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| 07/18/2017 06:51 PM |
| La ONU declara arbitrarios el arresto y posterior encarcelamiento de El Sexto |
| La ONU declara arbitrarios el arresto y posterior encarcelamiento de El Sexto DDC | Nueva York | 18 de Julio de 2017 – 10:29 CEST. Human Rights Foundation (HRF) aplaudió la decisión de la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) de declarar arbitrarios el arresto y posterior encarcelamiento del artista gráfico Danilo Maldonado el 26 de […] |
| 07/16/2017 10:27 PM |
| Cuba courted in diplomatic push on Venezuela crisis |
| Cuba courted in diplomatic push on Venezuela crisis Colombian president flies to Havana to seek support for regional John Paul Rathbone in Miami Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia’s president, was set to fly to Cuba on Sunday on a mission to convince Havana to support a regional diplomatic push to staunch Venezuela’s growing crisis, which has […] |
| 07/15/2017 04:07 PM |
| Cuba Awaits New Trump Proposals |
| Cuba Awaits New Trump Proposals / Iván García Ivan Garcia, 14 June 2017 — What you lose last is hope. And those who have plans to immigrate to the United States maintain bulletproof optimism. Close to a small park in Calzada street, next to Rivero’s funeral home, dozens of restless people await their appointment for […] |
| 07/15/2017 03:16 PM |
| Cuba’s Raul Castro dismisses harsher US tone under Trump |
| Cuba’s Raul Castro dismisses harsher US tone under Trump – Castro’s comments to Cuba’s National Assembly were his first on Trump’s June announcement of a partial rollback of the Cuba-U.S. detente – He also rejected any “lessons” on human rights from the U.S., saying his country “has a lot to be proud about” on the […] |
| 07/13/2017 11:24 PM |
| Cuban Government Fires Off One Lie After Another |
| Cuban Government Fires Off One Lie After Another / Iván García Ivan Garcia, 3 July 2017 — The fan stopped turning around 3:30 in the morning, when in the middle of a heat wave, a black out forced Ricardo, his wife and their two children to sleep on a mat on the balcony of their […] |
| 07/13/2017 11:23 PM |
| If Trump Ends Our Remittances? |
| If Trump Ends Our Remittances? / Iván García Ivan Garcia, 8 July 2017 — Without too much caution, the CUPET tanker truck painted green and white begins to deposit fuel in the underground basement of a gas station located at the intersection of Calle San Miguel and Mayía Rodríguez, just in front of Villa Marista, […] |
| 07/13/2017 10:04 PM |
| Relatora de la ONU sobre derechos humanos continúa visita a Cuba |
| Relatora de la ONU sobre derechos humanos continúa visita a Cuba EFE LA HABANA La relatora de la ONU sobre derechos humanos y solidaridad internacional, Virginia Dandan, continuó el miércoles su primera visita a Cuba, con reuniones de responsables de las carteras de la Salud, el Comercio Exterior, y una visita a la Escuela Latinoamericana […] |
| 07/13/2017 08:21 PM |
| Eight Things You Need to Know about President Trump’s New Cuba Policy |
| Eight Things You Need to Know about President Trump’s New Cuba Policy 07/13/2017 09:20 am ET William M. LeoGrande Professor of Government at American University President Donald J. Trump signs the National Security Presidential Memorandum on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba, Miami, June 16, 2017 On June 16, 2017, President Donald […] |
| 07/12/2017 05:34 PM |
| Will Trump Open A Pandora’s Box Of Litigation Over Cuban Property? |
| Will Trump Open A Pandora’s Box Of Litigation Over Cuban Property? If the president fails to continue the suspension of Title III, business relations will be disrupted far more severely and irreparably than they would be by any regulatory change. 07/10/2017 02:34 pm ET Long before the Departments of State, Treasury, and Commerce finish writing […] |
| 07/12/2017 05:17 PM |
| Panama’s migration chief says the country is not closing the door to Cubans but to illegal migration |
| Panama’s migration chief says the country is not closing the door to Cubans but to illegal migration BY MARIO J. PENTÓN [email protected] PANAMA CITY, PANAMA Javier Carrillo Silvestri, Panama’s head of migration services, is accustomed to order and hierarchy. So he is matter-of-fact when he says that his nation has nothing against Cuban migrants, but […] |
| 07/12/2017 05:14 PM |
| U.S. names interim charge d’affaires at embassy in Havana |
| U.S. names interim charge d’affaires at embassy in Havana BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES [email protected] The U.S. Embassy in Cuba has a new interim chief at its seaside building in Havana: career diplomat Scott Hamilton. Hamilton, who has served as deputy chief of mission since July 2015, replaces Jeffrey DeLaurentis as Chargé d’Affaires. A brief notice […] |
| 07/12/2017 04:51 PM |
| La experta en derechos humanos de la ONU se reúne con representantes del Gobierno |
| La experta en derechos humanos de la ONU se reúne con representantes del Gobierno DDC | La Habana | 11 de Julio de 2017 – 18:48 CEST. Virginia Dandan, experta independiente sobre derechos humanos y solidaridad internacional de la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU), se reunió este martes en La Habana con representantes de varias […] |
| 07/12/2017 04:38 PM |
| La FDHC alerta a la experta de la ONU de las violaciones de los derechos laborales en Cuba |
| La FDHC alerta a la experta de la ONU de las violaciones de los derechos laborales en Cuba DDC | Miami | 10 de Julio de 2017 – 21:05 CEST. La Fundación para los Derechos Humanos en Cuba (FDHC) alertó sobre “las violaciones de los derechos laborales de los cubanos” a la experta de la […] |
| 07/12/2017 04:29 PM |
| Cubazuela, Raúl and Leopoldo |
| Cubazuela, Raúl and Leopoldo JUAN ANTONIO BLANCO | Miami | 11 de Julio de 2017 – 11:02 CEST. What does Leopoldo López’s relapse from prison and placement under house arrest entail in Venezuela’s current political situation? It is important to keep in mind that his arrest, conviction and conditions of imprisonment in a military prison […] |
| 07/05/2017 10:01 PM |
| Cuban Government Turns To New Forms Of Repression |
| Cuban Government Turns To New Forms Of Repression 14ymedio, Havana, 3 July 2014 — Last June, there were 198 fewer arbitrary arrests of Cuban activists and opponents compared to the same month last year, according to a report by the Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation, which recorded a total of 380 arrests […] |
| 07/05/2017 09:59 PM |
| A Lot of Heat and No Fire |
| A Lot of Heat and No Fire / Fernando Dámaso Fernando Damaso, 18 June 2017 — The policy toward Cuba, announced by United States President Donald Trump, in an event in Miami that was more buffoonish than serious, as well as the Declaration of the Revolutionary Government responding to it, constitute “a lot of heat […] |
| 07/04/2017 07:35 PM |
| Cuban entrepreneurs brace for President Trump’s new Cuba policy |
| Cuban entrepreneurs brace for President Trump’s new Cuba policy BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] Nidialys Acosta handles the booking for a loose association of vintage car owners who have banded together to offer transportation for visiting dignitaries and other groups. Clients have included a New York business delegation led by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and one of […] |
| 07/02/2017 05:00 PM |
| In Cuba, Growing Numbers Of Bloggers Manage To Operate In A Vulnerable Gray Area |
| In Cuba, Growing Numbers Of Bloggers Manage To Operate In A Vulnerable Gray Area July 2, 20178:26 AM ET CARRIE KAHN In recent years, a growing number of news and political websites have popped up in Cuba. Some are taking advantage of what they say has been a small but vibrant opening afforded them since […] |
| 07/01/2017 06:28 PM |
| Rosa María Payá, en la mira del régimen cubano |
| Rosa María Payá, en la mira del régimen cubano 30 de junio de 2017 – 18:06 – Por LUIS LEONEL LEÓN La presencia de la hija del fallecido disidente cubano Oswaldo Payá entre quienes asistieron a la más reciente comparecencia de Donald Trump en Miami, le ha valido a Rosa María una campaña de descrédito […] |
| 06/30/2017 05:56 PM |
| Rosa María Payá habla en La Haya sobre información y DDHH en Cuba |
| Rosa María Payá habla en La Haya sobre información y DDHH en Cuba junio 29, 2017 La opositora cubana Rosa María Payá, intervino el jueves en el evento Border Sessions organizado por Human Rights Foundation (HRF) en La Haya, junto a panelistas de Eritrea y Turquía. Todos abordaron acerca de la situación de sus países […] |
| 06/30/2017 05:28 PM |
| Under Trump’s revised policy, black Cubans will get left behind, again |
| Under Trump’s revised policy, black Cubans will get left behind, again BY ALEJANDRO DE LA FUENTE [email protected] As President Trump announced the administration’s new policies on Cuba, I worried that Afro-Cubans would be the main losers. They have been losing for some time. The timid economic reforms implemented by the Cuban government in the past […] |
| 06/30/2017 05:19 PM |
| Rosa María Payá acusa a Madrid de un ‘pacto de silencio’ con La Habana |
| Rosa María Payá acusa a Madrid de un ‘pacto de silencio’ con La Habana AGENCIAS | Madrid | 30 de Junio de 2017 – 01:51 CEST. Rosa María Payá, hija del opositor cubano Oswaldo Payá, fallecido en 2012, estuvo el jueves en La Haya para informarse de cómo podría llevar el caso de su padre […] |
| 06/27/2017 09:21 PM |
| The Dark Side Of Tourism in Cuba |
| The Dark Side Of Tourism in Cuba 14ymedio, Zunilda Mata, Viñales, 27 June 2018 — At the entrance to Calle Obispo a guide explains to her customers the restoration works in the historical center of Havana. A few yards away, the line to exchange currency is full of foreigners and in the corner bar one […] |
| 06/27/2017 09:19 PM |
| Persecution Grows Against Independent Journalism In Cuba |
| Persecution Grows Against Independent Journalism In Cuba 14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 26 June 2017 — Independent communicators in Cuba are victims of an escalating repression, according to a complaint filed Monday by the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH), based in Madrid. The alarm sounded by the organization coincides with an increase in complaints from […] |
| 06/27/2017 09:02 PM |
| Informe de EE.UU. sobre trata de personas denuncia trabajo en el campo de estudiantes cubanos |
| Informe de EE.UU. sobre trata de personas denuncia trabajo en el campo de estudiantes cubanos La administración Trump no bajó a Cuba al nivel 3 de su informe anual sobre la trata de personas, sino que la dejó en la lista de observación del nivel 2, donde la puso Obama. Cuba rechaza que cooperantes internacionalistas […] |
| 06/27/2017 06:21 PM |
| Why liberals should support Trump — not Obama — on Cuba policy |
| Why liberals should support Trump — not Obama — on Cuba policy BY MIKE GONZALEZ, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 06/27/17 11:00 AM EDT 54 Was President Obama’s opening to the Castro government motivated by a real belief that it would help Cubans, or was it a vanity project from the start? We will never know for […] |
| 06/27/2017 06:12 PM |
| Ken Hall: US travelers can still bring good will to Cuba |
| Ken Hall: US travelers can still bring good will to Cuba Posted Jun 26, 2017 at 5:17 PM When we went to Cuba this winter, we flew from Miami on American Airlines to join a group tour, see some performances, meet some Cubans, stay at two very nice hotels and eat at a variety of […] |
| 06/27/2017 06:04 PM |
| Violent Weekend in Cuba: 30 Ladies in White Arrested Again Trying to Attend Mass |
| Violent Weekend in Cuba: 30 Ladies in White Arrested Again Trying to Attend Mass by FRANCES MARTEL26 Jun 2017 Over thirty members of the Ladies in White, a peaceful Catholic dissident group in Cuba, were violently arrested over the weekend for attempting to attend Sunday Mass, including leader Berta Soler. The Cuban government recently banned […] |
| 06/26/2017 07:04 PM |
| Alabama wondering what about Cuba trade in Trump era |
| Alabama wondering what about Cuba trade in Trump era BY MARY SELL Decatur Daily MONTGOMERY, ALA. Agriculture officials and industry leaders in Alabama for years have lobbied for expanded exports to communist Cuba, a country they see as a promising market for this state’s poultry products. Now they’re waiting to see what President Donald Trump’s […] |
| 06/25/2017 03:47 PM |
| Cuba and the United States Return to the Trenches |
| Cuba and the United States Return to the Trenches / Iván García Iván García, 19 June 2017 — For both countries it amounts to a remake of the Cold War, this time in version 2.0. It will take time to determine the scope of the contest or if the new diplomatic battle will involve only […] |
| 06/25/2017 03:28 PM |
| Cuba policy change: Poultry exports could be impacted |
| Cuba policy change: Poultry exports could be impacted By Mary Sell Montgomery Bureau Jun 25, 2017 MONTGOMERY – Agriculture officials and industry leaders in Alabama for years have lobbied for expanded exports to socialist Cuba, a country where they see a promising market for the state’s poultry products. Now they’re waiting to see what President […] |
| 06/25/2017 03:27 PM |
| The real reason Trump wanted Cuba restrictions |
| Commentary: The real reason Trump wanted Cuba restrictions OPINION By Jonathan C. Brown – Special to the American-Statesman LYNNE SLADKY Posted: 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 24, 2017 President Donald Trump’s reversal of his predecessor’s Cuban policies proves once again that all politics are local. The White House says that the regime of Raúl Castro should […] |
| 06/24/2017 07:05 PM |
| Trump, The Military And The Division Of Powers In Cuba |
| Trump, The Military And The Division Of Powers In Cuba 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 20 June 2017 — The recent decision by the president of the United States to limit commercial relations with Cuban companies controlled by the military highlights a rarely explored corner of the national reality. Anyone who knows the Island minimally knows […] |
| 06/24/2017 07:02 PM |
| Thanks for Nothing, Trump |
| Thanks for Nothing, Trump Cubanet, Miriam Celaya, Havana, 21 June 2017 — After much media frenzy, Trump’s “new policy” toward Cuba has not gone beyond the rhetoric expected by most political analysts. His act was more a symbolic gesture towards his faithful than any practical novelty. In short, those who expected an announcement of truly […] |
| 06/24/2017 07:01 PM |
| Cubans Feel Like Hostages to Both Castro and Trump |
| Cubans Feel Like Hostages to Both Castro and Trump / Iván García Ivan Garcia, 19 June 2017 — “Impotence.” This is the word that a performer in the Guiñol Theater (located in the basement of the FOCSA building in Havana’s Vedado district) uses when asked her opinion of the new Trump Doctrine regarding Cuba. On […] |
| 06/24/2017 06:59 PM |
| A Bad Bet |
| A Bad Bet / Fernando Damaso Fernando Dámaso, 13 June 2017 — Of the real and supposed problems that the Cuban Revolution proposed to solve, as the basis of its historical necessity, after more than half a century of exercising absolute power, many have not been solved, the majority have been aggravated, and others have […] |
| 06/22/2017 05:59 PM |
| Elliott Abrams: Has Trump Made the Right Move in Cuba? |
| Elliott Abrams: Has Trump Made the Right Move in Cuba? Elliott Abrams, Newsweek • June 22, This article first appeared on the Council on Foreign Relations site. Congratulations to President Trump for a serious (though not total) reversal of the terrible Obama policy toward Cuba. Why? Because the Obama policy was values-free, granting all sorts […] |
| 06/22/2017 05:32 PM |
| Trump, Obama and subjugated Cubans |
| Editorial: Trump, Obama and subjugated Cubans DDC | Madrid | 22 de Junio de 2017 – 14:21 CEST. Cuba’s official television aired Donald Trump’s recent appearance at the Manuel Artime Theater in Miami. That makes two speeches by US presidents that Cubans on the Island have been able to watch recently. In March of 2016, […] |
| 06/21/2017 03:00 PM |
| Trump’s Cuba Travel Policy Leaves Heads Scratching |
| Trump’s Cuba Travel Policy Leaves Heads Scratching Andrew Bender , CONTRIBUTOR I delve into the business of business travel, and often the fun too. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Just as travel and tourism to Cuba from the United States was heating up, President Donald Trump made an announcement last Friday that […] |
| 06/21/2017 02:57 PM |
| Will New Cuba Travel Policy Hurt U.S. Airlines? |
| Will New Cuba Travel Policy Hurt U.S. Airlines? Zacks Equity Research On Jun 16, President Trump announced some changes to current U.S. policy on Cuba, which were put into action by his predecessor Barack Obama. The new policy is in line with Trump’s promise during the campaigning phase. In fact, Trump had reportedly tweeted in […] |
| 06/21/2017 02:55 PM |
| Trump’s travel changes for Cuba won’t take effect soon |
| Trump’s travel changes for Cuba won’t take effect soon Bart Jansen , USA TODAY Published 4:29 p.m. ET June 16, 2017 | Updated 5:49 p.m. ET June 16, 2017 Travel to Cuba won’t be changing soon. While President Trump announced Friday that he is “immediately” canceling Obama’s deal with Cuba, the reversal relies on regulations […] |
| 06/21/2017 02:06 PM |
| Trump’s Fault? |
| Trump’s Fault? ARMANDO CHAGUACEDA | Ciudad de México | 21 de Junio de 2017 – 10:47 CEST. Donald Trump’s announcement of an alteration of his country’s policies towards Cuba caused a great stir. Despite its limited scope – in terms of affecting Obama’s legacy and the foreseeable impact of the measures – adversaries and officials […] |
| 06/20/2017 07:50 PM |
| Consensus and Dissent in the Face of Trump’s Cuba Policy |
| Consensus and Dissent in the Face of Trump’s Cuba Policy 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 19 June 2017 – Over the weekend the official media have repeated ad nauseam the declaration of the government in response to Donald Trump’s speech about his policy toward Cuba. The declaration’s rhetoric recalls the years before the diplomatic thaw, when […] |
| 06/20/2017 04:47 PM |
| Trump Rolls Back ‘Completely One-Sided’ Cuba Policy |
| Trump Rolls Back ‘Completely One-Sided’ Cuba Policy By TERESA FRONTADO & NANCY KLINGENER & ADRIANNE GONZALEZ & HOLLY PRETSKY & ISABELLA CUETO • JUN 16, 2017 President Donald Trump Friday announced new restrictions on travel and business with Cuba, reversing some of the relaxed new relations instituted two years ago by President Barack Obama. “Effective […] |
| 06/20/2017 04:37 PM |
| Cuba Won’t Negotiate Trump’s New Policy |
| Cuba Won’t Negotiate Trump’s New Policy At a Monday news conference, the nation’s foreign minister called the latest deal “a grotesque spectacle straight from the Cold War.” ARIA BENDIX JUN 19, 2017 NEWS Speaking at a news conference in Vienna, Austria on Monday, Cuba’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez, said his nation was not interested in […] |
| 06/20/2017 04:35 PM |
| You Can Still Visit Cuba—Here’s How |
| You Can Still Visit Cuba—Here’s How Patrick Allan President Trump recently announced that the U.S. will be re-instituting travel restrictions to Cuba, partially canceling Obama’s previous policy changes. So, can you still visit Cuba? It depends. First, let’s clear up an important misconception real quick. Even with the openings that Obama’s Cuba policy previously created, […] |
| 06/19/2017 02:36 AM |
| The good, bad, and ugly of Trump’s new Cuba policy |
| The good, bad, and ugly of Trump’s new Cuba policy By Ilya Somin June 18 at 3:18 PM Late last week, President Trump announced a change in US policy towards the communist dictatorship in Cuba. Although Trump claimed he was “canceling the last administration’s completely one-sided deal with Cuba,” his new approach actually leaves most […] |
| 06/19/2017 02:33 AM |
| Cuba’s small businesses say they will suffer under Trump’s policy changes |
| Cuba’s small businesses say they will suffer under Trump’s policy changes Alan Gomez , USA TODAY 3:33 p.m. ET June 18, 2017 HAVANA — When Julia de la Rosa heard President Trump’s speech restricting Americans’ ability to visit Cuba, she immediately started calculating how many workers she’ll have to fire. De la Rosa, 49, has […] |
| 06/18/2017 08:39 PM |
| Better ties between the U.S. and Cuba? Miami’s Cubans are divided |
| Better ties between the U.S. and Cuba? Miami’s Cubans are divided Les Neuhaus When President Trump scaled back President Obama’s pact that broadened relations with Cuba, he said he was “completely canceling” a “terrible and misguided deal.” There was a time in Florida when the Cuban American community would have reacted to such an announcement […] |
| 06/18/2017 08:37 PM |
| How Trump’s Cuba policy impacts US travelers |
| How Trump’s Cuba policy impacts US travelers BY MELANIE ZANONA – 06/18/17 08:00 AM EDT 72 Americans may need to rethink their travel plans to Cuba in the wake of President Trump’s effort to crack down on the communist regime. The White House announced a slew of new restrictions on Friday aimed at tightening travel […] |
| 06/18/2017 04:31 PM |
| Trump And Cuba, Or How To Bet On The Wrong Winner |
| Trump And Cuba, Or How To Bet On The Wrong Winner 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 13 June 2017 – In less than 72 hours President Donald Trump will declare in Miami the new basis for the United States government’s policies towards Cuba. At that time the decisions of his predecessor Barack Obama, during the process […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:59 PM |
| What does Trump’s new Cuba policy mean for travel to island? |
| What does Trump’s new Cuba policy mean for travel to island? MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and DAVID KOENIG,Associated Press • June 17, HAVANA (AP) — Here’s what’s changing with President Donald Trump’s new policy on travel to Cuba, announced Friday: BEFORE DETENTE Before former President Barack Obama launched detente with Cuba in December 2014, most Americans without […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:58 PM |
| Trump rolls back some, not all, changes in US-Cuba relations |
| Trump rolls back some, not all, changes in US-Cuba relations Darlene Superville, Michael Weissenstein and Josh Lederman, Associated Press, Associated Press • June 17, 2017 MIAMI (AP) — Pressing “pause” on a historic detente, President Donald Trump thrust the U.S. and Cuba back on a path toward open hostility with a blistering denunciation of the […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:09 PM |
| Trump’s Cuba policy tries to redefine ‘good’ U.S. tourism. That includes putting them back on tour buses. |
| Trump’s Cuba policy tries to redefine ‘good’ U.S. tourism. That includes putting them back on tour buses. By Nick Miroff June 17 at 2:43 PM The American traveler in Cuba — sweating, disoriented and probably a bit woozy from the rum drinks — is once more at the heart of the struggle for the island’s […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:06 PM |
| Travel Industry Scrambles After New Cuba Restrictions |
| Travel Industry Scrambles After New Cuba Restrictions By VICTORIA BURNETT JUNE 16, 2017 As President Trump outlined a stricter policy toward Cuba on Friday, travel industry representatives scrambled to decode new prohibitions and reassure clients that the island was not off limits. Hotel owners, tour operators and online booking agencies — who have been at […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:03 PM |
| Trump’s Cuba decision gives pause to U.S. companies doing business there |
| Trump’s Cuba decision gives pause to U.S. companies doing business there by Julia Horowitz @juliakhorowitz June 16, 2017: 7:03 PM ET President Trump said he’s “canceling” Obama’s deal with Cuba. But that agreement was good for a lot of American businesses. Many U.S. firms have welcomed the opening of a new market roughly 100 miles […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:02 PM |
| Farmers Blast Trump’s Cuba Retreat as Bad for Trade |
| Farmers Blast Trump’s Cuba Retreat as Bad for Trade June 17, 2017 4:55 AM Reuters CHICAGO — U.S. farm groups criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to retreat from his predecessor’s opening toward Cuba, saying it could derail huge increases in farm exports that totaled $221 million last year. A trade delegation from Minnesota, one of […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:01 PM |
| National Security Presidential Memorandum on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba |
| National Security Presidential Memorandum on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:44 PM |
| Trump’s new Cuba policy is too much for some, not enough for others |
| Trump’s new Cuba policy is too much for some, not enough for others BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] If President Donald Trump did one thing during his Miami trip it was stir up simmering passions about the best course for U.S. policy toward Cuba. Neither side in the emotional debate — those who favor a more […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:33 PM |
| President Trump’s ballyhooed Cuba travel policy is topsy-turvy |
| President Trump’s ballyhooed Cuba travel policy is topsy-turvy BY FABIOLA SANTIAGO [email protected] My first reaction to President Donald Trump’s ballyhooed Cuba policy was to message my millennial American daughter to let her know that she can go ahead with her plans to visit Havana: “You can book your cruise.” Turns out the supposedly big reversal […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:29 PM |
| Americans will still be able to travel to Cuba, but rules will be stricter |
| Americans will still be able to travel to Cuba, but rules will be stricter BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] The good news for Americans who want to travel to Cuba is they still can, but a draft of President Donald Trump’s presidential policy directive indicates they shouldn’t even think of sneaking away for a day on […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:25 PM |
| Trump recasts Cuba policy, takes harder line than Obama on military, travel |
| Trump recasts Cuba policy, takes harder line than Obama on military, travel BY PATRICIA MAZZEI AND NORA GÁMEZ TORRES [email protected] In an overhaul of one of his predecessor’s signature legacies, President Donald Trump will redraw U.S. policy toward Cuba on Friday, tightening travel restrictions for Americans that had been loosened under President Barack Obama and […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:21 PM |
| Cuba to President Trump: We need to continue to cooperate and coexist |
| Cuba to President Trump: We need to continue to cooperate and coexist BY MAUREEN WHITEFIELD [email protected] Noting the hostile rhetoric of President Donald Trump in his Miami speech and saying the United States was in no position to be giving lessons on human rights, Cuba still extended an olive branch and said it wanted to […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:18 PM |
| Trump: New policy on Cuba begins with enforcement of U.S. law |
| Trump: New policy on Cuba begins with enforcement of U.S. law BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] The new Cuba policy announced by President Donald Trump makes it clear the president will be looking to the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 — also known as the Helms-Burton Act — in forging his new take […] |
| 06/17/2017 08:56 PM |
| Opinan activistas y políticos |
| Opinan activistas y políticos DDC | Madrid | 17 de Junio de 2017 – 01:07 CEST. Éliecer Ávila, líder del movimiento Somos+ “De cara al posible retroceso que anunciaría el Presidente Donal Trump nos sentimos preocupados en principio, pero al escuchar su discurso, consideramos que la dimensión de los cambios no llega a revertir los […] |
| 06/15/2017 06:06 PM |
| The End Of The Cycle For Two Caudillos |
| The End Of The Cycle For Two Caudillos 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 12 June 2017 — His mother died, his brother emigrated and now no one brings flowers to the tomb of one of those many young Cubans who lost their lives on the African plains. His death served to build the authoritarian regime of […] |
| 06/15/2017 03:04 PM |
| US will ‘preserve some commercial activity’ with Cuba: Rex Tillerson |
| US will ‘preserve some commercial activity’ with Cuba: Rex Tillerson By Gabby Morrongiello June 13, 2017 | 1:46pm Modal Trigger WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday that the Trump administration will preserve some commercial activity between the U.S. and Havana when it rolls back part of President Obama’s Cuba policy later this […] |
| 06/15/2017 01:01 PM |
| Race to influence the president on Cuba policy heats up |
| Race to influence the president on Cuba policy heats up BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] With an announcement on Cuba policy by President Donald Trump apparently imminent, those for and against engagement are jockeying to get their positions before the president — even his daughter Ivanka. There has been a flurry of letters to the president […] |
| 06/15/2017 12:59 PM |
| Amidst imminent Cuba policy announcement, dissidents express support for some change |
| Amidst imminent Cuba policy announcement, dissidents express support for some change BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES [email protected] President Donald Trump’s anticipated announcement on Cuba policy changes has unleashed an unexpected unity on the island: Cuban dissidents of various political stripes agree that the United States must make changes to apply pressure to the Raúl Castro regime. […] |
| 06/15/2017 12:58 PM |
| Center for a Free Cuba petitions Trump to dismantle Obama Cuba policies |
| Center for a Free Cuba petitions Trump to dismantle Obama Cuba policies BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] The Center for a Free Cuba sent a letter of gratitude to President Donald Trump Wednesday for his decision to come to Miami and said it was pleased that he would soon begin the “dismantling of Barack Obama’s concessions […] |
| 06/15/2017 12:45 PM |
| Quiénes están detrás de la campaña de desinformación sobre Cuba? |
| ¿Quiénes están detrás de la campaña de desinformación sobre Cuba? El presupuesto presentado al Congreso propone eliminar la ayuda a la disidencia cubana, demostrando lo “preocupado” que está Trump por los derechos humanos de los cubanos Manuel Castro Rodríguez, Miami | 15/06/2017 10:20 am El escritor británico Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), que usó el seudónimo […] |
| 06/13/2017 09:22 AM |
| Cuba to Trump: We are ready to deal |
| Cuba to Trump: We are ready to deal By Jim Acosta, CNN Updated 1540 GMT (2340 HKT) June 12, 2017 Source: CNN Obama moved to normalize relations with Cuba Trump has said he would rollback some of what Obama initiated Washington (CNN)The Cuban government is signaling it is willing to enter into detailed negotiations with […] |
| 06/13/2017 09:11 AM |
| Trump Expected To Restrict Trade, Travel With Cuba |
| Trump Expected To Restrict Trade, Travel With Cuba Updated at 8:19 p.m. ET President Trump is preparing to announce changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba, possibly tightening restrictions on travel and trade that were loosened under former President Barack Obama. Trump is expected to announce the changes in Miami on Friday. The move was confirmed […] |
| 06/13/2017 09:02 AM |
| South Florida companies hoping to preserve Cuba gains await new Trump rules |
| South Florida companies hoping to preserve Cuba gains await new Trump rules Arlene Satchell Sun Sentinel When U.S.-based airlines and cruise lines flew or sailed through former President Barack Obama’s historic opening to Cuba, few expected that the door might be slammed shut or partially closed by his successor in the White House. But that’s […] |
| 06/13/2017 09:00 AM |
| Will Congress pass bills to encourage Cuba trade, farm labor changes? |
| Will Congress pass bills to encourage Cuba trade, farm labor changes? The view from the Louisiana Secretary of Agriculture David Bennett | Jun 12, 2017 With crop prices low and too many rural communities economically sluggish, recent news out of the White House hasn’t helped disperse lingering dark clouds. The Trump administration put forth a […] |