Cuba Journal 
Karl Lagerfeld is in Havana this month to present his 2017 resort collection for Chanel, but before the runway event takes place, the designer will also debut an exhibition of his photography in the historic city. A photography exhibition, “Obra en Proceso/Work in Progress”, opened last week in Havana at Factoria Habana, less than a week … Read more
On April 21, three US federal agencies and the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities announced a number of agreements that create arts and cultural collaborations between US and Cuban scholars, artists, public agencies, and institutions. These agreements will, in the words of First Lady Michelle Obama, “highlight the commonalities that unite all … Read more
Above: the Fathom ship in the Port of Havana By the Cuba Journal staff A US cruise ship just docked in Cuba. Fathom’s history-making Adonia ship docked in the Port of Havana on Monday morning, the first US ship to do so in more than half a century. Carnival counsel Arnie Perez was the first … Read more
A leading vacation exchange company is offering travel options to Cuba through a new alliance with Cuba Travel Services, an established travel tour company. RCI members in the US will now have access to unique “people-to-people” educational tour packages designed and operated by Cuba Travel Services. With an initial pilot of the tours providing two … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff It was history in the making as Carnival’s Fathom cruise brand officially began its first-ever cruise to Cuba, the first cruise by a US company to Cuba in more than a half-century. The MV Adonia set sail from PortMiami late Sunday afternoon on a seven-night itinerary that will include three-and-a-half … Read more
Hemingway’s home in Cuba was the topic of discussion on the floor of the US House of Representatives yesterday. Congressman Jim McGovern, a senior House Democrat and leading voice in the push for normalizing U.S.-Cuba relations, spoke in honor of the Finca Vigia Foundation, based in Massachusetts. The foundation is the result of a multi-year … Read more
This week a baseball trainer and a sports agent in Florida pleaded not guilty in US federal court to charges linked to the smuggling of top Cuban baseball talent out of the island nation and into the US. Julio Estrada, owner of an athletic training business in Miami, who was arrested Friday, pleaded not guilty … Read more
Today, in a series of high-level meetings, the UK’s Foreign Secretary called on his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodríguez and other government leaders to discuss the recent social and economic changes in Cuba, human rights, trade and investment, and the fight against global health threats such as the Zika virus. During the historic visit, the Foreign … Read more
Cuba has a number of non-tariff measures, institutional and infrastructural factors, and other barriers that affect the ability of foreign partners to trade with or invest in the country. Some of these factors are possible barriers because they are not yet faced by US firms, due to the limited involvement of US firms in the … Read more
In a sign of commitment to Cuba’s ongoing economic transformation, Denmark’s Maersk Line launched a direct Cork to Cuba container shipping service linking Northern Europe and Cuba. The service will call at the Special Economic Zone in Mariel port, about 25 miles from Havana along with a weekly feeder service to Santiago de Cuba. The first … Read more
