{"id":2349,"date":"2020-07-09T14:25:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=2349"},"modified":"2020-07-09T14:25:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:25:27","slug":"ministers-denounce-tightening-of-us-blockade-against-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/ministers-denounce-tightening-of-us-blockade-against-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministers denounce tightening of US blockade against Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/blockade.jpeg?resize=474%2C355&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/blockade.jpeg?w=474&amp;ssl=1 474w, 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Washington&#8217;s blockade on the construction sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020, the tightening of the US blockade caused damages worth 238 million dollars, 87% of which was concentrated in the production of goods and services, Mesa noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The US economic, commercial and financial blockade was imposed on Cuba nearly 60 years ago, and local authorities have denounced that mass, flagrant and systematic violation of human rights of the Cuban people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/cubasi.cu\/en\/news\/ministers-denounce-tightening-us-blockade-against-cuba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cubasi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The minister for Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX), Rodrigo Malmierca, on Tuesday denounced the illegal and inhumane nature of the US blockade against Cuba<a class=\"moretag\" 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