Archive for the ‘CDA press releases’ Category

November 8, 2011 | CDA

INFORME DE PRENSA: Un nuevo estudio revela que las reformas económicas en Cuba son auténticas, irreversibles y merecen el apoyo de los Estados Unidos

Washington, D.C. – El Centro para la Democracia en las Américas (CDA) hará público hoy un amplio estudio titulado “Cuba’s New Resolve: Economic Reform and its Implications for U.S. Policy” (Una nueva resolución de Cuba: La reforma económica y sus consecuencias para la política de los Estados Unidos). El documento… read more »

November 8, 2011 | CDA

PRESS RELEASE: New Study Finds Cuba’s Economic Reforms Real, Irreversible, and Meriting U.S. Support

Washington, DC – The Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA) releases today a comprehensive study – Cuba’s New Resolve: Economic Reform and its Implications for U.S. Policy – reporting on the extraordinary steps being taken by Cuba’s government to address its economic crisis and offering a realistic assessment of… read more »

June 24, 2011 | CDA

House Committee Votes to Block Travel by Cuban Americans to Cuba; Remittances also cut

For Immediate Release. Contact: Kendra Seymour, 202-234-5506.  June 23, 2011. “Cruel” amendment rebuilds wall taken down by Obama Directives. Washington, DC –The House Committee on Appropriations adopted by voice vote an amendment offered by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-21) to prevent most travel by Cuban Americans to visit their families on… read more »

June 23, 2011 | CDA

Comité de la Cámara de Representantes vota para bloquear el viaje de cubanoamericanos a Cuba, remesas también restringidas.

Para difusión inmediata.  Contacto:  Kendra Seymour, 202-234-5506. 23 de junio de 2011. Enmienda  “cruel” reconstruye muros tumbados por las directivas de Obama. Washington, DC – El Comité de Gastos de la Cámara de Representantes adoptó, por votación oral, una enmienda presentada por el Representante Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-21) que prohibiría la… read more »

February 24, 2011 | CDA

As Cuba Prepares to Drill for Oil Offshore, New Report Urges Major Changes in U.S. Policy

For Immediate Release. Contact: Kendra Seymour, 202-234-5506. February 24, 2011, 9:00 a.m. EST. Washington, DC – With Cuba and its foreign partners preparing to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. embargo prohibits American companies from joining Cuba in efforts to extract its offshore resources, denies Cuba… read more »

February 24, 2011 | CDA

Mientras Cuba se prepara para extraer petróleo en alta mar, un nuevo informe exhorta a generar cambios importantes en la política de Estados Unidos

Para difusión inmediata. Contacto: Kendra Seymour, 202-234-5506. 24 de febrero de 2011, 9:00 a.m., hora del Este Washington, DC – Mientras Cuba y sus socios internacionales se preparan para extraer petróleo desde el Golfo de México, el embargo de los Estados Unidos prohíbe a las empresas estadounidenses asociarse con Cuba… read more »

January 14, 2011 | CDA

Declaración de prensa del CDA sobre expansión de los viajes a Cuba

Sarah Stephens, directora ejecutiva del Centro para la Democracia en las Américas (CDA), publicó la siguiente declaración en apoyo a la orden ejecutiva del Presidente Obama, que expande los viajes a Cuba: “Este es un importante avance para nuestra política hacia Cuba. En momentos en que los cubanos están cambiando… read more »

January 14, 2011 | CDA

Progress on travel!

The Center for Democracy in the Americas supports the decision by President Obama to open Cuba to additional categories of non-tourist travel.  The executive order he is issuing builds on the change in policy he made in 2009 to remove all restrictions on Cuban American travel to Cuba and financial… read more »

January 6, 2011 | CDA

CDA Hosts Press Event Concerning Trial of Luis Posada Carriles

Luis Posada Carriles, a former CIA asset, is going on trial in El Paso starting January 10 on charges of immigration fraud, in connection with his illegal entry into the United States in 2005, and lying about his role in terrorist activity. For most recent news on the case and… read more »

October 4, 2010 | CDA

U.S. Should Offer Strong, Unequivocal Support for Ecuador’s Democracy

September 30, 2010 The Center for Democracy in the Americas issued this statement about the crisis in Ecuador: “The Center for Democracy in the Americas urges the Obama Administration to speak strongly and unequivocally for the democratic order and rule of law in Ecuador. “Latin America has fought long and… read more »