2019-03-05   World

Trump tightens trade embargo on Cuba over aid to Venezuela

Trump tightens trade embargo on Cuba over aid to Venezuela

HAVANA (AP) – The Trump administration announced Monday that it is tightening the six-decade trade embargo on Cuba by allowing lawsuits against Cuban companies using properties confiscated after its 1959 revolution, though the impact appears to be largely symbolic. The announcement limits lawsuits to a list of about 200 Cuban businesses and government agencies that are already subject to special U.