Cuba

Release of OFAC Civil Penalties Information​​ The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $325,406 settlement with Expedia Group, Inc. (“Expedia”). Expedia, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide, has agreed to pay $325,406 to settle Read more

The State Department plans to spend more than $1 million to train “a new generation of independent leaders to bolster Cubans’ abilities to develop independent civil society communities and express ideas regarding human rights and democracy to peers and those outside Cuba.” A State Department proposal says “this cadre of professionals will Read more

He’s trolling for votes in Florida at the expense of our constitutional rights and economic support for the Cuban people. On August 31, 2016, JetBlue Flight 387 became the first commercial US airliner to land in Cuba in more than 55 years. With great pomp and circumstance, including a water-cannon Read more

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury in Washington DC has confirmed that individuals subject to United States jurisdiction may use a non-restricted hotel and/or a private residence when visiting the Republic of Cuba using the “Support for the Cuban People” authorized Read more

Only 24 experts, around 10 percent of those who could have attended, will be able to travel from the island. Representatives of the Cuban Ministry of Higher Education (MES) denounced this Thursday that the United States denied visas or made it impossible for more than 200 academics and experts to Read more

Authorities of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) also confirmed inHavana the will to contribute to the development of air transport on the Island. Although the Trump administration threatens to further limit trips to Cuba by Americans and lawsuits under the Helms-Burton Act could reach U.S. airlines, American Airlines (AA) is seeking Read more