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
For the first time, a Cuban delegation will attend the annual Caribbean regional security conference in Jamaica later this month. Cuba’s decision to attend the three-day conference in Jamaica, which is co-sponsored by the U.S. military’s Southern Command, follows several small forms of military engagement since the normalization of relations in December 2014. The conference … Read more
In an interview with the Associated Press, Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly, the commander of Southern Command, suggested that the US may jointly operate the US Naval Base at Guantanamo, Cuba – also know as GTMO – with Cuba. Kelly said he believes the facility remains strategically valuable, a deepwater port in the Caribbean, … Read more
The Musicabana Foundation announces international superstars Major Lazer – the collaborative project of Diplo, Walshy Fire and Jillionaire – will perform in Havana on Sunday, March 6, 2016. Major Lazer will be one of the first major American musical acts to perform in Havana since diplomatic ties were restored between the United States and Cuba … Read more
Unilever Plc will return to Cuba after several years of dispute over joint venture terms. The joint venture will build a $35 million soap and toothpaste factory at Cuba’s Mariel Port Special Development Zone. The Dutch-British company left Cuba in 2012 in a dispute over controlling interest in their joint venture. Unilever NV will have … Read more
Inscribed at his grave in London is one of Karl Marx’s most powerful statements, “The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.” Written in 1845, Marx’s revolutionary thinking set off a century defined by the struggle between communism and capitalism – culminating in Cuba’s emergence as … Read more
Denis McDonough, White House Chief of Staff, addressed the outstanding issue of President Obama’s campaign promise to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. McDonough’s statement were made during his appearance on “Fox News Sunday” today. Obama will present a plan to Congress about steps to close the facility, and seek its approval, McDonough said. He … Read more
A senior aide to President Barack Obama said yesterday that the US may end a program that encourages Cuban doctors and nurses on overseas assignments to defect. Started under President George Bush in 2006, The Cuban Medical Professional Parole Program targets Cuba’s doctors, nurses and other medical professionals abroad. The export of Cuba’s medical personnel … Read more
According to a report in TV Guide, the series House of Lies has won the race to be the first American scripted show to shoot in Cuba since the restoration of diplomatic relations last summer that ended more than 50 years of animosity. The fifth season episode, set to take place in and around Havana, … Read more
