Cuban regatta protests US sanctions

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Some 50 boats took part in a protest regatta in Cuba's Cienfuegos Bay Sunday, accompanied by bikers and people waving flags on the shore, to ...

Cuba's relations with the United States have been at a low since then-president Donald Trump reinforced the measures following an historic but temporary easing of tensions under Barack Obama between 2014 and 2016 AFP/Yamil LAGECIENFUEGOS, Cuba: Some 50 boats took part in a protest regatta in Cuba's Cienfuegos Bay on Sunday , accompanied by bikers and people waving flags on the shore, to demand an end to US sanctions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Under American sanctions since 1962, Cuba has a long tradition of making its own vaccines, dating back to the 1980s, and is working on five coronavirus candidate shots. It has not bought or sought coronavirus vaccines from elsewhere.From the coast of Cienfuegos Bay, 245 kilometers southeast of Havana, a group of young Communist Party supporters encouraged the non-competitive regatta participants with messages including:"No to the genocidal and inhumane blockade.

Fishing boats and kayaks also participated in the event, as did bikers on the shore waving Cuban flags and shouting the revolutionary slogan"Fatherland or Death."

 

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