Cuba news.
Navigating Havana’s hotel and rental scene can be tricky, but that’s why Cuba Journal is here to help. Our Airbnb Cuba feature looks at some of the more interesting places to stay in Havana and the wider island. This one, for example, even comes with its own pool and snack bar. The funky property with … Read more
Cuban President Raul Castro announced that he will travel to France next month as diplomatic relations continue to develop between Western nations and Cuba. Mr. Castro will meet with French President, François Hollande on Feb. 1. Mr. Castro’s trip is the first visit of a Cuban head of state since his brother, Fidel Castro, visited … Read more
CubaNetwork, America’s first multi-platform network dedicated to capturing the mystique of Cuba, will launch with thousands of hours of original and exclusive programming from Havana, Cuba in both English and Spanish. The programming service will capture a love affair with classic American cars, salsa singers, inventive offerings in food, culture, night life and much, much … Read more
In what could be a major boost for US telecom growth in Cuba, the Federal Communications Commission has removed Cuba from the commission’s “Exclusion List.” By removing Cuba from the list, the move opens the door for US telecom carriers to provide facilities-based telephone and Internet service to Cuba without separate approval from the FCC. … Read more
ExcelAire has launched a private jet charter service to Cuba, with direct flights from 19 U.S. cities, the company announced this week. The airline has obtained FAA authorizations to fly to Havana from U.S. government-designated portal airports, and completed its first trip from JFK to Havana on December 21. “ExcelAire is one of the few … Read more
The first round of talks between the US and Cuba began in January 2015, thirteen months after President Obama announced the normalization of relations. Leading talks and representing Cuba was Josefina Vidal, general director of Cuba’s U.S. Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since then, she has been at the table, negotiating and constructing … Read more
From December 1960 to October 1962, more than fourteen thousand Cuban children arrived, unaccompanied, to the United States. Known as “Operation Pedro Pan,” it was the largest recorded child refugee exodus in the Western Hemisphere. Since it opened in June 2015, more than 15,000 visitors, including the Cuba Journal, have journeyed alongside the Cuban children … Read more
A 4.6-magnitude earthquake caused weak to light shaking in Cuba early Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck at around 1:48 AM local time at a depth of 8 kilometers. Its epicentre was 30 kilometres south-southwest of El Cobre and about 33 kilometers southwest of Santiago de Cuba. There were … Read more
Miami law firm Carey Rodriguez is opening a new Cuba Practice Group to advise clients on doing business on the island. The announcement comes in response to the surge of interest by U.S. businesses seeking to invest and and trade with Cuba since the progress in diplomatic ties between the countries last year. “Without a … Read more
When Fidel Castro took power in 1959 he nationalized the Cuban economy. In the wake of the confiscation, the US Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (FCSC) created a registry to record the Cuban assets seized from American citizens and corporations. Neither these claims nor the claims of Cuban citizens have ever been settled. While there has been … Read more
