{"id":2614408,"date":"2026-06-15T20:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/online-portal-used-by-cubans-in-us-to-send-aid-to-relatives-closes\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:11:37","slug":"online-portal-used-by-cubans-in-us-to-send-aid-to-relatives-closes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/online-portal-used-by-cubans-in-us-to-send-aid-to-relatives-closes\/","title":{"rendered":"Online portal used by Cubans in US to send aid to relatives closes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fonline-portal-used-by-cubans-in-us-to-send-aid-to-relatives-closes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614408&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh online platform Envioscuba.com, previously used by Cubans in the United States to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hagerty-biden-admin-awarding-hamas-with-u-s-taxpayer-dollars\/\" title=\"Hagerty: Biden Admin Awarding Hamas with U.S. Taxpayer Dollars\">send aid<\/a> to family members in Cuba, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israels-allies-scramble-to-address-continued-military-campaign\/\" title=\"Israel&#039;s allies scramble to address continued military campaign\">ceased operations due<\/a> to U.S. sanctions and pressure. The website was linked to GAESA,a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-former-cuban-dictator-raul-castro-indicted-in-deadly-1996-shootdown-of-american-aircraft\/\" title=\"Breaking: Former ...n Dictator Raul Castro Indicted in Deadly 1996 Shootdown of American Aircraft\">military-controlled conglomerate<\/a> that dominates much of cuba\u2019s economy,and was used to sell goods stored in GAESA warehouses,benefiting the military&#8217;s financial interests.The shutdown reflects the broader impact of increased US sanctions and Cuba\u2019s economic challenges, including a critically important reduction in business activities. Experts note that GAESA controls a substantial portion of Cuba&#8217;s economy (estimated between 40% and 70%),yet profits from its operations do not benefit the Cuban government directly. The closure of platforms like Envioscuba.com indicates a declining presence of commercial enterprises connected to GAESA amidst ongoing economic difficulties and U.S. restrictions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary online portal through which <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cuba\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"212\">Cubans<\/a> in the United States send aid to relatives back on the island ceased operations under pressure from U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sanctions\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"787\">sanctions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Envioscuba.com has long served as a key portal for Cuban Americans to send support back home, but the operation was directly connected to the Grupo de Administracion Empresarial, or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4597260\/gaesa-what-to-know-cuban-economic-conglomerate\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4597260\">GAESA<\/a>, a military-run conglomerate that controls much of Cuba\u2019s economy. Visitors to the website are now greeted by a message saying it is ceasing operations.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4608580\/hezbollah-attacks-undermine-claims-iranian-good-faith-guy-benson\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hezbollah attacks undermine claims of Iranian good faith: Guy Benson<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4608078\/israel-trump-lebanon-stikes-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel says Trump\u2019s order to stop Lebanon strikes a \u2018resounding slap in the face\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4608059\/trump-netanyahu-judgment-beirut-strikes\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump scolds Netanyahu for having \u2018no f***ing judgment\u2019 after Beirut strike<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDue to reasons beyond our control, our platform can no longer provide services,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll approved and pending orders will be shipped. Our support team will be available to assist you with any questions or requests you may have,\u201d the message concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The message is now the only display on the website, blocking any attempt to contact customer support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emilio Morales, president at the Miami-based consulting firm Havana Consulting Group, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cuba-sanctions-us-trump-eeeefe6e886f9d113de06507425fbfee\">explained<\/a> to the<em> Associated Press<\/em> that the portal and those like it would sell and deliver products stored in GAESA warehouses on the island, directly contributing to the group\u2019s coffers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe trend is for all of this to disappear, because GAESA is behind it all,\u201d he said, adding that all other similar portals are likely to shut down soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shutdown is among the most crippling of an increasing exodus of businesses from the island, following U.S. sanctions against the island\u2019s economic nerve center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christopher Hernandez-Roy, acting director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Americas Program, described GAESA to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> earlier this month as a \u201cmonolithic economic conglomerate\u201d controlled by the Cuban armed forces. 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