Andrea Rodriguez, Author at Greenfield Recorder

Classic American cars sit parked as their drivers await tourists in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Drivers of classic cars, owners of private restaurants, guides, handicrafts vendors and owners of rooms for rent will be among the most affected by the Trump administration’s new restrictions on travel to Cuba. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco)

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Cuba expects major economic damage from Trump measures

by Andrea Rodriguez Associated Press, and Michael Weissenstein Associated PressJune 5, 2019

HAVANA — Drivers of classic cars, restaurateurs, tour guides and owners of bed-and-breakfasts are all saying the Trump administration’s new restrictions on U.S travel to Cuba will be a severe blow to their businesses.The restrictions announced Tuesday…

Pura Castell walks to a butcher shop to buy chicken in Bauta, Cuba, Friday.

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Shortages hit Cuba, raising fears of new economic crisis

by Andrea Rodriguez Associated Press, and Michael Weissenstein Associated PressApril 18, 2019

People walk over debris in the street after a tornado in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. A tornado and pounding rains smashed into the eastern part of Cuba's capital overnight, toppling trees, bending power poles and flinging shards of metal roofing through the air as the storm cut a path of destruction across eastern Havana. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Tornado hits Havana; Cuban president says 3 dead

by Michael Weissenstein Associated Press, and Andrea Rodriguez Associated PressJanuary 28, 2019

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Forensic investigators and Ministry of Interior officers sift through remains of a Boeing 737 that plummeted into a yuca field with more than 100 passengers on board, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Airliner with 110 aboard crashes in Cuba, 3 said to survive

by Andrea Rodriguez Associated Press, and Michael Weissenstein Associated PressMay 18, 2018

A resident steps on rubble at his collapsed apartment building where two people died during the passing of Hurricane Irma in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Cuban state media reported 10 deaths despite the country's usually rigorous disaster preparations. More than 1 million were evacuated from flood-prone areas. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

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Long lines form for aid on Irma-battered Caribbean islands

by Andrea Rodriguez Associated Press, and Desmond Boylan Associated PressSeptember 11, 2017

A man reads a newspaper with the headline that reads in Spanish: "Colombia said No" in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Voters rejected a peace deal with leftist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, by a razor-thin margin in a national referendum Sunday, dismissing years of negotiations and delivering a setback to President Juan Manuel Santos. Final results showed that 50.2 percent opposed the accord, while 49.8 percent favored it. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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After emerging from hideouts, rebels now in limbo

by Joshua Goodman Associated Press, and Andrea Rodriguez Associated PressOctober 3, 2016

Opponents to the peace deal signed between the Colombian government and rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, celebrate as they listen to the results of the referendum to decide whether or not to support a peace accord to in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday.

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Colombia’s leader to push ahead on peace plan

by Joshua Goodman Associated Press, and Andrea Rodriguez Associated PressOctober 2, 2016

A woman shouts slogans in support of the peace agreement prior the signing of the peace agreement between Colombia’s government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Cartagena, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Colombia's government and the FARC will sign a peace agreement to end over 50 years of conflict. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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Colombia, FARC sign historic peace deal ending long conflict

by Joshua Goodman Associated Press, and Andrea Rodriguez Associated PressSeptember 26, 2016