Cuba has opened the free importation of food and medicine by travelers | Announcements after protests on the island

After days of protests, the government of Cuba announced free importation of food, medicine and hygiene products by travelers Yes restructuring of public enterprises. Meanwhile, Miami Mayor Francis Suárez has said he will ask US President Joe Biden to lead a military intervention on the island. The Cuban authorities point to the United States as the instigator and promoter of the mobilizations.

“A person can bring as much food, hygiene products and medicine as they want”

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced the decision to grant new tariff treatment to food, medicine and cleaning products that carry passengers in their private suitcases.

“It means that a person can bring as much food, hygiene products and medicine as they want. The limit is not set by the country or customs, but by the airline in which it is traveling, ”explained Marrero.

The measure will be provisional andIt will be in effect from next Monday until December 31, date on which the results of the new policy will be evaluated. Until now, Cuba has allowed the import of up to 10 kilograms of these products without imposing tariffs.

Marrero clarified that those who wish to take advantage of this advantage they must differentiate the products inside the suitcases and do not mix them with the rest of the baggage contents.

“Regulations established by phytosanitary and veterinary authorities are maintained, for certain products which may involve risks of introducing diseases affecting the health of people, animals or plants ”, declared the Prime Minister within the framework of the Round Table program.

Marrero pointed out that because of the blockage suffered by the island, there was a significant lack of medication, in particular antihypertensives, antibiotics, analgesics, anxiolytics, contraceptives, vitamins and products for stomatological use.

“And so many people insist on trying to sell this matrix of opinion that there is no blockade in Cuba,” the prime minister said and assured that the purchase of supplies had been a priority for coronavirus cases . The measures adopted will minimize the impact. We cannot yet say that there will be stability in drug supply, but we will continue to prioritize this issue.

More reforms

On the other hand, the executive He also announced changes in the country’s wage policies, as part of a profound transformation of the state enterprise sector.

Also during a round table, the Minister of the Economy, Alejandro Gil Fernández, revealed that “The salary scale in the socialist state enterprise will be phased out, increasing its autonomy and improving the incomes of its workers.”.

Gil Fernández argued that this measure is not taken “so that from the day the company enters the system, all workers earn more. It will continue on the same principle that the more wealth you earn, the more efficient you are and the more you contribute to the state., with a model of reasonableness and economic sense ”.

The campaign against the Revolution

Over the past few days, there has been a decline in Internet services. Foreign Relations Minister Bruno Rodríguez said “it is true that there is a lack of (mobile) data, but there is also a lack of medicines.

Chancellor blamed the United States government for this week’s protests, notably for running a campaign via Twitter under the hashtag #SOSCuba.

Rodríguez denounced that the hashtag #SOSCuba has been launched since June in New York in an attempt to obstruct the United Nations General Assembly’s pronouncement against the blockade of Cuba by Washington. For the first time in history, the Assembly voted en masse in favor of lifting the blockade and there were only two votes against: the United States and Israel.

The Chancellor revealed that the users of the social network who used the labels the most #CanalHumanitarioCuba, #SOSCuba and #SOSMatanzas are coordinated by ProActiva Miami, an organization that supports the Cuban opposition from that city to the United States. ProActiva Miami, added Rodríguez, received funding from the Florida State Department last month.

Miami mayor calls for military action against Cuba

Meanwhile, in the United States, Miami Mayor Francis Suárez, a Republican lawyer and son of Xavier Suarez, the first Cuba-born Miami mayor, has encouraged the protests and assured that he will ask President Biden to lead air strikes on the island. .

“What should be considered now is a coalition of potential military actions in Cuba.”Suárez pointed out.

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said a “full review” of policy towards the Caribbean country was underway by the Biden administration.

The protests “have largely ceased due to the regime’s violent crackdown and retaliatory measures against Cubans in the exercise of their fundamental and universal rights,” the spokeswoman said, calling the situation “unacceptable. “. next few days, ”Psaki concluded.