Cuba news.
Today President Obama set out his plans to close the prison located in Guantanamo, Cuba after a seven year struggle to iron out political and practical issues of closing the prison. Guantanamo Bay Naval Station (GTMO) is different from the prison issue that the President discussed today. Closing the prison at GTMO does not mean … Read more
There have been no confirmed cases of Zika in Cuba, and President Raul Castro is deploying 9,000 army troops to keep it that way. In addition, Castro is calling on all Cubans to engage in the fight to control a potential Zika spread. In a statement today, he said, “It is imperative that every Cuban … Read more
In his video Weekly Address published yesterday, President Barack Obama defended his plans visit to Cuba next month saying that the trip would advance his efforts to restore diplomatic relations and foster change after more than a half-century of Cold War-era conflict between the countries. Obama will be the first sitting American president to visit … Read more
While Barack Obama’s announcement of a planned trip to Cuba next month wasn’t a surprise, it still sent shockwaves throughout the region. But how did Cuba respond? The early returns seem positive, according to Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, director general of the US section of Cuba’s Foreign Ministry, who said Obama would be “welcomed by the government … Read more
US President Barack Obama will be visiting Cuba in March, he announced over Twitter on Thursday morning. The visit was first reported by sources on Wednesday, and then confirmed in a Medium post by Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes. “14 months ago, I announced that we would begin normalizing relations with Cuba – and … Read more
By Alexander Britell Let the commercial aviation battle for Cuba begin. The US and Cuba have officially finalized their landmark air service agreement, paving the way for the imminent launch of regularly-scheduled commercial flights. “We are excited to announce the availability of new scheduled air service opportunities to Cuba for U.S. carriers, shippers, and the traveling … Read more
According to a recent Gallup Survey, 54% of Americans now view Cuba “in a favorable light,” up 33 percentage points since 2006 and a whopping 44% since 1996, when Gallup first started measuring sentiment. Gallup’s Jim Norman comments, “a majority of the American public, which for decades has viewed Cuba in a decidedly negative light, … Read more
A delegation of US pediatricians co-led by Dr. Stephen Berman of Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) and the Colorado School of Public Health, travelled to Havana to establish relationships with local physicians and collaborate on ways to improve child health in both countries. The delegation was co-led by Dr. James Perrin of Harvard University and … Read more
It’s no secret that American travel to Cuba is booming, but how many US visitors actually traveled to the island last year? According to the Cuban government’s official numbers, 145,000 Americans came to Cuba in 2015, an increase of 79 percent from the previous year, generally coming to the country under one of the 12 … Read more
US-Cuba Dialogue continues By Dana Niland Cuba Journal Contributor Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz will lead a working visit to the United States next week. The visit will take place from February 15 to 18, according to a statement from Cuba’s government. Diaz will be leading a delegation composed … Read more
