07 / 27 / 2010
“I urge the AU to issue a strong statement to end the isolation of
Cuba,” said Namibian leader Hifikepunye Pohamba shortlyafter African
Union Chairman Bingu Wa Mutharika invited some leaders to speak at the
AU Summit opening ceremony on Sunday.
07 / 27 / 2010
During a bilateral ministerial meeting that began Sunday in Cayo Santa
María, Venezuela is discussing investments in pharmaceutical and
medical production, zinc and copper mining, as well as stainless steel
production in Cuba, according to Agencia Venezolana de Noticias.
07 / 27 / 2010
HAVANA, Cuba. - Brazilian training ship “Brasil” is now docked at the
Port of Havana for a three-day visit as part of its twenty-fourth tour
of 22 ports in America and Europe.
07 / 24 / 2010
Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio acknowledged Friday he and the
Chamber of Commerce are in disagreement over Cuba policy, but said the
business group is “buying into our agenda.”
07 / 23 / 2010
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, is signing onto a bill that would lift
decades old ravel restrictions to Cuba, becoming the first member from
Florida to do so. Her goal: To secure charter flights from Tampa
International Airport and spur activity at the Port of Tampa.
07 / 21 / 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Even if the U.S. lifts the travel ban to Cuba,
don't expect Havana to be a port of call for American cruise lines any
time soon, says Richard Sasso, board chairman of the Cruise Lines
International Association.
07 / 20 / 2010
A congressional debate over whether all Americans should be able to travel freely to Cuba appears to be heating up.
07 / 14 / 2010
WASHINGTON — Billy Bob Brown, a farmer in Panhandle, Tex., grows
enthusiastic when he discusses his 2008 trip to Cuba, where he and
three partners showed off Texas sausages, cakes and frozen desserts to
Cuban tourism executives.
07 / 12 / 2010
After 60 years of holding firm on an embargo against Cuban trade, it’s
time to open trade with the island, starting with agriculture.
