Dear friends, I want to personally invite you to travel with me to Cuba from December 14-21 (or December 14-18 if you can’t stay that long). We at CODEPINK set these dates to commemorate better times, when President Obama restored diplomatic relations on December 17, 2014, and to call for Read more
HAVANA.- The Cuban Council of State convened the national Assembly of the People´s Power (Parliament) for an extraordinary session on October 10th to elect the new leadership of that body, and the president and Vice-president of the Republic. Cuba News Agency now reproduces the text: The State Council of the Read more
They are the U.S. American Airlines and the Brazilian-Chilean LATAM, which are being asked for compensation for the use of José Martí Airport. Other airlines could be sued in the coming weeks. A Spanish-American of Cuban origin this Wednesday sued in a Miami court two airlines that regularly fly to Read more
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
This Wednesday the Twitter social network suspended the accounts of a group of Cuban media, all official, during a television appearance by President Miguel Díaz-Canel to report on a temporary fuel supply crisis affecting the island. The Cuban Foreign Ministry denounced, through its official account in that same network, that Read more
Anna Lidia Vega Serova award winning writer and artist from Havana, Cuba will be making two appearances at the University of Memphis. The first event, “Race and Gender in Cuba: A Conversation with Writer Anna Lidia Vega Serova” is sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. This event will Read more
New Treasury Department regulations will limit remittances to Cuba to no more than $4,000 per year per person. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control, or OFAC, enforces U.S. sanctions against Cuba. The new rules , scheduled to be published on Sept. 9, state: OFAC is amending § 515.570(a), which authorizes Read more
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
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration toughened sanctions against Cuba on Friday by reducing the amount of money that Cuban-Americans can send to family members on the island. Changes announced by the Treasury Department will limit remittances to $1,000 per person per quarter when they take effect on Oct. 9. The Read more
Court in Spain Dismisses Lawsuit Against Melia Hotels International Relating To Operations In Cuba; Plaintiffs Now Expected To Sue In U.S. Using Libertad Act From Melia Hotels International The Spanish Courts decide to close the case regarding the lawsuit filed by the Sanchez-Hill family against Meliá Hotels International This is Read more
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