Cuba

Spanish King and Queen visit Cuba

May 3, 2016

Cruise passengers get first hand look at Cuban culture in Havana

The first U.S. cruise ship landed in Havana Monday. Many of the 700 passengers are immersing themselves in Cuban culture.

May 2, 2016

US cruise ship makes historic dock in Havana

A historic moment in U.S.-Cuba relations as an American cruise ship has docked in Havana for the first time in nearly 40 years.

April 19, 2016

Cuba’s Communist Party Congress closes, re-elects Raul Castro

Cuba’s Seventh Communist Party Congress closed Tuesday with the island nation’s aging leadership unchanged and no details of any new economic or political reforms.

April 18, 2016

Cuba Party Congress wraps up its 3rd day of meetings

Cuba’s main policy making body, the Communist Party Congress, completed its third day of discussions on whether to update its old Soviet style economic model.

April 15, 2016

Cuba’s aging leadership prepares for country’s future

The majority of Cubans have only known a Castro in power. But, as the original leadership ages, Cuba is considering a new generation in leadership.

April 14, 2016

Cuba’s Seventh Communist Party Congress begins Saturday

Cuba’s will hold its seventh Communist Party Congress on Saturday. It meets every five years and is the key policy making body which will determine Cuba’s future economic and political course.

March 26, 2016

The Rolling Stones rock Cuba in historic concert

The Rolling Stones entertained a massive crowd in Havana Friday night. They are the first international rock ‘n’ roll band to perform in the country to a live audience.

March 24, 2016

American novelist Ernest Hemingway left his mark on Cuba

The historical visit of the U.S. President Barack Obama may have come to an end, but it could only be the beginning for better relations between the two states.

March 23, 2016

Cubans react to Obama’s visit

From the warmth of the initial handshake to sharing the excitement of a baseball game, U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic trop to Cuba was full of symbolism for the start of a new era.

March 23, 2016

Reinventing Cuba: A documentary from CCTV America

Everyone’s talking about Cuba and the U.S. mending fences, but what will Cuba be exporting in greatest numbers? It’s a little-explored question that will lead us to understand who Cubans really are.

March 22, 2016

Obama speech to Cubans aims at burying Cold War tensions

U.S. President Barack Obama left his most important speech for his final day in Havana, a televised address shown live in Cuba outlining his vision of the future. With Cuba’s President Raul Castro and his cabinet looking on, Obama stressed that the United States would […]

March 22, 2016

Rural farmer in Cuba adds popular organic restaurant to repertoire

Cuba is well-known for its organic farming. Now an enterprising private farmer in one of Cuba’s top rural tourist centers, Vinales, has converted his farmhouse into a popular organic restaurant. It’s proving a huge success.

March 22, 2016

Obama: Time to bury ‘last remnants’ of Cold War in Americas

President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Cubans to look to the future with hope, casting his historic visit to the communist nation as a moment to “bury the last remnants of the Cold War in the Americas.”

March 21, 2016

President Obama and President Castro meet in Havana

The U.S. and Cuban presidents are meeting in Havana for the first time in 88 years.

March 21, 2016

The Heat: President Obama in Cuba

President Obama is in Cuba: the first visit by a sitting U.S. president in almost 90 years.

March 21, 2016

Complete coverage of Obama’s visit to Cuba

Click for complete coverage of U.S. President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba.

March 21, 2016

Cuba-US ties: Business restrictions relaxed to boost trade & investment

It is a historic moment in Cuba. The U.S. and Cuban presidents are meeting in Havana for the first time in 88 years.

March 21, 2016

Venezuela keeps close eye on new Cuba-US ties

One of Cuba’s close allies is keeping an eye on developing ties between the U.S. and Cuba. Venezuela remains a strong critic of the U.S.

March 21, 2016

Obama’s Cuba trip gets mixed reaction in Miami

Against the backdrop of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba which many see as a hopeful opening, some who left the island to escape communism decades ago do not agree with this new era of diplomatic relations.

March 21, 2016

Rural Cubans benefit from warming of relations

As Havana experiences change, much of rural Cuba remains the same. But there’s hope to be found in warming ties with the U.S. and potential reforms.

March 21, 2016

American-owned factory to produce tractors in Cuba

A large group of U.S. business leaders traveled to Cuba with President Obama. They’re hoping to rebuild commercial ties.

March 20, 2016

Cubans react to renewed relationship with the US

On March 21st President Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. president to travel to Cuba in more than 80 years.

March 20, 2016

US President Obama’s game plan for Latin America

It’s been over a year since Cuba and the United States announced their renewal of diplomatic ties. Now, President Barack Obama is visiting.

March 20, 2016

Edgy new sights and sounds from contemporary Cuba

One of the things the Cuban people are often associated with is their love of music. Jazz, salsa, rhumba are all popular musical genres on the island. The country is also famous for musical groups Los Van Van and Buena Vista Social Club.

March 20, 2016

US President Barack Obama arrives in Havana for historic visit

After weeks of eager anticipation, U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Cuba for his historic visit.

March 20, 2016

Calvin Coolidge: Last US president to visit Havana

It’s 88 years since a U.S. President set foot in Cuba. That man was Calvin Coolidge.

March 20, 2016

More Cuban girls graduate from high school and go on to university

U.S. President Barack Obama’s plane is expected to touch down in Havana in about an hour.

March 19, 2016

Cuban President Raul Castro’s life and leadership

U.S.-Cuba ties again grow closer with a new deal in Havana.

March 18, 2016

Cuba-US relations: The view from Havana

While polls suggest a majority of Americans approve of U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba, he has faced criticism at home from many of the Republican presidential candidates. But what do Cubans think?

March 15, 2016

Obama administration loosens rules on Cuba travel, dollar

The Obama administration on Tuesday loosened rules on travel to Cuba and the Cuban government’s use of the dollar, removing obstacles to closer ties between the two countries five days before President Barack Obama makes a historic trip to Havana.

March 5, 2016

World’s best cigar sommeliers compete in Havana

Cigar aficionados from around the world descend on Havana for the annual Cigar Festival. Among them, some of the world’s leading experts on Cuban cigars. Many come to compete in the international cigar sommelier competition.

February 18, 2016

Obama will visit Cuba in historic trip next month

U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday his history-making visit to Cuba next month was part of an effort to “improve the lives of the Cuban people”.

February 16, 2016

US and Cuba to restore regular airline services

New heights in relations between the United States and Cuba, after decades of disconnect the two neighbors have signed an aviation pact that will restore scheduled, commercial airline service.

February 4, 2016

Hollywood looks to Cuba as a filming location

Now that the United States and Cuba are restoring diplomatic and business ties, Hollywood is looking to take advantage of these warming relations.

February 1, 2016

Cuba’s leader on first state visit to France in over 20 years

Raul Castro is in Paris on an official state visit, the first one for a Cuban leader in more than two decades.

January 11, 2016

Foreign companies rush to Havana with hopes of brokering business deals

The New Year has barely started, but already this week, both U.S. and European politicians have led trade missions to Cuba, looking to take advantage of the changes taking place there, with more due next week.

December 31, 2015

Biotech and tourism strengthen ties between China and Cuba

Cuba and China are close political allies, communist countries with a shared ideology. China’s President Xi Jinping included Cuba in his four nation tour of Latin America in 2014.

December 28, 2015

First direct China-Cuba flight lands in Havana

It’s the first direct link to the Caribbean from anywhere in Asia. Senior Cuban government officials greeted the first direct flight from China to Cuba when it landed in Havana.

December 17, 2015

Cuba, US reach deal to jump start commercial flight ties

The United States and Cuba have struck a deal to restore regular airline flights. The reestablishment of commercial U.S. flights to Cuba after half a century would be the biggest business development since the two countries began normalizing relations last year.

December 14, 2015

Costa Rica-Cuba business talks overshadowed by migrant crisis

The President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, has flown to Cuba looking to expand economic ties between the two nations.

December 11, 2015

Cuba and the US agree to re-establish direct mail service

Cuba and the United States said they have struck a deal to re-establish direct mail service, which was cut in 1963 at the height of Cold War tensions.

November 26, 2015

Salsa enthusiasts gather in Cuba

Cuba is famous for its dance culture, and this week hundreds of enthusiasts from around the world are in Havana for an annual salsa festival.

November 25, 2015

Cuba becoming affordable for medical tourism

Cuba saw a record number of visitors this year. The island nation has long capitalized on its sun, sea and salsa, but now it’s marketing a new attraction: health tourism.

October 27, 2015

UN votes to end US embargo against Cuba

The UN voted to condemn the U.S. embargo against Cuba. Only two nations voted against the resolution: the U.S and Israel.

September 4, 2015

Cuba struggling under year-long drought

Cuba has placed its civil defense system on alert due to a year-long drought that is expected to worsen in the coming months.

August 17, 2015

US compensation claims sit unresolved in Cuba

Cuba and the United States may have restored diplomatic relations but there remains a whole range of unresolved disputes.

August 15, 2015

Cuba’s fledgling private sector caters to tourists

One of the reasons U.S. President Barack Obama gave for restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba and making it easier for U.S. citizens to travel to the island, was to help boost Cuba’s fledgling private businesses. There has already been a significant increase in U.S. visitors […]

August 14, 2015

US, Cuba universities start new partnerships

As relations between the U.S. and Cuba are improving, universities in both countries are also getting on board.

August 14, 2015

First legal US-Cuba Yacht since 1954 departs

The first yacht to legally take American citizens to Cuba since 1954 sailed from Key West last week. It’s another sign of improving relations between the United States and Cuba.

August 14, 2015

US flag raising in Cuba creates emotional moment

In the sleepy neighborhood of Alturas de Almendares, neighbors of 40 years chat on the street, but as the time nears they go upstairs to a cramped room to watch history being made.

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