Skateboarding joins artisinal charcoal as the newest form of engagement with Cuba. Skateboarding involves riding and performing tricks on a small oval board attached to four wheels. It can be considered a recreational activity, an art form, or a method of transportation. For Neftalie Williams, skateboarding is his passion. “When I’m skateboarding, I feel free,” … Read more
Just about a week before leaving office, U.S President Barack Obama’s administration has announced it will end the “wet foot, dry foot” policy toward Cubans who arrive in the United States without a visa. The policy had allowed any Cubans who arrived in the U.S. to remain in the country and eventually become green-card holders, … Read more
José D. Fernández’s death in a boating accident near a rocky Miami Beach inlet on September 25, 2016 highlighted the huge impact Cuban baseball players are making in Major League Baseball (MLB). Fernández was a professional baseball pitcher who came to the U.S. from Cuba just years before his baseball career started. He played for … Read more
According to Scuttlebutt Sailing News, sailing teams racing monohulls and multihulls are to compete in races from the Florida Keys to two Cuban cities during the 13-day Conch Republic Cup. The event, also known as Key West Cuba Race Week, starts Sunday, Jananury 22, 2017 and continues through Friday, February 3. The 2017 event is … Read more
Born in Havana in 1853, José Julián Martí y Pérez was the son of poor Spanish immigrants. Thanks to the aid of his teacher, Martí was able to attend high school at the time the Ten Years’ War, Cuba’s first struggle for independence. Martí quickly committed himself to the cause, publishing his first newspaper La … Read more
Today, Cuba and the U.S. signed a bilateral agreement to prepare for and respond to oil spills and hazardous substance pollution in the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida. Under this agreement, the United States and Cuba will cooperate and coordinate in an effort to prevent, contain, and clean up marine oil and … Read more
Planning your trip to Cuba is a vital part of discovery and memory making. It’s a real place with a history and complexity. It’s probably the most interesting place in the world today because of how it impacts visitors. In terms of architecture, art, music and the warmth of the Cubans themselves, you’re not going … Read more
The recent unpleasantness in Venezuela has spilled over into Cuba by reducing energy exports to the island nation. While only new thinking can replace Venezuela’s energy exports, Cuba’s path forward is complicated by market and political forces that may not cooperate. Former Chevron Corporation executive Silvia Garrigo shared insights on the future of environmental sustainability, … Read more
In 2015, Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Havana, Cuba to formally re-designate the U.S. Interests Section to U.S. Embassy Havana. Today Secretary Kerry summarizes our progress with Cuba in his, “Exit Memo From Secretary Kerry to President Obama”: For over fifty years, our efforts to isolate Cuba failed to advance our objective of … Read more
According to a report by AP, Artisanal charcoal will become the first legal Cuban export to the U.S. in decades under a deal between Cuba’s government and the former lawyer for imprisoned U.S. government contractor Alan Gross. Attorney Scott Gilbert, who has sought to build economic ties between the two countries since Gross’ release, said … Read more
