Verizon is the first U.S.-based wireless company to offer roaming in Cuba through the company’s Pay-As-You-Go International Travel option, starting next week. “Our customers are citizens of the world, and we want them to seamlessly enjoy a great Verizon experience wherever they travel,” said, Javier Farfan, vice president of cultural and segment marketing for Verizon. … Read more
September 19 (Rome, Havana) 10.15am – Departure from Rome for Havana. 4.05pm – Arrival ceremony at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport. Speech by pope. September 20 (Havana) 9am – Mass in Havana’s Revolution Square. Homily by Pope. Recitation of the Angelus. 4pm – Courtesy visit with Cuba’s President Raul Castro in Havana’s Palace of the … Read more
EGREM (Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales) and New York-based Sony Music International announced yesterday an exclusive licensing deal to distribute EGREM’s state-owned inventory of Cuban recordings. The music collection is the largest catalog of Cuban music in the world and encompasses audio and audiovisual recordings produced by EGREM since the 1960s. Sony Music Entertainment’s … Read more
Can they happen? By Peter Quinter Op-Ed Contributor Since I first moved to Florida in 1981, worked as an attorney at U.S. Customs in 1989, and been a private attorney for one of the largest law firms in Florida since 1994, I have been intrigued by the international relations between the United States and Cuba. … Read more
The racing and sailing community has been on the forefront of newsworthy events that characterize the normalization of relations between the US and Cuba – not surprising considering Cuba’s 3,000 miles of coastline and 4,200 islets and keys. The first annual Pilar Regatta will set sail from Key West, Fla., to Veradero, Cuba, Dec. 3, … Read more
The first meeting of the Cuba-US Steering Committee took place on September 11, 2015. The committee stems from an agreement by both countries to discuss next steps in the process towards the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States. The Cuban delegation was presided over by Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Director General of the … Read more
A new way to see Cuba By the Cuba Journal staff There’s a new way to see Cuba: by kayak. Idaho-based ROW Adventures has announced plans to launch its first Cuba tour this November. It’s called Cuba Unbound, and it’s the first of its kind in Cuba, a people-to-people kayak tour. “This trip is a … Read more
On September 8th, Cuba’s Tourism Minister, Manuel Marrero, inaugurated a new headquarters of the University of Havana’s Tourism Department. His comments underscore the acute hotel room inventory problems in the island nation’s capital city. In response to increased room demand in Havana, the ministry has launched a development strategy that includes the construction of new … Read more
According to a survey conducted for USA Today by one of North America’s largest travel organizations, few Americans have booked cruises to Cuba despite a dramatic increase in the number of offerings. The survey, conducted by Travel Leaders Group, questioned 1,034 travel agents who book cruises and found that nearly 42 percent experienced customer interest … Read more
President Obama’s announcement of a historic reconciliation with Cuba contained a vexing proviso that he does not have authority to lift the embargo because it is codified in legislation by Congress. While the embargo was first imposed in the early 1960s under the authority of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Trading with … Read more
