Florida Criminalizes Local Companies That Conduct Business with Cuba

Rubio sanctions Cuban entities despite country’s attempt to liberalize

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sanctioned five Cuban companies, despite Havana’s attempts to liberalize. Rubio leaned into the stick side of the carrot-and-stick approach to Cuba on Tuesday, dashing hopes from the Cuban government that a new move to modernize could spare it from further crushing sanctions. Three of the five companies were linked to []

SCOTUS: Cuban Confiscation Suits to Proceed

The era of the Trump doctrine on Cuba finally begins.

US slaps new sanctions on Cuba

The US hit Cuban state companies Tuesday with new sanctions that analysts say are expected to spook foreign investors and deepen a severe economic crisis. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the sanctions target five Cuban entities, including three linked to Grupo de Administracion Empresarial S.A., a business conglomerate run by Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces. Best known as GAESA , it is believed to command nearly 40 percent of Cuba's gross domestic product. As of early 2024, it held 14.

Florida Governor Candidate Byron Donalds Sued Over 2022 Grocery Store Confrontation

A confrontation inside a Naples, Florida, gourmet grocery store has led to a civil assault lawsuit against U.S. Representative Byron Donalds, a leading Republican candidate for Florida governor. Kelly Mason, a member of the Collier County School Board, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday. The legal action comes roughly one month before the state’s August 18 [] Florida Governor Candidate Byron Donalds Sued Over 2022 Grocery Store Confrontation

U.S. levies sanctions on Cuban state companies that are key to island nation's economy

The U.S. hit Cuban state companies on Tuesday with new sanctions that analysts say are expected to spook foreign investors and deepen a severe economic crisis.