U.S. lifts Cuba flight restrictions imposed under Trump
The administration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a series of restrictions on flights to Cuba imposed by his predecessor, including ending a prohibition on U.S. airline flights to…
Biden’s revised Cuba policy creates more options for U.S. travelers
By Hannah Sampson Americans who want to travel legally to Cuba will have more options after the Biden administration announced it was undoing some of the restrictions President Donald Trump…
International Solidarity Meeting with Cuba: Denouncing the Blockade and the Challenge of Anti-Imperialist Unity
By Laura V. Mor on May 2, 2022 from Havana “Unity in diversity” is the central theme that brought together 1,058 delegates from 60 countries from the 5 continents together…
US Begins Issuing First Visas in Cuba in More Than 4 Years
HAVANA, CUBA — The US embassy in Cuba began issuing visas on Tuesday for the first time since alleged sonic attacks against diplomatic staff more than four years ago. Washington…
Cuban immigration authorities warn of increased use of fraudulent travel documents
18 April 2022 Translated by Walter Lippmann for CubaNews. In recent times, the detection at the border of people with fraudulent travel documents trying to leave the country has increased,…
Cuba denies rumors about passport preparation procedures
The DIIE reiterated that “the ways and formalities established by the Law for obtaining a Cuban passport are maintained.” Photo: Archive/Cubadebate. The Identification, Immigration and Foreigners Directorate (DIIE) of Cuba denied this…
Despite ban, U.S. cruise lines hired Cuban agencies to provide ‘tourism services’ to passengers
BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES UPDATED FEBRUARY 14, 2022 3:50 PM At the height of the enthusiasm sparked by President Barack Obama’s historic restoration of relations with Cuba, several cruise lines…
If tourism goes well, the economy will not be far behind
Written by Germán Veloz Placencia / Granma Carlos Álvarez Infante, a commercial specialist at the Ministry of Tourism office in Holguín, told Granma that he is optimistic about the country’s…
Gail Walker: US Gov’t maintains old policies against Cuba
Havana, May 31 (Prensa Latina) The current United States administration maintains some old policies characterized by a confrontational approach towards Cuba, said Gail Walker, executive director of the Interreligious Foundation…
Klobuchar Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Lift Travel and Trade Restrictions on Cuba
By WOLA.org Washington, D.C.— As the Biden administration inches forward with the initial phase of its policy review on Cuba, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), along with Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas)…