President Obama’s use of executive authority to re-engage with Cuba means that same authority can be swiftly used by President-elect Trump to unravel the two years of detente between the two nations after Trump’s inauguration. But experts say Trump most likely will face tough resistance and challenges. “He could break diplomatic relations on his first … Read more
Cuba has prepared Fidel Castro’s final public appearance: a two-day memorial offering at Revolution Square in Havana. Beginning Wednesday, his ashes will be transported eastward across the country, in a three-day procession that follows in reverse the route taken by the young revolutionary and his rebel fighters as they advanced on Havana from the Sierra … Read more
This story was originally published in the Miami Herald editorial page on June 25, 1999 by Donald J. Trump Several large European investment groups have asked me to take the “Trump Magic” to Cuba. They have “begged” me to form partnerships to build casino-hotels in Havana. With the influx of foreign tourists, we would make … Read more
President Barack Obama proudly hailed the opening of U.S. ties with Cuba after 50 years of hostility and reacted diplomatically to the death of former President Fidel Castro, expressing condolences to his family. President-elect Donald Trump has criticized Obama’s Cuba policies, and released a toughly worded statement calling Fidel Castro a brutal dictator. The differences … Read more
On July 31, 2006, the official Cuban Communist Party newspaper Granma made public a Proclamation from President Fidel Castro, announcing a temporary transfer of power from Fidel to his brother Raul, who until that time served as a general in the Cuban armed forces and second-in-command of the government and the Communist Party. The transfer … Read more
by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Victor Mendez Today, for the first time in more than fifty years, a scheduled, commercial flight took off from the United States and landed in Havana, Cuba. I had the privilege of joining the passengers and crew on that flight this morning as it left Miami and made the … Read more
JetBlue launched service to Havana’s José Martí International Airport (HAV) from three of the airline’s focus cities, with the first flight taking off this morning shortly after 9 a.m. from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). JetBlue’s service to Havana from Orlando begins November 29 and service from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood begins November 30. … Read more
In 2012, Time Magazine named Fidel Castro as one of the 100 most influential personalities of all time. The ruler of a Caribbean Island with 10 million inhabitants would not normally rise to such notoriety. What’s different with Castro is his use of the media to advance his own personal image and message. Castro as … Read more
Cuba’s Communist Party has decreed nine days of national mourning for Fidel Castro in a directive that will largely suspend day-to-day life on the island nation until December 4 as Cubans commemorate Castro’s life in a series of memorials and vigils. Announced Saturday by the party’s central committee, the broadcast said the 90-year-old former leader … Read more
News of the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro has inspired reflections and debate about an ironic and controversial revolutionary leader. Shortly after the Cuban government’s announcement of Castro’s Friday death, Cuban exiles in Miami, Florida, took to the streets in celebration. Some were draped in Cuban flags, other danced in the streets, some dazed … Read more
