Cuba “reorganizes” transportation in face of energy crisis | OnCuba News

September 16, 2019 root 0

Given the low availability of diesel, a situation that the government has said is “temporary,” it was “necessary” to develop “a set of priorities in public transportation services,” according to First Deputy Minister of Transportation Marta Oramas. The Cuban government announced the “organizational measures” taken to “mitigate the effects” on Read more

Treasury Issues Changes to Strengthen Cuba Sanctions Rules | U.S. Department of the Treasury

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) to further implement President Trump’s June 2017 National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) Strengthening the Policy of the United States Towards Cuba.  The changes amend certain authorizations related to the Read more

My fellow Americans, you should visit Cuba

August 30, 2019 The Seattle Times 0

Headlines about the Trump administration’s new travel restrictions to Cuba, notably the banning of cruise ships, will surely deter some Americans from visiting the communist country, and yet, it has never been easier, and I would say important for Americans to visit the island. Go to Airbnb and search Havana, Read more