Cuba news.
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
Every year for the past 23 years Cuba has introduced a resolution at the UN’s General Assembly criticizing the US embargo against Cuba and demanding its end. The US has lost all previous UN votes by an overwhelming margin. Last year’s tally was 188-2 with only Israel siding with the US. This year, Obama may … Read more
Explaining the latest changes By the Cuba Journal staff The United States has further loosened travel restrictions to Cuba. Though ordinary tourism remains banned, Americans can now visit Cuba, without applying for a license from the government, for the following reasons: visits to close relatives, academic programs, professional research, journalistic or religious pursuits, and participation … Read more
As the velocity of reconciliation between the US and Cuba quickens, a recent Pew Research Center survey indicates that Latin Americans approve of the detente and support the end of the US trade embargo. Many Latin Americans surveyed say they expect that Cuba will become more democratic over the next several years. Yet, overall perceptions … Read more
On September 11, President Barack Obama extended Cuba’s status as an “enemy” under a 1917 law called the Trading with the Enemy Act. North Korea was removed in 2008 – Cuba is the only country with this special designation. Ironically, by extending Cuba’s designation as an enemy, Obama preserved his executive authority to chip away at … Read more
September 19 (Rome, Havana) 10.15am – Departure from Rome for Havana. 4.05pm – Arrival ceremony at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport. Speech by pope. September 20 (Havana) 9am – Mass in Havana’s Revolution Square. Homily by Pope. Recitation of the Angelus. 4pm – Courtesy visit with Cuba’s President Raul Castro in Havana’s Palace of the … Read more
The racing and sailing community has been on the forefront of newsworthy events that characterize the normalization of relations between the US and Cuba – not surprising considering Cuba’s 3,000 miles of coastline and 4,200 islets and keys. The first annual Pilar Regatta will set sail from Key West, Fla., to Veradero, Cuba, Dec. 3, … Read more
The first meeting of the Cuba-US Steering Committee took place on September 11, 2015. The committee stems from an agreement by both countries to discuss next steps in the process towards the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States. The Cuban delegation was presided over by Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Director General of the … Read more
A new way to see Cuba By the Cuba Journal staff There’s a new way to see Cuba: by kayak. Idaho-based ROW Adventures has announced plans to launch its first Cuba tour this November. It’s called Cuba Unbound, and it’s the first of its kind in Cuba, a people-to-people kayak tour. “This trip is a … 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
