President Trump is looking to reward anti-Castro Republican-based Cuban-Americans for their support President Trump is looking to reward anti-Castro Republican-based Cuban-Americans for their support by reversing many of the Obama administration's Cuba policies that relaxed travel bans and financial opportunities.
The recent thaw in relations with Cuba approved by United States President Barack Obama has opened many windows for trade opportunities in both countries. Cuban cigar import, however, remains limited as the United States pushes for more open trading with the country.
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to watch the Cuban national baseball team during his visit to Havana in March. His administration is looking for ways to cement the recent thaw in relations with Cuba via the one sport both nations love: baseball.
As relations between the U.S. and Cuba continue to improve, Senate Republicans have begun to change their minds on the issue. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the first steps to lifting the travel ban on the island.
On the historically controversial topic of United States-Cuban relations, a poll released Tuesday revealed that 60 percent of the American public say that they approve of President Barack Obama’s recent decision to restore diplomatic ties with the island nation.
Although Cuban President Raul Castro has praised recent progress in U.S.-Cuba relations, the Community leader demanded that the United States respect its political system.
Cuba asked international companies on Monday to invest over $8 billion to help the island combat its economic crisis. The money would assist with kick-starting a centrally planned economy starved for cash and hamstrung by inefficiency.
The UN and other nations have repeatedly condemned the U.S. embargo, which has been repeatedly upheld by each president since it was first enacted, and South Africa is the latest to join the condemners.
Group wants changes to occur quickly. A new advocacy group called #CubaNow is urging President Obama and the United States to change its policy toward Cuba by launching an advertising campaign in Washington, D.
