Tampa! The place where José Martí, surrounded by Cuban émigrés, fertilized the “new pines” and discerned a new dawn for Cuba. Here, where among humble cigar makers and good Cubans, the Apostle conceived that longed-for and still elusive vision of building a nation “with all and for the good of all.” Read more
Born in Pennsylvania, Joe Biden (1942) earned a degree in History and Political Science from the University of Delaware (1965) and a law degree from Syracuse University in New York (1968). Shortly after, in 1972, he was elected to the Senate for Delaware: then he was the sixth-youngest senator in Read more
This is exciting and we must act fast: We have a rare chance to hold — and win — two historic votes in the Congressional House of Representatives rolling back parts of U.S. sanctions on Cuba on food, medicines, and remittances. These are amendments to a spending bill that will Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will impose a cap on charter flights to Cuba at 3,600 per year, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to curb the Cuban government’s access to revenue. The action – enacted in response to a January request Read more
Improving trade relations with Cuba Proposed bills would improve trade with Cuba, which imports 80% of its food. “For 60 years we have been embargoing Cuba, and it has not served the people of Cuba or U.S. farmers well,” according to Paul Johnson, executive director of the Illinois Cuba Working Read more
This Cold War relic is an outrageous violation of citizens’ rights. Source: Congress Finally Challenges the Cuba Travel Ban | The Nation “The bipartisan bill I will introduce on Monday is about the right of Americans, not Cubans, to travel,” Senator Patrick Leahy stated, as he prepared to introduce the Read more
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