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Lay-off Cuba
Reuters reports that US President Donald Trump has intensified his rhetoric against Cuba during a White House interview with its US National Affairs Correspondent, Daniel Trotta: Trump: “You know all my life I’ve been hearing about the United States and Cuba… I do believe I’ll have the honor, of having the honor, of taking Cuba.“Trotta:…
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Operation Carlota – Cuba’s secret flights to Angola via Barbados
Fifty years ago on 7th November 1975, Cuba launch Operation Carlota using Seawell airport as the first refuelling stop on the long flight east from Cuba to Angola transporting elite Cuban troops in support of the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), which was facing external aggression aimed at thwarting independence. These flights…
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Cuba – A different perspective
This post “Cuba – A different persecutive” was originally published on 22nd March 2022 and was updated on 12th July 2025 with details of my 2023 trip to Cuba, photographs from my 2024 trip to Cuba and with details of an upcoming BMHS study tour to Cuba from 24th November 2025 to 1st December 2025.…
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Cuba
Cuba is a country that is misrepresented and misunderstood by the rest of the world. I have a very different view from that portrayed in the press and internet. Cubans are very proud of their heritage and history. Their education and health care systems are much better than most countries. There are many Colectivos (shared…
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Caribbean travel, expeditions, hiking and trekking exploits to Cuba.