Far-left activists stay in 5-star Cuban hotel as island suffers total blackout

Cuba suffered mass power outages throughout the weekend as activists filmed for social media

Mar 23 2026

Far-left activist groups and personalities flocked to Havana, Cuba, this week in an effort to protest the economic sanctions imposed on the country by President Donald Trump's administration.

The far-left group CodePink sponsored flights to the communist-led island, and the group was joined by Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, an ally of democratic socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The group has faced heavy backlash for staying in expensive hotels to meet with government officials even as Cuban residents go without electricity.

Trump imposed an oil blockade on Cuba earlier this year after the U.S. captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Some delegates in the "Nuestra America Convoy," including Piker, were staying at the 5-star Gran Hotel Bristol Meliá Collection and similar resorts. Piker defended the move on social media, saying U.S. law required that they stay at the ritzy hotels.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/far-left-activists-stay-5-star-cuban-hotel-island-suffers-total-blackout

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Mexico’s navy searches for two missing boats involved in Cuba aid convoy

The Nuestra America Convoy said that the sailboats were led by ‘experienced sailors’ with access to safety equipment.

Mar 27 2026

Mexico’s Navy and the United States Coast Guard have signalled that the search is ongoing for two missing sailboats that were part of a humanitarian convoy to Cuba this week.

Nine people were on board the two vessels, which departed from Isla Mujeres in Mexico on March 20. They were initially expected to arrive on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.

vhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/27/mexicos-navy-searches-for-two-missing-boats-involved-in-cuba-aid-convoy