Tag: Cuba

Thursday, November 17th 2016 - 09:59 UTC
Trudeau due in Buenos Aires Thursday morning

Straight from Havana and enroute to Lima, the Canadian Prime Minister seeks to assert regional leadership following the tied caused by Donald Trump's election for the presidency of the United States.
Wednesday, November 16th 2016 - 09:51 UTC
Canadian PM will pay official visits to Cuba, Argentina and attend APEC summit in Peru

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau will pay official visits to Cuba and Argentina from November 15 to 18, and will travel to Peru from November 19 to 20 to participate in the 2016 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ meeting.
Saturday, November 12th 2016 - 20:23 UTC
More flights to Cuba and less around Trump Tower in new US skies

Delta Air Lines will operate three daily flights to Havana, one from Miami, one from New York and one from Atlanta, it was announced Friday - No fly zone (sort of) around Trump Tower in NYC
Sunday, October 23rd 2016 - 06:50 UTC
Rapprochement with Cuba: Four decades ago Jimmy Carter tried to come to terms with Havana

Four decades ago, U.S. ex president James Carter tried to do in secret what Barack Obama finally achieved publicly and in a less adverse context: to start a process to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba. In a long article, the Cuban newspaper Granma reveals that Carter (1976/1980) had been the only US president who set in writing his intention to promote dialogue between Washington and Havana.
Wednesday, September 28th 2016 - 09:50 UTC
Obama names first ambassador in Cuba in fifty years, but needs Senate confirmation

The United States has tapped Jeffrey DeLaurentis, United States' top diplomat in Havana, to become the first official ambassador to Cuba in five decades. “The appointment of an ambassador is a commonsense step forward toward a more normal and productive relationship between our two countries,” President Barack Obama said in a statement.
Tuesday, September 6th 2016 - 19:36 UTC
Cuba looking for new oil supplier and begins implementing social security tax

President Raul Castro has asked Russia to consider beginning to supply Cuba with oil. Before the Soviet Union’s disintegration in 1991, the ex URSS was Cuba’s main supplier under favorable trade terms. Russia's official news network revealed the news, allegedly in a direct request from Castro to president Vladimir Putin.
Thursday, September 1st 2016 - 10:45 UTC
First US commercial flight lands in Cuba in more than half a century

United States Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx stepped onto Cuban soil from the first U.S. commercial flight to the island nation in more than half a century on Wednesday, a JetBlue Airways flight from Florida, marking a big step in restoring normal relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
Friday, August 5th 2016 - 20:54 UTC
Cuba admits Venezuelan recession is hitting hard: Chavist oil shipments down 20%

Venezuela’s grim situation is impacting not only millions of households around the country: it is also sending panic waves across the Caribbean all the way to Cuba, a solid ally that for decades now has relied heavily on Chavismo’s generosity.
Monday, May 16th 2016 - 05:46 UTC
Brazil warns neighbors about “propagating falsehoods over the internal political process”

Brazil's interim government dismissed criticism by populist countries in Latin America, including Venezuela, Cuba and Bolivia, over the impeachment process of Dilma Rousseff, who was suspended as president by the senate.
Monday, May 2nd 2016 - 08:39 UTC
“Adonia”, the first US cruise vessel in fifty years to dock in Havana on Monday

The first US cruise ship bound for Cuba in half a century set sail from Florida on Sunday, marking a new milestone in the rapprochement between Washington and Havana. The Adonia, a vessel from the Carnival cruise's Fathom line, raised its anchors and departed from Miami, the heart of the Cuban diaspora in the United States, around 4:00 pm.