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First Cuba-US direct mail service flight lands in Havana

Cuba and the US reestablished direct mail service with the arrival of the inaugural flight that landed on Wednesday at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport from the US city of Miami. Read More

Statement by the Federation of Cuban Women on Obama’s visit

The Federation of Cuban Women has issued a Declaration on the welcome the Cuban people will give to the president of the United States, Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle Read More

Penny Pritzker and US entrepreneurs to accompany Obama to Cuba

US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will travel to Cuba with business persons from her country, as part of the delegation accompanying President Barack Obama during his visit to the island on March 20-22. Read More

The Obama administration announces new partial measures to Cuba

US Commerce and Treasury departments today announced new regulations that modify aspects of sanctions against Cuba, among which are the use of the dollar in Cuban transactions and a significant travel relaxation for US citizens to visit Cuba. Read More

Obama makes it easier for Americans to travel to Cuba

Obama's Administration announced that Americans can now take "people-to-people" trips to Cuba on their own instead of on expensive group tours. Read More

Cuba and the US to re-establish Direct Mail Service on March 16

After nearly five decades without direct mail service between Cuba and the United States, the inaugural flight of the Pilot Plan agreed between the two countries for postal exchanges will be carried out on Wednesday, March 16. Read More

Patriarch Kiril sends message to Raul Castro

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kiril, sent a message to the Cuban President Raul Castro, which was published on Monday by the Granma newspaper. Read More

US Secretary of States John Kerry cancels trip to Cuba over human rights concerns

Secretary of State John Kerry won't head to Havana ahead of President Obama's trip to Cuba later this month. Read More

The Havana’s Latinoamericano stadium getting ready for Obama's visit

President Barack Obama will attend an exhibition baseball game, March 22, between MLB Tampa Bay Rays and a Cuban selection at Havana’s Latinoamericano stadium. Read More

Barack Obama: first US president to visit Cuba in over eight decades

President Barack Obama will start an official visit to Cuba on March 21 and 22, the first visit by a US president in over eight decades and following the reestablishment of bilateral diplomatic relations on July 20, 2015. Read More

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