Cuba news.
Above: the Melia Cohiba hotel in Havana By the Cuba Journal staff Is now the time to invest in Cuba? The answer is yes, but with conditions; investment will take time to materialize, it seems. An event this week at the Brookings Institution, “Rethinking Cuba: New opportunities for development,” assembled high-level Cuba experts to look … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff The United States House of Representatives has voted to retain restrictions on travel to Cuba by US citizens. The House voted 247-176 to retain the restrictions, which was included in a bill involving transportation funding. According to a report in the Telegraph, the provision “would block new rules issued in … Read more
Cuba is an archipelago of islands in the northern Caribbean Sea at the confluence with the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. In the southeast, the dark coastal area is home to the Sierra Maestra mountains. It is the highest mountain range on the island, with Pico Turquino reaching more than 6,500 feet (2000 … Read more
Above: an Airbnb unit in Havana By the Cuba Journal staff What’s it like to rent an Airbnb unit in Cuba? The Associated Press recently did just that, chronicling the various ways Airbnb listings in Cuba are “a little different.” “For one thing, most Cubans don’t have easy email access. So it can take days … Read more
Above: Havana By the Cuba Journal staff Canada is expanding its air links with Cuba, according to a government statement. Canada’s Ministry of Transport, Lisa Raitt, announced an expansion of the Canada-Cuba Air Transport Agreement, which will allow for more airlines to operate between the two countries. The agreement builds on the 1998 Canada-Cuba Air … Read more
Above: Roberta Jacobson By the Cuba Journal staff She’s been leading the recently-launched talks between the United States and Cuba for just a few months, but now Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs of State Roberta Jacobson is getting a new job. United States President Barack Obama announced this week that he had … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff Stephen Ross may be most famous of late for his ownership of the Miami Dolphins. But he remains one of the United States’ major real estate developers as the chairman of The Related Companies. And while Ross recently visited Cuba, he said he wouldn’t be rushing to pump money into … Read more
Above: Havana By the Cuba Journal staff Tourist arrivals to Cuba from this destination are growing faster than anywhere else. No, not the United States — at least not yet, although tourism from America is reportedly up by 36 percent. It’s Venezuela, which is sending 83.4 percent more visitors to Cuba this year than in the … Read more
