Hemingway’s home in Cuba was the topic of discussion on the floor of the US House of Representatives yesterday. Congressman Jim McGovern, a senior House Democrat and leading voice in the push for normalizing U.S.-Cuba relations, spoke in honor of the Finca Vigia Foundation, based in Massachusetts. The foundation is the result of a multi-year … Read more
This week a baseball trainer and a sports agent in Florida pleaded not guilty in US federal court to charges linked to the smuggling of top Cuban baseball talent out of the island nation and into the US. Julio Estrada, owner of an athletic training business in Miami, who was arrested Friday, pleaded not guilty … Read more
Today, in a series of high-level meetings, the UK’s Foreign Secretary called on his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodríguez and other government leaders to discuss the recent social and economic changes in Cuba, human rights, trade and investment, and the fight against global health threats such as the Zika virus. During the historic visit, the Foreign … Read more
Cuba has a number of non-tariff measures, institutional and infrastructural factors, and other barriers that affect the ability of foreign partners to trade with or invest in the country. Some of these factors are possible barriers because they are not yet faced by US firms, due to the limited involvement of US firms in the … Read more
In a sign of commitment to Cuba’s ongoing economic transformation, Denmark’s Maersk Line launched a direct Cork to Cuba container shipping service linking Northern Europe and Cuba. The service will call at the Special Economic Zone in Mariel port, about 25 miles from Havana along with a weekly feeder service to Santiago de Cuba. The first … Read more
The DC Film Festival this month featured the premiere of Ron Chapman’s “The Forbidden Shore”. Director Ron Chapman and his documentary capture five decades of Cuban cultural, artistic, and political stories through music. More than 40 concerts and interviews are featured throughout the film. Forbidden Shore Trailer from CHAPMAN PRODUCTIONS on Vimeo. Award-winning filmmaker, Ron … Read more
One key theme in President Obama’s is to increase opportunity for Americans and improve the lives of the Cuban people, including opening the door to increased travel and commerce between the two countries. Educational exchange is a major part of this focus, and Obama has funded and organized partnerships to promote an academic and entrepreneurial … Read more
Frank Del Rio visited Cuba last year for the first time in 54 years, he told an audience at Travel Weekly’s 2015 CruiseWorld. He is the only one of the major cruise company CEOs born in Cuba, having immigrated to the US in 1961 following the events surrounding the Bay of Pigs debacle. “There may … Read more
For the first time, the US Government will support artistic cultural exchanges between U.S. and Cuban artists, thanks to a commitment by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) made while in Cuba this week. Following three days of artistic events and meetings in Havana, NEA Chairman Jane Chu announced two artist exchange opportunities totaling … Read more
Dave Matthews visited Cuba this week and feel in love. The singer-songwriter was visiting as a part of the US President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. In several different video interviews, the artist expressed hope of improved relations through mutual understanding and artistic collaboration. In one interview Matthews said, “I think that there’s a … Read more
