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Tag Archives: travel to Cuba
May 18, 2012
CUBA CENTRAL News Blast: A visa “compromise” detrimental to the interests of the United States
May 4, 2012
CUBA CENTRAL News Blast: Governor Scott steps on a rake; the Cuba Transition Project loses the plot
Last week, we reported on Governor Rick Scott’s decision to sign legislation to stop Florida’s municipalities and state agencies from doing business with companies that have dealings with Syria and – the intended target – Cuba. At the time, we called him “cynical” for signing legislation that is probably unconstitutional and bad… read more »
April 25, 2012
Cuba complains that guns in luggage checked in at MIA were not stopped
Juan O. Tamayo, Miami Herald-One would think that it would be difficult for any gun, packed in a suitcase checked in at Miami International Airport for a flight to Cuba, to make it all the way to the island. After all, Cuba is on the U.S. list of countries that… read more »
March 16, 2012
CUBA CENTRAL News Blast: A Tale of Two Popes
The visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba is ten days away. But it is already easy to discern disquiet among the hardest of the hardliners that history could repeat itself. They’re busy creating expectations for the visit to fail. Why are they so grim? What makes them nervous is… read more »
March 16, 2012
In Havana, Family-Run Dining Goes Upscale
Victoria Burnett, New York Times-On a mild January night, the unlighted street in the artsy Havana neighborhood of Vedado was quiet and filled with shadows. But as my companions and I climbed the steps of Le Chansonnier, the glow of chandeliers gleamed invitingly through the wrought-iron windows, and a low… read more »
March 15, 2012
Christopher Gray, New York Times-Even in Cuba they know it’s a waiting game, waiting for the Castros to exit the stage, and for Cuba to open up. When Americans finally do arrive in quantity, New Yorkers will notice something familiar about Havana, for a string of New York architects found… read more »
February 18, 2012
As pope visit nears, spotlight on Cuba’s cardinal
Paul Haven, the Associated Press – When a young parish priest named Jaime Ortega stepped out of a Cuban detention camp in the spring of 1967, at the height of the Communist revolution’s attempt to stamp out religion, his father handed him a one-way ticket to Spain and urged his… read more »
February 12, 2012
Florida-Cuba ferry plans stuck at the dock
Nearly two years after applying for a license to run a ferry between Port Everglades and Cuba, a Fort Lauderdalecompany still awaits government approval. Havana Ferry Partners wonders why it can’t get the go-ahead, when the Obama administration has authorized about a dozen U.S. airports to offer more charter flight to Cuba…. read more »
February 7, 2012
U.S. Travel to Cuba Grows as Restrictions Are Eased
Nick Miroff, NPR- Cuba is the only country in the world the U.S. government restricts its own citizens from visiting. Americans can go to Burma, Iran, even North Korea if those places give them a visa. The Obama administration has now relaxed travel rules for Cuba, leading to a surge… read more »
January 4, 2012
Congresswoman objects to Smithsonian tours to Cuba
Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post - In a blistering press release, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) said the Smithsonian was helping what she called “the deplorable Havana tyranny” by sponsoring trips to Cuba. The objections of Ros-Lehtinen, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, were first reported in Tuesday’s online editions of The Hill. The Smithsonian… read more »
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