Cuban families receive ‘Made in Mexico’ essentials as crisis worsens
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-mexico-aid-sheinbaum-4e5732a8acf0905340821716c2ff397f

from #AssociatedPress #APNews
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
February 19, 2026

Guillermo Beltrán walked away with two heavy bags on Thursday, each containing an essential haul — rice, beans, amaranth and crackers — complemented by a bottle of oil, large cans of sardines and canned peaches. Every label carried the same simple phrase “Made in #Mexico.”

Beltrán, a 70-year-old Cuban father of two, was one of several hundred recipients of #Mexican #humanitarian assistance, ordered by President #ClaudiaSheinbaum in support of the island nation as it faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a #US #oil #embargo.

“I feel very grateful,” said Beltrán. “The Mexican president should be praised to the skies for showing such concern and courage.”

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #news #politics #USpol #Cuba

Cuban families receive ‘Made in Mexico’ essentials as crisis worsens
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-mexico-aid-sheinbaum-4e5732a8acf0905340821716c2ff397f

from #AssociatedPress #APNews
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
February 19, 2026

Guillermo Beltrán walked away with two heavy bags on Thursday, each containing an essential haul — rice, beans, amaranth and crackers — complemented by a bottle of oil, large cans of sardines and canned peaches. Every label carried the same simple phrase “Made in #Mexico.”

Beltrán, a 70-year-old Cuban father of two, was one of several hundred recipients of #Mexican #humanitarian assistance, ordered by President #ClaudiaSheinbaum in support of the island nation as it faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a #US #oil #embargo.

“I feel very grateful,” said Beltrán. “The Mexican president should be praised to the skies for showing such concern and courage.”

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #news #politics #USpol #Cuba

‘We Are Sailing to Cuba’: Humanitarian Coalition Announces Flotilla to Break US Blockade
“Together, we can break the siege, save lives, and stand up for the cause of Cuban self-determination,” said the mission’s organizers.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/cuba-flotilla

from #CommonDreams
Brett Wilkins
Feb 12, 2026

Members of #ProgressiveInternational, #CodePink, and other direct action and advocacy groups plan to set sail for #Cuba next month in the #NuestraAméricaFlotilla, which they said is inspired by the Global Sumud Flotilla missions to break Israel’s illegal blockade of #Gaza amid the ongoing genocide in the Palestinian exclave.

“We are sailing to #Cuba, bringing critical humanitarian aid for its people,” the flotilla organizers said on their website. “The #Trump administration is strangling the island, cutting off fuel, flights, and critical supplies for survival. The consequences are lethal, for newborns and parents, for the elderly and the sick.”

#OilForCuba!
#news #politics #USpol

‘We Are Sailing to Cuba’: Humanitarian Coalition Announces Flotilla to Break US Blockade
“Together, we can break the siege, save lives, and stand up for the cause of Cuban self-determination,” said the mission’s organizers.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/cuba-flotilla

from #CommonDreams
Brett Wilkins
Feb 12, 2026

Members of #ProgressiveInternational, #CodePink, and other direct action and advocacy groups plan to set sail for #Cuba next month in the #NuestraAméricaFlotilla, which they said is inspired by the Global Sumud Flotilla missions to break Israel’s illegal blockade of #Gaza amid the ongoing genocide in the Palestinian exclave.

“We are sailing to #Cuba, bringing critical humanitarian aid for its people,” the flotilla organizers said on their website. “The #Trump administration is strangling the island, cutting off fuel, flights, and critical supplies for survival. The consequences are lethal, for newborns and parents, for the elderly and the sick.”

#OilForCuba!
#news #politics #USpol