Tag Archives: Cuba

Ostreicher Confirms: Tons of His Rice Donated to Cuba by Bolivian Govt.

Posted on 04/20/2013 No comments

ostreichers riceLa Paz, Bolivia – On the Dov Hikind show minutes ago, Jacob Ostreicer confirmed a report that was previously published here on Gestetner Updates, that Four Hundred and Seventy Five Tons of Rice that was donated by the Bolivian Govt. to Cuba was indeed Jacob Ostreicher’s Rice.

He also reiterates his previous claims that former Bolivian Minister and current Bolivian UN ambassador Sacha Llorenti (@SachaLlorenti) was giving the power to Fernando Rivera and other corrupted officials that made the whole network possible.

Video: Jay Carney Rambles State Department Statement Re Allan Gross

Posted on 12/04/2012 No comments

WH Press Sec Jay Carney was “asked” about Allan Gross and out came a long written, prepared statement which was earlier attributed as being said by Mark C. Toner, Deputy Spokesperson for the US State Department.

In ‘Announcement’ Cuba Claims Jewish Contractor in Good Health

Posted on 11/28/2012 No comments

Cuba has poured cold water on hopes that Alan Gross will be released from a  Cuban prison cell anytime soon. In a statement released November 28 Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials  insisted that Gross’s health — which has been a recent cause for growing concern  according to his family — is normal. Gross, a Jewish American contractor jailed  on spying charges, is 63. – Paul Berger

Cuba Plans ‘Announcement’ on Alan Gross Wed Morning

Posted on 11/27/2012 No comments

Paul Berger from the Forward Reports: Cuban officials have put U.S. media on alert that an announcement is imminent  on the plight of Alan Gross, a Jewish contractor held in a Cuban jail for almost  three years. The announcement is expected to be made the morning of November 28, the  officials said. The warning came one day after Cuba expert Jaime Suchlicki, of Miami  University, published an  article in the Miami Herald hinting that Cuba is considering a pardon for  Gross.

Canada, Brazil, FL Chamber Warn Gov. Scott Against New-Type Cuba-Ban

Posted on 04/23/2012 No comments

Miami Herald Reports: Florida’s top two foreign trading partners and the Florida Chamber of Commerce are sounding alarms about a new state law banning governments from hiring companies with business ties to Cuba. The warnings from economic powerhouses Canada and Brazil pit mighty business interests against the Miami-Dade lawmakers who authored the bill and the majority of legislators who voted for it, placing Florida’s pro-business governor in a political bind. Read more »