Cuba’s Christmas celebration is changing as a reflection of a broader evolution for Cuba to animate its past and invent a future. Christmas Eve remains overshadowed among Cubans by the New Years’ celebration – which happens to coincide with the day of the 1959 revolution – although many Cubans get together with their families for … Read more
Havana Air has launched the first automated direct airline booking service to Cuba for U.S. travelers. Beginning January 1, 2016, users can begin effortlessly booking their flights via the airline’s website. The user-friendly platform will allow travelers to book their reservations while having the ability to access and submit all required authorization forms and Visa … Read more
The Cuba Journal discussed Cuba’s entrepreneurial sector and tech scene with Ted Henken, one of the authors of Entrepreneurial Cuba: The Changing Policy Landscape. The book is wide in scope – but also practical for people interested in Cuba’s fascinating social and economic transformation. After reviewing the evolution of Cuba’s policies since 1959, the authors … Read more
JetBlue is applauding the recently-approved civil aviation agreement between the US and Cuba. The company said it would submit its application for new routes to the US Department of Transportation once it had fully reviewed the terms of agreement “has clarity on the process and timing of assigning frequencies to U.S. airlines.” “Interest in Cuba … Read more
Ten Cuban-American business leaders published a full-page advertisement in today’s Miami Herald after a recent trip to Cuba. According to an article in the Miami Herald, the ten business leaders returned from Cuba convinced that stronger ties to the U.S. would help Cubans. The advertisement, “An Open Letter to Our Fellow Cuban-Americans”, says, “We saw … Read more
The Hemingway International Billfishing Tournament hosts fishermen from around the world in pursuit of marlin and other large deep sea fish, including tuna and wahoo, using 80-pound fishing line. It will be held at Marina Hemingway, nine miles west of Havana, on June 13th-18th 2016. First held in 1950, this year’s tournament enjoys its 66th … Read more
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s statement on the first anniversary of the US-Cuba rapprochement By John Kerry A year has passed since President Obama proposed normalizing relations with Cuba, re-opening our embassies, and creating more opportunities for our two peoples to engage with one another. This was a dramatic change in policy, but it represented … Read more
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, the chief author of the Freedom to Export to Cuba Act, continued her pro-Cuba support by highlighting the agreement between the US and Cuba to resume commercial air travel. She said, “Securing commercial flights between the United States and Cuba will make it easier for Americans to seek travel and commerce … Read more
In broadcast speech today, Castro reflected om advances the two countries have made in the last year when he and US President Obama announced they would work to normalize ties and repair decades of Cold War-era hostilities. In the unscheduled speech, Castro said, “The government of Cuba is fully willing to continue advancing in the … Read more
Signs point to conditions – and momentum – for the US to repeal the embargo against Cuba. The Castros refer to the US embargo against Cuba as a blockade. The US embargo started out as a trade embargo but today is actually a broad web of laws and regulations that have been expanded and reduced … Read more
