Cuba marched against the US blockade and sanctions. Photo: Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.In the stillness of a Havana night, the only sounds are the hum of a generator at a distant hospital and the murmur of a family gathered by candlelight. For them, “US national security” is not an abstract concept debated on American cable news; it is the tangible reality of a 20-hour blackout, the smell of spoiled food, and the fear for a child’s refrigerated medicine. This is the face of a policy that the United States government characterizes as a response to an “extraordinary threat.” The real threat, however, is not military. It is the 67-year-old defiance of a small island nation that has refused to relinquish its sovereignty.

Poto: Juan Pablo Carreras

The Provincial Company of Local Industries (AVIL) of Holguín offers various job opportunities to people from disability organizations in the province in the state's workshops and ensures their labor rights and guarantees.

Deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX) Déborah Rivas reported Thursday that more than 60 businesses with foreign capital were approved in Cuba in the last two years in key economic sectors.