La Habana. - Nueva pugna en la ONU - Estados Unidos y Cuba, enfrentados desde hace seis décadas luego de la Revolución, vivieron un acercamiento diplomático promovido por el presidente demócrata Barack Obama. Pero desde la llegada a la Casa Blanca de Trump en 2017, Washington ha endurecido el bloqueo a la isla que rige desde 1962 bajo el argumento de violaciones de los derechos humanos y el apoyo cubano al mandatario venezolano Nicolás Maduro. Este anuncio, que coincide con el natalicio del fallecido líder Fidel Castro, se produce en un momento en que Washington está enfrascado en una nueva pugna con La Habana por la candidatura de Cuba al Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU. El principal diplomático estadounidense para América Latina, Michael Kozak, señaló que el gobierno de Cuba "utiliza el turismo y los fondos de viajes para financiar sus abusos e interferencias en Venezuela". "No se puede permitir que dictadores se beneficien de viajes de Estados Unidos", indicó Kozak. Este anuncio siguió a otras sanciones como la suspensión de los cruceros, la prohibición del arriendo de aviones a Cubana de Aviación y varias restricciones que limitan las remesas. El presidente de la organización Consejo de Comercio y Economía entre Estados Unidos y Cuba, John S. Kavulich, explicó a la AFP que desde que Obama restableció el tráfico aéreo comercial con la isla la importancia de los vuelos privados ha disminuido. "No va a haber un impacto sustancial", proyectó el experto, pero si señaló que se van a ver afectadas las visitas de famosos o de hombres de negocio que usan está vía para llegar a la isla. Cuba Si Havana, Republic of Cuba 1 August 2020 EEUU sanciona a un banco cubano con sede en el Reino unido Por: Hispan TV El Gobierno de Estados Unidos impone sanciones contra el banco cubano Havana International Bank LTD, asentado en Londres, capital del Reino Unido. La Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC, por sus siglas en inglés), del Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU., dio a conocer el jueves que en su lista de los llamados Nacionales Designados Especialmente (SDN, por siglas en inglés), está incluido el banco cubano Havana International Bank LTD, también conocido como Havin Bank, con sede en Londres. La medida implica que los activos de este banco sean bloqueados, además prohíbe a los ciudadanos e instituciones estadounidenses realizar operaciones con cualquiera de sus sucursales. De momento, todas las personas jurídicas constituidas bajo las leyes estadounidenses no pueden comerciar con el Havin Bank, así como sus filiales en otros países, las entidades bajo el control de un ciudadano o entidad estadounidense. Además, el Departamento del Tesoro estadounidense detalló que las sociedades en posesión de bienes con origen en Estados Unidos y, en general, todas las personas y entidades con presencia en dicho país tienen prohibido efectuar cualquier tipo de gestión con la entidad. En esta misma línea, el presidente de la organización Consejo de Comercio y Economía entre Estados Unidos y Cuba, John S. Kavulich, en una entrevista con la agencia francesa AFP, cuestionó esta medida de la Casa Blanca, y manifestó que la Administración estadounidense, presidida por Donald Trump, “quiere hacer que todas las transacciones que involucren exportaciones desde o importaciones hacia o servicios que vengan de Cuba sean más caras, ineficientes y complicadas”. Este banco opera desde agosto de 1973 y es el único totalmente cubano constituido fuera de la Isla. Este nuevo embargo de EE.UU. en medio de la crisis por la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus, causante de la COVID-19, se dan a conocer tres meses después de que el país norteamericano incluyera a la mayor de las Antillas en la lista negra de países que no cooperan “completamente” en la lucha antiterrorista. AFP Paris, France 30 July 2020 EEUU sanciona a banco cubano en Londres Un hombre en su bicicleta en las calles de La Havana, el 19 de mayo de 2020 YAMIL LAGE AFP Washington (AFP) Estados Unidos golpeó este jueves al sistema financiero de Cuba anunciando sanciones contra el Havin Bank, también conocido como Havana Internacional Bank, una entidad de capitales cubanos con sede en Londres. El Departamento del Tesoro anunció que la entidad quedó en la lista negra de la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC). Este banco opera desde agosto de 1973 y es el único banco de capitales cubano que funciona fuera de la isla. Su principal accionista es el Banco Central de Cuba, según datos publicados por este emisor. Con una ubicación privilegiada en la City de Londres, el banco cuenta con una red de 400 corresponsales en el mundo. Estas sanciones llegan justo cuando el gobierno comunista de la isla caribeña abrió la circulación de dólares permitiendo la venta de alimentos en divisas en algunas tiendas estatales. John S. Kavulich, presidente de la organización Consejo de Comercio y Economía entre Estados Unidos y Cuba explicó a la AFP que la estrategia de la OFAC es "crear y después mantener una toxicidad". El gobierno del republicano Donald Trump revirtió la apertura con Cuba promovida por su predecesor demócrata Barack Obama, endureciendo el bloqueo que rige desde 1962, bajo argumentos de violaciones de los derechos humanos de cubanos y el apoyo oficial al gobierno del socialista Nicolás Maduro en Venezuela. "El gobierno de Trump quiere hacer que todas las transacciones que involucren exportaciones desde o importaciones hacia o servicios que vengan de Cuba sean más caras, ineficientes y complicadas", indicó Kavulich. El experto señaló que esto también es "una señal para el gobierno del Reino Unido". Miami Herald Miami, Florida 30 July 2020 “We are closing all doors.” The Trump administration goes after Cuban bank in London By Nora Gámez Torres and Mario J. Pentón The United States sanctioned Havin Bank, a London-based Cuban-owned bank, on Thursday in another attempt by the Trump administration to cut off the money flowing to the island’s government. The Treasury Department included Havin Bank on a list of blocked entities that companies or persons under U.S. jurisdiction cannot engage with. Any foreign company that uses the United States’ financial system could also violate the Treasury’s regulations if found conducting business with the bank, a senior administration official told the Miami Herald. “You can’t be a functioning bank in the UK and not have some sort of connection to the U.S.,” he said. “This continues to close the doors for them,” added the official, who criticized the Cuban government for its “repression” and “stealing” from the people.” “Every time they think they will have a vehicle to conduct international financial activities, we will shut it down,” the official said. “We are making the cost of the Cuban regime doing business as usual all the higher. We will continue with that until they change their behavior.” The bank had previously been included in the list of blocked entities but under its original name, Havana International Bank. In 2015, during the thaw of relations promoted by the Obama administration, Treasury removed from its blacklist several officials linked to the bank. Emilio Morales, director of the Miami-based The Havana Consulting Group, said that the bank in London provided “a small oxygen line” to the government. “With this designation, everything is going to be more difficult for them. The companies that did business with that bank are going to think twice about continuing it,” he said. Havana International Bank was created in 1972 as a private limited company in London.
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