Cuba: Fidel Castro Meets With U.S. Lawmakers

Former President Fidel Castro met with three members of the United States Congress in Havana on Tuesday, his first known meeting with American officials since he underwent emergency intestinal surgery in July 2006. Read More

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Reflections by Fidel Castro Ruz: The Seven Members Of Congress Who Are Visiting Us

An important US political delegation is visiting us right now. Its members belong to the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) which, in practice, has worked as the most progressive wing within the Democrat Party<br /> Read More

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US Congresspersons Support Normal Religious Exchanges with Cuba

U.S Congresswoman Barbara Lee, visiting Havana, spoke out in favor of the normalization of exchanges between religious communities from Cuba and her country. Read More

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US policy on Cuba evolving under President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama will soon move to ease travel and financial restrictions on Cuba as his administration conducts a broad review of its policy toward the communist nation, a senior American official said Monday. Read More

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President Obama to Loosen Restrictions on Policy With Cuba

President Obama plans to abandon longstanding restrictions on family travel and remittances to Cuba, an administration official said Saturday, fulfilling a campaign promise in a pivotal swing state and signaling a possible warming of relations with the Castro government. Read More

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U.S. lawmakers meet with Cuban foreign minister

U.S. lawmakers met with Cuba's foreign minister and laid flowers at a Havana memorial to slain U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King on Saturday during a visit aimed at improving relations between Washington and the communist-ruled island. Read More

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No discussion on Cuba trade, says Obama

United States President Barack Obama does not believe there needs to be any discussion of his country's 47-year-old trade embargo against Cuba when he attends the Fifth Summit of the Americas here later this month. Read More

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U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee heading to Cuba to talk tourism and trade

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, will be heading to Cuba today with a congressional delegation to discuss thawing relations between the United States and the Caribbean island. Read More

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Miss Universe, Dayana Mendoza, is back home from the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Miss Universe, Dayana Mendoza, is back home from the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and she says she “had a wonderful time” visiting several days with the soldiers as part of the U.S.O. Armed Forces Entertainment Tour. Read More

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Miss Universe Visits Guantánamo Bay

According to the Web site of the U.S.O., which arranged the visit, the Miss Universe Organization made the decision to “deploy Crystle Stewart, Miss U.S.A. 2008, and Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008, to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to visit troops as part of a U.S.O./Armed Forces Entertainment tour.” Read More

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