The US has escalated pressure on Cuba by imposing new sanctions on GAESA, a conglomerate linked to the armed forces that controls a significant portion of the island's economy.

<p> <img alt="" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110056/100x80/cuba.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday a new package of sanctions against the Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), the conglomerate linked to the Cuban Armed Forces that controls approximately 40% of the island's economy, in a fresh escalation of the economic pres...