Washington and Florida insiders are exploring lucrative deals for a post-communist Cuba crushed by ever-increasing US sanctions
Spanish hotel chains. A Canadian mining firm. European shipping giants. Visa and Mastercard. Scores of foreign companies have been driven out of Cuba this summer over fear of being hit with potent, new secondary sanctions. Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, told Axios last month there are “no escape valves” from his unprecedented pressure campaign against the island.
But not everybody is losing out. A growing cast of Washington and Florida insiders – from billionaire Trump cronies and Rubio-linked lobbyists to Cuban exiles – are jockeying for control of the communist-ruled island-nation’s key assets, charging top dollar to help clients navigate the ever-expanding web of sanctions, and positioning themselves for lucrative business opportunities in the case of regime collapse.
Since an executive order signed by Donald Trump on 1 May drove Canada’s Sherritt International from its nickel and cobalt mining joint venture with the Cuban state, two rival US bids to buy out its stake have been presented to US authorities.
Oh shut the fuck up
Happy to buy you a one way ticket to Cuba if you interested???.. Ya I’ll wait
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I mean sure if you want to save me half the cost of my vacation flights. did you think you made a point?
I made a point… And you proved it. I offered a one way flight to live there and instead you flexxed your privilege capitalizing on their poverty for a nice vacation. Nice work and good riddance. You’re just as bad as the rest of em
Lol no, I just wasnt agreeing to uproot my entire life and immigrate to a country I’ve never been or speak the language to win a bet some fuckwit on the internet put forward.