Two Cuba-bound aid ships missing after leaving Mexico

Mexico's navy launches a rescue mission for ships delivering aid to Cuba, strained by food and fuel shortages amid a US embargo.

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In Modulo 2, a renovated wing of a high-security facility in Cancún, female prisoners find moments of solidarity, pride and creativity in their confinement At the end of a road in the city of Cancún, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, a tall watchtower rises behind barbed wire and perimeter walls closely monitored by the army. This is where the Cereso stands, a high-security prison complex housing a men’s facility as well as a section called Modulo 2 that is reserved for females. A total o...

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Mexico launches search for two missing aid boats bound for Cuba

Mexico’s navy has launched a search operation after two boats carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba went missing.

2 humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says

Mexico's navy said on Thursday it had activated a search-and-rescue operation in the Caribbean to locate two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba after the vessels failed to arrive in Havana as scheduled.

Two aid boats go missing en route to Cuba, says Mexico

Two humanitarian aid boats with nine people onboard have not reached Havana after setting sail from Mexico. The Mexican navy is now conducting a search and rescue operation.

Mexico’s navy searches for 2 Cuba-bound aid boats that are missing

The Mexican navy said on Thursday that it was searching for two boats transporting humanitarian aid for Cuba with nine crew of different nationalities on board. The vessels set sail last Friday from Isla Mujeres in Mexico’s southeastern state of Quintana Roo and were due to arrive in Havana on Tuesday or Wednesday this week, the navy said in a statement. It said that there had been neither “communication nor confirmation of their arrival” in Cuba and that it has alerted naval commanders in th...

By Agence France-Presse

Mexican Navy searching for two sailboats carrying aid to Cuba lost in the Caribbean

The boats set sail six days ago from Isla Mujeres, in Quintana Roo, and according to authorities, there is no confirmation that they have reached their destination

By Juan Carlos Espinosa

Two humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba missing, Mexico says - The Straits Times

Two humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba missing, Mexico says  The Straits Times

Two humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says

The vessels had been expected to arrive between March 24 and 25, but there had been no communication from them and no confirmation of their arrival, the navy said.

Two aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says

Mexico's navy has said it had activated a search-and-rescue operation in the Caribbean to locate two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba after the vessels failed to arrive in Havana as scheduled.

Bucking expectations, central bank cuts interest rate despite inflationary pressures - Mexico News Daily

Bucking expectations, central bank cuts interest rate despite inflationary pressures  Mexico News Daily

Bucking expectations, central bank cuts interest rate despite inflationary pressures

Banxico cut its key interest rate to 6.75% on Thursday despite rising inflation — a split 3-2 board decision that caught most analysts off guard. The post Bucking expectations, central bank cuts interest rate despite inflationary pressures appeared first on Mexico News Daily

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