Norwegian Cruise Line today announced that it has received approval from the government of the Republic of Cuba to operate cruises to Cuba, beginning March 2017. All three of the company’s brands: Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will offer U.S. travelers the opportunity to visit the culturally and historically rich … Read more
Today, four Cuban private business owners will join U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and a bipartisan group of other congressional leaders in a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss how U.S. regulatory changes to Cuba sanctions are … Read more
With the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), a team from one of the country’s leading art conservation programs visited Cuba last month as part of a historic educational trip. NEH Chairman William D. Adams announced the $30,000 grant to the Winterthur-University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC) … Read more
From the applications to fly direct into Cuba to the death of Fidel Castro, the island nation continues to capture headlines. Sabre, the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, conducted analysis that reveals a shifting interest in travel to Cuba. First, Sabre had a surge in shopping when President Obama became the first U.S. … Read more
President-elect Trump has recently stated his dissatisfaction with the detente between the U.S. and Cuba. His campaign focused on the plight of U.S. middle-class workers unemployed due to a supposed exodus of companies seeking lower labor costs outside the U.S. In an apparent contradiction to his convictions, the U.S Labor Department recently awarded Trump approval … Read more
In another ejection of geo-fragrance, PitBull announces “PitBull Cuba” fragrance for men and women. “This is my personal favorite, and it’s one step closer to freedom – CUBA LIBRE,” he says. “I wanted to pay a sensorial tribute to my family heritage. Cuba is warm, sexy and vibrant. It’s designed for confident individuals who flirt with the unknown.” The latest … Read more
Twenty years ago, communist countries began their shift towards capitalism. What do we know now that we didn’t know then that is relevant for Cuba? Harvard’s Andrei Shleifer, the Russian-born, American-trained economist, provides his answers via VoxEU.org in a article from 2012. by Andrei Shleifer Recently, I was asked by the organisers of the IIASA … Read more
Sure, you know the mojito. It’s become synonymous with Havana, an immediate flash to La Bodeguita del Medio and Hemingway’s afternoons (and mornings). As has the daiquiri, another Hemingway favorite, easy to make and even easier still to drink. But there’s another Hemingway cocktail on the bar menus in Havana, and it is about to … Read more
While Trump has said he wants to negotiate a better deal with Cuba, it is unclear how much he is willing to reverse President Obama’s measures. Representative Rick Crawford, an Arkansas Republican, said he didn’t necessarily think there would be, “a knee-jerk reaction,” to what Obama had done. “I think it’s time to take off … Read more
According to reports, the White House has stepped up efforts to secure deals for U.S. companies seeking to get established in Cuba. What’s at stake is a potential reversal of President Obama’s detente with Cuba in the wake of threats by President-elect Trump to reverse the policy of engagement with the island nation. General Electric, … Read more
