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US Chamber of Commerce delegation on potential business tour of Cuba
A delegation from the American Chamber of Commerce has begun its first visit to Cuba in 15 years. Chamber president Thomas Donohue said he was in Cuba to assess the economic changes taking place under President Raul Castro. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesThe embargo is an anachronism from the Cold War and has no place in the modern world.
May 31st, 2014 - 07:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Thought funnily enough it is the Cuban community within the US that are the biggest obstacle of normalising relations between the US and Cuba.
“The Cuban government says more than 450,000 people own or are employed by private businesses”
May 31st, 2014 - 04:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Whorehouses from the pictures you typically see on the web.
Sen. Menéndez is one of 'yesterday's men'. It is best just to ignore him.
Jun 02nd, 2014 - 01:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0“Cubans are now allowed to own small businesses and to buy and sell cars and properties.”
Jun 06th, 2014 - 02:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What the Castros' give.. the Castros' can take.
Until there is a real constitution that protects democorcy, private property rights, freedom of speech and the other basic human rights, then the US should continue the embargo.
Those Cubans working to build their businesses only to have them confiscated later will experience what drove so many (now) cuban-americans to hate the Castro dictatorship.
Rick I suggest you look at other countries that the US trades with such as Vietnam, China and Russia.
Jun 07th, 2014 - 12:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0It seems that the lack of “a real constitution that protects democorcy, private property rights, freedom of speech and the other basic human rights” doesn't stop full diplomatic relations admit plenty of trade.
The simply fact is that the US cracked a strop on scuba and now they can't back out. Cuba is no better or worse than the countries I list above.
There's no logical reason to stop businesses taking the risk of investing in Cuba. Everyone else is.
It has just become a self perpetuating embargo for domestic political consumption.
Anglotino, partly true, however those countries are on the other side of the world from US. Cuba is just offshore from Florida.
Jun 07th, 2014 - 01:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There are many Cubans and there families in the US who fled Castro in fear if their lives. They had there own private property, homes, businesses and life savings stolen from them.
For decades Cubans risked and sometimes lost their lives trying to escape Castro thugs.
It's real and very personal to tens of thousands of our citizens.
To even begin, Castro would have to make some kind of restitution and constitutional guarantees that the people of Cuba will enjoy freedoms and legal protections like their relatives now in the US.
It's too bad for Cuba that the Castro boys care so much about holding onto power that they forcibly keep their boot firmly on the necks of the Cuban people.
Until then, I'll not visit and I'll invest my money elsewhere.
Which is unfortunate since I hear it's a beautiful country.
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