In the spring of 2006, Havana was the site of a continued media battle between the US Interest Section and the Cuban Government. The US Interest Section had installed large LED signs across the 5th and 6th floors of the building in an effort to inform the Cuban people of current events as they traveled along the Malecón. The Cuban government quickly raised 50 flagpoles each with a black flag and a single white star, effectively blocking the signage. What one viewed was a group of majestic black flags blowing in the breeze with flickering red lights behind; the colors of the Communist party and the Revolution.