Ship with humanitarian aid from Nicaragua began route to Cuba

Managua, February 6 (RHC)-- The ship A.C Sandino set sail this Sunday from Port Arlen Siu to Bluefields Bay, as part of its route to Cuba with a solidarity cargo sent by the Nicaraguan government.

The cargo comprises 36 containers of food, 21 with coffee and 15 with rice, and is part of the humanitarian aid of the Central American nation in the face of the intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States.

As scheduled, the ship began its itinerary in the morning hours of this Sunday, from Port Arlen Siu, the main access route of the country to international markets in the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States.

The shipment donated by the Nicaraguan government, headed by President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo, is intended to provide support to the largest of the Antilles, affected by an acute economic crisis as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Caribbean nation is experiencing a tense situation, aggravated by the blockade and the 243 measures implemented under the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump, 55 of them in times of pandemic, and still maintained by current President Joe Biden.

Nicaragua sent three similar batches of foodstuffs during the year 2021 and the last one, dated December 5, included 50 food containers with products such as rice, beans and coffee, which arrived at the port of Mariel, in the western province of Artemisa.