Cuba news.
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has launched a program that will bring independent Cuban journalists to work with their counterparts in Miami-based newsrooms to create a peer-to-peer learning network. Supported by $110,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, a private United States-based foundation, the fellowship program will help Cuban journalists and … Read more
Obama’s recent changes to Cuban regulations is the latest in a steady, slow drum beat of actions taken by Obama to leverage executive authority to dismantle various Congressional rules that together make up the US embargo against Cuba. We call these actions Cubamacare. Here is a complete report of all recent Cubamacare actions. The Department … Read more
The Cuban port of Santiago de Cuba is looking for a big cruise season this year, according to officials. Santiago de Cuba, one of Cuba’s tourism centers, reports that it is expecting a busy cruise year, with 24 berths planned from now until April. The German cruise ship Amadea anchored this week in the port … Read more
Suntine International-Economic Trading Company of China and Cuba’s Cubanacan hotel group are partners in a project to build a new Hemingway Hotel at the Hemingway Marina just west of Havana. The state-run Chinese investor will have a 49% ownership and will provide $150 million for the project. Cubanacan, with 51 percent ownership, is providing the … Read more
US lawmakers are mixed on President Obama’s historic Cuba trip, despite overwhelming public support for an end to the embargo. Nevertheless, three major US corporations are preparing to complete deals to do business in Cuba during Obama’s historic trip to Cuba AT&T Inc., Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Marriott International are expected to … Read more
The 210-passenger luxury ship, Pearl Mist, will not sail to Cuba on March 16 as planned. In a statement by Timothy Beebe, VP of Pearl Seas Cruises, “Pearl Seas Cruises has received notice this morning that the approval meeting of the Cuban government scheduled for today (March 10, 2016) has been postponed until after President … Read more
By Alexander Britell It’s time for US hotels to start operating in Cuba. That’s the view of Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, who is calling on the US Departments of Treasury and Commerce to allow American hotels to operate in Cuba. In a letter to Treasure and Commerce Secretaries Jack Lew and Penny Pritzker, respectively, Klobuchar … Read more
If there’s one thing new visitors to Cuba will take away from their first trip to Cuba it would have to be that Cuba is not just another palm-fringed Caribbean island catering to all-inclusive travelers. The hardships and constant struggle endured by Cubans has nurtured and strengthened their identity. It bursts on the scene in … Read more
Beyoncé and Jay-Z caused quite the uproar when they made their visit to Cuba back in 2013. Looking back, though, the two were pioneers for what is now the island’s tourism rebirth — a year and a half later, Cuba and the US had begun the process of normalization. So where did they go on their … Read more
According to a Reuters report, President Obama will announce additional measures to ease travel and trade restrictions on Cuba on March 17. The announcement will closely precede his historic visit to the Communist-ruled island later this month. Today’s news is the latest in a steady, slow drum beat of actions taken by Obama to leverage … Read more
