David C. Adams

British-born, Miami-based, freelance journalist for @nytimes, @TheEconomist and @CPJAmericas.

[Starlink @Starlink]

Starlink is providing high-speed internet to a community tech center in Île-à-Vache, a remote island off the coast of Haiti, connecting hundreds of students and teachers to reliable connectivity for the first time 🛰️❤️

[David C. Adams @dadams7308]

@ric23 A lot of announcements about changes that never seem to come.

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U.S. Blocks Deal by Florida Company to Supply Fuel to Cuba https://t.co/R0vjFunQb6 via @NYTimes

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The World Cup can save soccer's soul by exalting Josué St. Vilus, not five-figure ticket prices by @TimPadgett2 https://t.co/uXOvELL4co

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Hard to see what possible political message this could carry. 🤷 World Cup 2026: Haiti forced to alter kit days before opener against Scotland - BBC Sport https://t.co/4Plr4fzulh

[Nora Gámez Torres @ngameztorres]

Miami firm strikes deal to send fuel to #Cuba private sector on oil tankers. The deal is the first of its kind and could pave the way for more U.S. companies to participate in Cuba’s energy sector, a goal the Trump administration has been pursuing.
https://t.co/VRFNJsHV9l.

[Chatham House @ChathamHouse]

"The Cuban regime, for all of its sins, has basically survived under a defensive crouch.... it is built to resist."

@ChrisSabatini on the nature of the regime in Cuba and its relationship with the United States.

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“Cuba does not need a witch hunt, nor does it need to replace one form of exclusion with another. We do not need to create a new category of defeated citizens.The vast majority of Cubans are not responsible for the national crisis. The vast majority simply tried to survive.” - @HugoCancio
Cuba Needs a National Pact via @OnCubaNews https://t.co/I4daUo8lwE

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I am in Madrid this week, and as they say here wistfully: "Más se perdió en Cuba," to console people for a loss. The saying dates back to 1898 and the end of the disastrous Spanish-American War that ended Spanish colonial rule in the western hemisphere.

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As Trump expands sanctions on Cuba’s economy, Spanish and Canadian hotel chains pull out and credit companies are forced to cut services. Via @FrancesRobles https://t.co/NngfUdJoj1

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The Cuba squeeze keeps getting worse… Cuba to suspend Visa and Mastercard transactions, citing US sanctions. Soon nothing will be working there. https://t.co/aiYSCw79pG

[Patrick Oppmann CNN @CNN_Oppmann]

Raul Castro turns 95 today as the revolution he and his brother Fidel started faces unprecedented pressure and he is under US indictment.

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Will the US now take over these hotel contracts as part of the new US hegemony in the Caribbean basin? It's a hard bargain for Cuba to swallow perhaps, but can Havana afford to look a gift horse in the mouth? https://t.co/qkPdCDfdTs

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The potential "day after" problems are enormous, from the need for fast investment to resolve energy issues, as well as management of a political transition. Economist @mdemirandap laid out some of the challenges in these simple graphics.

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I attended a thought-provoking forum on "The Cuba of tomorrow" in Madrid this week. You don't see this kind of discussion in Miami, where the focus is still very much on how to bring about regime change and not planning for what comes next. Via @diariodecuba

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@MarioJPenton Mario, Van Hollen makes a fair point. It would be good policy to provide more fresh evidence to the media. Cuba may be guilty of many sins, but I would be interested to know more about the alleged terrorism links and threats to national security.

[U.S. Southern Command @Southcom]

#SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan met with Army Corps General, Gen. Roberto Legrá Sotolongo, First Deputy Minister of the Chief of the General Staff, and other senior leaders from the Cuban military today at the perimeter of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for a brief exchange on operational security matters. Gen. Donovan also led a perimeter security assessment of the naval base and discussed force protection, safety of service members and their families, and operational readiness with base officials.

Naval Station Guantanamo Bay is a vital operational and logistical hub that supports U.S. military efforts to counter threats that undermine security, stability and democracy in our hemisphere. @DeptofWar @USNavy @WHAAsstSecty @USAenEspanol @USEmbCuba

[David C. Adams @dadams7308]

Cuban MiG pilot sentenced to only 7 months in jail. Surely a cooperation deal has been worked out.

[Mario J. Pentón @MarioJPenton]

Piloto cubano acusado en caso de Hermanos al Rescate sentenciado en EEUU por fraude migratorio https://t.co/abViOPPrNM

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Food, Flashlights and Fans: Floridians Step Up Aid to Cuban Relatives. Months into the oil blockade imposed by President Trump, many Cubans are relying more than ever on relatives in the U.S. for help meeting their daily needs. https://t.co/gbkSJYuQyF

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Anyerman Quiñones sums up how many Cubans feel. He blames the blackouts mostly on the regime. “This country prioritized building hotels, not power plants.” Reporting by @ManInHabana

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As night fell, Anyerman Quiñones, 40, a building painter for a state-owned company, says after working for the state for more than 20 years, he has nothing to show for it.
“The system has to fall,” he said. “They have to go. Or change the way they think.” https://t.co/NFz0Glujk6