{"id":2656,"date":"2026-06-18T12:03:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2026-06-18T12:03:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:03:50","slug":"cuba-humanitarian-aid-deal-puts-catholic-church-in-control-as-regime-teeters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2656","title":{"rendered":"Cuba humanitarian aid deal puts Catholic Church in control as regime teeters"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI \u2014 The need for food, medicine and other basic essentials across Cuba is the most dire it has ever been &#8212; and it\u2019s one reason why a crucial meeting took place Wednesday on the island between Cuban religious organizations and U.S. diplomat Mike Hammer, aimed at getting supplies to the people.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2654\">MFR: 4 boats damaged in fire at Miami marina<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The agreement calls for at least $60 million in humanitarian aid, provided by the Trump administration, to be controlled by the Cuban Catholic Church. Another $40 million would be handled by trusted non-governmental organizations, though still under challenging conditions.<\/p>\n<p>But getting that aid where it needs to go is easier said than done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spoke to the Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba not too long ago and he says the logistics of it is &#8212; they have no gasoline to deliver some of the humanitarian aid. Even in the region of Santiago de Cuba, it is very difficult,\u201d said Local 10 News Cuba analyst Andy Gomez.<\/p>\n<p>Gomez believes Cuba is on the brink of a historic change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this instance, the situations are so bad that they\u2019re gonna need help from the outside,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>There is some talk of the U.S. military stepping in to help fill the gap in delivering foreign aid, but that scenario is unlikely to have the blessing of the Cuban regime.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2652\">4 displaced after tiki hut, home catch fire in Fort Lauderdale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy allowing the U.S. military to go in, then you\u2019re gonna have 8.3 million Cubans demanding much more and that is the fall of the regime &#8212; and they know that. And that\u2019s what Cuba does not want,\u201d Gomez said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a meeting is set for Thursday with Cuba\u2019s National Assembly, economists and President Miguel Diaz-Canel, billed as a meeting to evaluate proposals for economic and social transformations. Gomez isn\u2019t buying the framing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s basically saying behind closed doors &#8212; uh oh, where do we go with this?\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>When asked if it amounts to a crisis meeting, Gomez didn\u2019t hesitate. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a crisis meeting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Gomez questions what economic reforms Cuba could realistically introduce in that meeting besides approving new laws to attract foreign investment. 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