House Panel Votes to Ease Cuba Travel Restrictions

<div align="justify"> WASHINGTON: The House Agriculture Committee voted Wednesday to reverse a decades-long ban on United States citizens traveling to Cuba and to ease restrictions on the sale of American commodities there. </div> Read More

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10 Years on, Elian Not Angry at Miami Relatives

<div align="justify"> HAVANA (AP) -- Elian Gonzalez says he's not angry at his Miami relatives who fought to keep him in the United States during a nasty international custody battle a decade ago, and is thankful ''a large part of the American public''supported him being reunited with his father in Cuba. </div> Read More

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Candidate's friendship with Cuba trade backer at issue

<div align="justify"> State Rep. David Rivera's close relationship with a businessman who facilitates trade with Cuba is becoming increasingly awkward for the congressional candidate, one of Florida's most outspoken proponents of the embargo on the island. </div> Read More

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Lawmaker sees panel voting to end Cuba travel ban

<div align="justify"> WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A congressional panel is poised to take the first step toward ending a decades-old U.S. ban on travel to Cuba and removing other hurdles to food sales to the Caribbean island, a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday. </div> Read More

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Cuba: A Seminal Moment

<div align="justify"> The House Ag Committee met to mark-up a critical piece of legislation that will help set the stage for economic openings in Cuba. </div> Read More

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Research and Markets: Cuba Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

<div align="justify"> Cuba's Fixed-Line Services Remain a Monopoly in the Hands of Government Controlled Etecsa, The Cuba - Telecoms, Mobile, and Broadband profiles the fixed-line, mobile and broadband markets in Cuba. </div> Read More

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Silver Sculptures by Cuban Artists Available Online

<div align="justify"> Pauyet works of art by a local group of silversmiths named Pauyet, from the province of Ciego de Avila, were available as of last week in a virtual gallery at www.pauyet.com. Pauyet´s artists turn flatware (forks, spoons and knives) into authentic works of art. </div> Read More

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House panel votes to lift Cuba travel ban

<div align="justify"> WASHINGTON -- A congressional committee has voted to lift the ban on American travel to Cuba. </div> Read More

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Syrian president ends visit to Cuba

<div align="justify"> President Bashar al-Assad of Syria arrived in Brasília on Wednesday after concluding a visit to Havana. </div> Read More

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Cuban cardinal was in DC for one week

<div align="justify"> Cardinal Jaime Ortega y Alamino, Archbishop of Havana, was in Washington from June 21 to June 28, the e-zine Progreso Semanal reported Wednesday in its Radar Cubano section. The visit was confirmed by Orlando Márquez Hidalgo, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Havana. </div> Read More

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