Sprint announced this week that it has signed an agreement to introduce wireless roaming in Cuba. As the hermetic island nation continues to open itself to U.S. trade and commerce, Sprint's deal with Cuba's state-run telecommunications company marks a historic first, as well as a smart move by Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure.
The United States Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker is in Cuba, where she will engage in two days of talks regarding the U.S. embargo on the island nation.
On Monday, Cuban President Raúl Castro told the U.N. that normalizing relations with the U.S. will only happen once Washington returns the Guantanamo U.S. naval base to Cuban power and lifts its trade embargo with the communist nation.
Pope Francis' six-day trip in the U.S. starts on Tuesday, and he will spend a week talking about issues affecting the Latino community. The Argentinian-born Pope will address a joint session of Congress on Thursday, where he is expected to speak about topics that even the federal legislative body has had trouble solving.
The Obama Administration announced that it will ease its restrictions on business and travel to Cuba in an effort to mend its severed ties with the communist country.
Soon after his nation is graced by a papal visit, Cuban President Raul Castro will be on his way to the United States to speak at the U.N. General Assembly.
Cuba and the United States have started restoring relations. In the wake of this, travel opportunities to the island of Cuba are expected to become a reality for numerous individuals looking to travel between the two nations. However, despite political progress and mended diplomatic relations, the U.S. embargo remains in place, which affects Cuba's tourism industry, according to a Florida International University study.
Regularly scheduled commercial flights between the United States and Cuba could be taking off by the end of the year if Washington and Havana reach an agreement on the issue.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio announced on Friday that he plans to invite political dissidents to the 2017 inauguration ceremony should he be elected president.
In Cuba, United States marines raised the U.S. embassy's flag for the first time since 1961, in a small ceremony that has been criticized by politicians in mainland U.S.
Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco, who has publicized he's "made in Cuba, assembled in Spain, imported to the USA," announced via Facebook on Wednesday that he will read a new poem at the re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday.
Ahead of Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Cuba this Friday, the Obama administration will not invite Cuba dissidents to the U.S. embassy flag-raising ceremony. According to reports, Kerry will "more quietly" meet with "prominent activists" later on Aug. 14. Sen. Marco Rubio, however, is furious with the administration's decision.
Days after Cuba celebrated the 62nd anniversary of Fidel Castro's first offensive in the communist rebellion, the United States has removed the island nation from its list of countries that have failed to combat human trafficking.
On Sunday the communist island country of Cuba marked the 62nd anniversary of Fidel Castro's first armed move against former dictator Fulgencio Batista.
The U.S. and Cuba have formally re-established diplomatic relations on Monday morning with the reopening of respective embassies. Small ceremonies in Washington, D.C. and Havana marked the reopening of the Cuban and U.S. embassies, respectively. In the U.S. State Department, the Cuban flag was raised in a quiet non-ceremony with other flags recognized by the U.S.
Yesterday, Ambassador Samantha Power, a member of President Obama’s administration, tweeted that Cuban activist Antonio G. Rodiles had been beaten, and dozens more had been detained on their way to Sunday Mass.
As the United States and Cuba are renewing their relationship with the opening of embassies in their respective countries. American businesses are taking advantage of the improved relations.
