The channels continue growing By the Cuba Journal staff In a testament to the strengthening commercial relations between the United States and Cuba, shipping company SC Line has begun service between Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades and the Cuban seaports of Mariel and Santiago, according to a report by the Sun Suntinel. The company’s Caroline Russ … Read more
EGREM (Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales) and New York-based Sony Music International announced yesterday an exclusive licensing deal to distribute EGREM’s state-owned inventory of Cuban recordings. The music collection is the largest catalog of Cuban music in the world and encompasses audio and audiovisual recordings produced by EGREM since the 1960s. Sony Music Entertainment’s … Read more
According to a survey conducted for USA Today by one of North America’s largest travel organizations, few Americans have booked cruises to Cuba despite a dramatic increase in the number of offerings. The survey, conducted by Travel Leaders Group, questioned 1,034 travel agents who book cruises and found that nearly 42 percent experienced customer interest … Read more
President Obama’s announcement of a historic reconciliation with Cuba contained a vexing proviso that he does not have authority to lift the embargo because it is codified in legislation by Congress. While the embargo was first imposed in the early 1960s under the authority of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Trading with … Read more
According to World Oil, MEO Australia has concluded terms and executed the Cuba Block 9 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with the national oil company Cuba Petróleo Union (CUPET). The block 9 onshore contract contains the large Veradero oil field and other discoveries. Specific terms of the contract are unknown, but the timing appears to symbolic … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff The latest VICE SPORTS video follows Carmello Anthony as he travels to Cuba to explore the recent rise of soccer in the nation usually associated with baseball. The New York Cosmos also traveled to Havana to play a friendly match with Cuba, the first in decades. Anthony spoke with many … Read more
Delegation explores business ties By the Cuba Journal staff A business delegation from Belgium is visiting Havana this week, in a bid to explore new investment opportunities in Cuba. The group, which includes representatives of 12 companies in Belgium, is reportedly the first of its kind visiting the island. “With this mission, in addition to boosting … Read more
Oil industry executives are well known for applying detailed analysis to the economics of oil and gas production. Today that analysis suggests Cuba’s estimated 5 to 20 billion barrels of offshore oil reserves and 8 billion cubic feet of natural gas will remain like so many other things in Cuba: forbidden fruit. After the tragic … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff The average state salary in Cuba is somewhere around $20 a month, although many on the island live on far less than that, according to figures from Cuba’s national statistical office. And while Cuba’s economy is slowly beginning to change, one new player in the market is having a far … Read more
A new way to get to Cuba By Dana Niland CJ Contributor American Airlines and Cuba Travel Services will launch the first charter flight service between Los Angeles International Airport and Jose Marti International Airport in Havana later this year, providing travelers the only nonstop service from the West Coast to Cuba since the easing … Read more
