Tag: Cuba

• Tuesday, August 25th 2015 - 15:01 UTC

  Over 700 Cuban doctors working in Venezuela have fled across to Colombia

  

  Deteriorating conditions in Venezuela are causing increasing numbers of Cuban medical personnel working there to immigrate to the United States under a special US program launched in 2006 that expedites their applications.

• Wednesday, August 19th 2015 - 07:22 UTC

  FARC have requested to meet Francis and want the Church to join the peace process in Havana

  

  Representatives of Colombia's largest guerrilla movement have asked to meet Pope Francis in Cuba in September and have requested the Catholic Church name a permanent delegate to their peace negotiations with the government.

• Wednesday, August 19th 2015 - 07:02 UTC

  American Airlines charters to Cuba from Los Angeles next December

  

  American Airlines which has operated charter flights to Cuba since 1991, said on Tuesday that it plans to begin charter services between Los Angeles and Havana on Dec. 12. But by that time, the U.S. and Cuban governments may be ready to allow scheduled airline flights between the two countries, a practice not allowed for more than a half-century.

• Saturday, August 15th 2015 - 08:33 UTC

  Kerry calls for a new era in relations with Cuba, but also urged political change

  

  US Secretary of State John Kerry declared a new era in relations as he celebrated restored diplomatic ties in Havana on Friday, but he also urged political change in Cuba, telling Cubans they should be free to choose their own leaders.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2015 - 06:40 UTC

  Scioli meets Raul Castro in Havana and praises political and economic opening of Cuba

  

  Argentina's presidential hopeful and Buenos Aires governor Daniel Scioli was received on Wednesday by President of Cuba Raul Castro for an official audience in Havana, making the incumbent candidate the first foreign politician to meet the head of state since the normalising of relations with the United States.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2015 - 04:43 UTC

  Cuba and US on a 'new beginning', but 'profound differences' persist

  

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday called the restoration of diplomatic relations with Cuba a “new beginning” but said many differences remain between the two nations and warned that the full normalization of ties will be a long process. He spoke hours after ceremonies were held in Havana and Washington to mark the restoration of ties after more than five decades of hostility.

• Thursday, July 9th 2015 - 02:55 UTC

  Italy's MSC Cruises with 'Opera' becomes first major line to homeport in Cuba

  

  Italian owned MSC Cruises will be the first major cruise line to homeport in Cuba, with the 2,120-passenger MSC Opera embarking on week-long cruises from Havana starting December 22, reports Travel Weekly.

• Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 08:30 UTC

  Carnival cruises to Cuba expected for next May; waiting for Havana green light

  

  Carnival Corporation, the world's biggest travel and leisure firm, plans to launch cruises to Cuba in May, following the historic thaw between the Castro brothers nation and the United States. US Treasury Department and Commerce Department granted the company approval for the plans, Carnival announced Tuesday, though it has yet to receive Cuban authorization.

• Friday, July 3rd 2015 - 07:45 UTC

  Republicans anticipate they will not approve a US ambassador to Cuba

  

  United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that his chamber is unlikely to approve a US ambassador to Cuba, sending a quick rebuff to President Barack Obama and his drive to normalize relations with the U.S. neighbor and longtime Cold War foe.

• Thursday, July 2nd 2015 - 05:17 UTC

  US embassy will be opened on July 20; Kerry will raise the flag in Havana

  

  President Obama formally announced on Wednesday that the United States and Cuba have both agreed to open embassies in each other’s capitals following more than a half-century of hostilities between the two nations.