Starting today, AT&T customers can talk, text and use data while in Cuba. AT&T follows Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile offering roaming capability in the island nation. “We know our customers want uninterrupted connectivity and a continuous mobile experience. This is especially true as more visitCuba,” said Bill Hague, executive vice president, AT&T Global Connection Management. … Read more
Cuba is the most interesting place in the world to travel today, but don’t let the allure of the forbidden blind you to some realities about the situation on the ground in the island nation. Cuba is different from most travel destinations and is certainly different from the rest of the Caribbean: it is beautifully … Read more
Trade and commerce are the focus in Obama’s most recent relaxing of rules pertaining to doing business in Cuba. Bolstering trade and commercial opportunities and the growth of Cuba’s private sector are the main priorities of the Obama administration’s plan to make his changes “irreversible.” Export-related transactions the U.S Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) … Read more
There is a virtual stampede of travelers headed to Cuba now that commercial flights have started flying most of the 110 daily approved routes authorized by the U.S. and Cuban governments. Cuba is different from most travel destination and is certainly different from the rest of the Caribbean: it is beautifully unspoiled. Despite having more … Read more
Last week, President Obama expanding opportunities for scientific collaboration and access to medical innovations as part of a series of executive actions designed to dismantle the U.S. embargo against Cuba. The move grants legal status to the following health-related transactions: Joint medical research U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing a new … Read more
Last week, the Obama administration announced a new round of executive actions designed to increase trade and travel with Cuba. And this is the one many Americans have been waiting for — no more Cuba-specific import restrictions on the island’s famed rum and cigars for personal use. The changes follow a series of steps taken since President … Read more
In a remarkable twist of fate, Cuba’s forbiddenness is unfolding for Americans for the first time in more than fifty years against the backdrop of a penetrating reality that the once innocent juggling of words in our election industry hides a darker reality, an inner poverty conjoined with the Cuban people’s outward scarcity of material … Read more
U.S. President Obama made a significant statement today about the U.S. government’s approach to Cuba as well a further loosening of Embargo restrictions. Here is the President’s statement: Today, I approved a Presidential Policy Directive that takes another major step forward in our efforts to normalize relations with Cuba. This Directive takes a comprehensive and … Read more
Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it will begin scheduled flights to Cuba on November 13th from Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa. Southwest is promoting the new flights with $59 fares each way if purchased at least two weeks in advance. Flights from Fort Lauderdale to Varadero will begin November 13th. Southwest will also fly from Fort Lauderdale … Read more
U.S. President Obama took further steps today to loosen U.S. embargo rules against Cuba. The Obama administration announced a new round of executive actions designed to increase trade and travel with the communist island. And this is the one many Americans have been waiting for — no more Cuba-specific restrictions on the island’s famed rum and cigars … Read more
