Eric Farnsworth of Council of Americas discusses US-Cuba relations For more on this historic shift between the U.S. and Cuba, CCTV America interviewed Vice President at the Council of the Americas Eric Farnsworth.
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Changes in diplomatic relations between the U.S. and other nations often begin with cultural and educational exchanges.
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Twitter was abuzz Wednesday with hashtags over the news that the U.S. and Cuba announced they would re-establish diplomatic and economic ties — including a prisoner swap and the release of Alan Gross on humanitarian grounds — as part of the “most important changes to […]
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American Alan Gross says he learned the lesson during five years in Cuban captivity that freedom is not free.
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The U.S. and Cuba announced Tuesday they would re-open embassies in Havana and Washington, D.C., as part of the “most important changes to Cuba policy in more than 50 years,” senior Obama administration officials said.
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WASHINGTON — American Alan Gross was released from a Cuban prison after five years Wednesday, a surprise move that is also paving the way for the “most important changes to Cuba policy in more than 50 years,” senior Obama administration officials said.
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More Cuban doctors look overseas for better opportunities. But those who flee to the U.S. to reboot their lives and practice medicine are facing real challenges. CCTV America’s Nitza Soledad reported this story from Miami.
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The Cuban government has announced that it is considering financial and other incentives to encourage women to have more children. The birth rate in Cuba is so low that by next year the number of working age people on the island will start to shrink.
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Calls for the U.S. to end its trade embargo on Cuba were high on the agenda at the Cuba-Caricom Summit of 15 Caribbean nations in Havana.
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Five years to the day after his arrest in Cuba on espionage charges, former U.S. contractor Alan Gross is threatening a hunger strike, refusing almost all visitors and predicting he will die in prison if he isn’t freed by his 66th birthday in May, relatives […]
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It’s a style of music that emerged in Cuba over a century ago. It’s slow, melodic and like so many genres of music, it’s about love and (of course) heartbreak. It’s called Bolero, and it can be heard in cafes and cabarets all over Cuba, […]
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has suspended the peace talks with FARC rebels after the apparent kidnapping of one of his army generals. The talks in Havana, Cuba were meant to end 50 years of armed conflict.
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Havana’s International Ballet Festival is one of largest such gatherings in the Americas. The festival brought together performers from more than 20 Ballet companies from around the world, including two from China. CCTV’s Michael Voss reported from Cuba.
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The number of Cubans entering the U.S. has doubled since last year, and it is expected to continue to rise. The migrants are driven by hopes for a better life in the U.S., but their journeys are often risky and dangerous. CCTV America’s Ginger Vaughn […]
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The primary aim of this year’s Havana International Trade Fair is to attract foreign investment. All week, crowds flocked to special seminars outlining details of 250 specific projects. CCTV America’s Michael Voss reported this story from Havana.
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Cuba has a world-famous classical ballet company but has found it hard to keep many of its top dancers and rising stars. Some have left to find fame and fortune abroad and to broaden their repertoires. This week Havana is hosting its 24th biannual International Ballet […]
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The Havana International Trade Fair opened this week and has attracted more than 2,000 exhibitors from more than 60 countries despite a continuing U.S. trade embargo. The Cuban government is using the fair to launch a major new drive attracting foreign investment. CCTV America’s Michael Voss reported this […]
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After five decades of war, Colombia’s government and rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, continue to work on a peace deal in Cuba. A recent study shows that the toll this conflict has had on Colombia’s people may climb higher if […]
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Colombia’s largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, admitted this week that it is responsible for acts of war. The announcement was made in Cuba where the government and rebels are discussing the issue of compensation for victims. CCTV America’s Michelle […]
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Health experts from all over the Americas agree to work together if there is an Ebola outbreak in the region. CCTV America’s Michael Voss reports from Havana.
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New figures released Wednesday by the World Health Organization recorded 13,703 cases of Ebola from the current pandemic, an increase of 35 percent from the previous report four days earlier. While this may appear that roughly a quarter of all cases from the current outbreak […]
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For the 23rd year in a row, the United Nations has overwhelmingly voted to end the U.S. embargo against Cuba with a vote of 188 in favor and two against. The U.S., along with its ally Israel, has also once again opposed the move.
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Some may recall the emotional, international custody battle over 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez in 2000. It was one of the most painful incidents in a troubled history between Cuba and the United States. Fourteen years after that event, Elian Gonzalez sat down for an exclusive interview with CCTV America’s Michael […]
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The image of a young Elian Gonzalez is forever seared in the world’s collective memory. In 2000, Gonzalez, then seven-years-old, was forcefully taken from his relatives’ home in Miami by armed FBI agents and returned to his father in Cuba.
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The United States trade and financial embargo against Cuba has been in force for more than 50 years. While President Barack Obama eased some restrictions when he first took office, the authors of a new book believe that there could be an opportunity for further […]
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A artistic installation at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., appeared as simple landscaping at ground level. But from above, it revealed the face of a young man. Called “Out of Many, One,” the piece by Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada was on desplay in October on […]
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To tackle a severe housing shortage, the Cuban government has plans to sell off unused plots of state land for people to build their own homes.
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The Topes de Collantes is a protected nature reserve in the Escambray Mountains of central Cuba.
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Alan Gross, a United States citizen, is serving a 15-year prison sentence in Cuba for installing banned satellite equipment for Internet access. His wife Judy Gross told CCTV America’s Michael Voss that she fears he is also losing the will to live.
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United States citizen Alan Gross has been imprisoned in Cuba since being arrested in 2009, and is serving a 15 year sentence for “acts against the independence or the territorial integrity of the state.” A government subcontractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (US-AID), […]
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As a growing number of tourists visit Cuba, the government has announced plans to shift all of the country’s 9,000 state-owned restaurants and cafes into private businesses. CCTV correspondent Michael Voss reports on this latest move in President Raul Castro’s economic reform program.
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A Canadian business executive sentenced to 15 years in prison in Cuba. He was charged for seizing about $100 million worth of his company’s assets in Cuba. CCTV America’s Michael Voss reports from Havana.
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Colombia has chosen 60 victims of human rights abuses to participate in the peace negotiations with the guerrilla group FARC in Havana.
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Barcelona, the cultural heart of the Catalonia region of Spain, has suffered along with the rest of Spain in recent years. Once, the streets were alive with musicians and bars were filled with live music, but the city has become quiet.
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Cuba is sending nearly 200 health workers to the front-lines of the battle against Ebola. The World Health Organization said it’s the largest commitment of medical personnel deployed by any country.
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Cuba says U.S. economic sanctions against the island cost the country almost $4 billion in lost trade and tourism last year. This brings the overall estimate of economic damage to more than $116 billion, at today’s prices, since the embargo began 55 years ago.
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U.S. President Barack Obama vowed in 2009 to close America’s Guantanámo Bay military prison in Cuba. Five years later, GTMO remains open. Around 149 prisoners are still anguishing there without prospect of a trial that could free them.
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The Cuban government imposed new import restrictions including raising taxes and limiting the amount of foreign-bought goods that passengers can bring with them in their personal luggage.
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Many cultures have coming of age ceremonies, but one of the most extravagant may be the quinceanera .
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People in Havana are working to preserve the older style of the Latin classic dance Rumba as a part of the world’s cultural heritage.
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The head of the U.S. International Development agency got hit with some tough questions in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. This follows revelations that USAID secretly helped set up a social networking site in Cuba. The agency has rebutted claims that the U.S. aimed for the […]
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The rocky relationship between Cuba and the United States is once again being put to the test. This, after reports surfaced that the U.S. government secretly created a Cuban version of a social media site similar to the well known “Twitter.” The site dubbed “Zun Zuneo” was designed in […]
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