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The U.S. Treasury Department has tightened restrictions on travel to Cuba in retaliation to the country’s “destabilizing role” in the western hemispheric region. The agency said in a statement Tuesday it has banned group educational “people-to-people” travel to Cuba, one of the primary ways Americans visit the Caribbean island. Thousands of Americans began using this … Read more
Cuba’s citizens will soon be able to fully use the internet on their mobile phones, according to Cuban officials. Cuba is one of the last nations in the world to offer such service. Mayra Arevich, the president of the Cuban state-operated telecommunications company ETECSA, announced the news on national television last week. She said Cubans … Read more
Seeing Cuba for the first time, Christopher Columbus said, “The goodliest land that eye ever saw, the sweetest thing in the world.” After five hundred years, Columbus’ words are still relevant, and what’s more intriguing is the fact that visiting Cuba today is the best way to absorb the rich history and personal warmth of … Read more
In an effort designed to protect Americans from the ills of communism, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration announced it is implementing changes that will “channel economic activities” away from Cuba’s security infrastructure and impose travel and business limitations on Americans who travel there. Cuba is the only country in the world (other than N. Korea) … Read more
Christopher Columbus – Explorer In the pulsing moments of discovery, there must be a certainty, like in the weight of an anchor, when the first sighting of shore birds signals the end of a scurvy-laden voyage. Opposites like faith and certainty instantly change places releasing a bolt of electricity to the discoverer’s nerve stem. Mutinous … Read more
Last week, the U.S. government released thousands of pages of previously classified documents about the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Almost all of the documents were released automatically under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Record Collections Act of 1992. Trump confirmed on Saturday that he would allow for the release … Read more
Earlier this week, the most recent conflict between the U.S. and Cuba escalated to include the expulsion of 15 officials from the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C. A senior State Department official told reporters Tuesday the Cuban diplomats have seven days to leave the country. The announcement comes less than a week after the U.S. … Read more
Cuba Unbound announced last week a plan to donate $200 per guest to aid in relief and recovery efforts for Cuban communities affected by Hurricane Irma. Donations will be distributed to CARE International, who has set up a specific Irma relief effort. “To us, Cuba isn’t just a trendy travel destination. We love this country, the … Read more
On September 9th, the Annenberg Space for Photography opened an exclusive exhibit called Cuba Is. The show is part of the Getty-led Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative presenting the work of Latino and Latin American artists in more than 70 museums and cultural institutions across Southern California. The Cuba Journal spoke with the exhibit’s curator, … Read more
It is becoming widely known that the United States is the most obese country in the world. Within one generation, the U.S. body mass index (BMI) for the percentage of the population considered clinically overweight or obese has grown from 15% to 55%. Similarly, according to a leading obesity researcher, Dr. Robert Lustig, “over 40% … Read more
