1.   But these changes in policy have not weakened the resolve of conservatives in Congress who support the ongoing embargo.

2.   Farmers, professionals and many others are struggling in the absence of aid from abroad and the ongoing American embargo.

3.   But a new Venezuelan contract to provide subsidized oil to Cuba rankled Washington, because of the ongoing U.S. embargo on the island.

4.   Cuba has announced it will begin setting up free trade zones to attract foreign capital despite an ongoing economic embargo.

5.   Inflation was almost triple digit, the country could not feed itself and the ongoing U.S. embargo on Hanoi blocked efforts to develop.