cuban thaw

Cuba Mystery Illness: Canadian Diplomat Treated for Hearing Loss and Headaches

At least one of Canada’s diplomats stationed in Cuba was treated for hearing loss and headaches, the country’s foreign ministry…

7 years ago

US Expels Two Cuban Diplomats after Mystery Incidents in Havana

Two Cuban diplomats have been expelled by Washington after US embassy staff in Havana suffered mysterious physical symptoms, the US…

7 years ago

Raul Castro Criticizes Donald Trump’s Rollback on Cuba

Cuban President Raul Castro has spoken publicly for the first time against President Donald Trump's rollback of a thaw between…

7 years ago

Barack Obama Ends Visa-Free Residency Policy for Cuban Immigrants

In his final days in office, President Barack Obama has decided to end a longstanding policy that grants residency to…

8 years ago

Cuba and Google Sign Internet Access Deal

Google and Cuba's state-run telecommunications company ETECSA have signed a deal that will enable faster access to content from the…

8 years ago

Donald Trump Urged to Continue Cuban Thaw

Cuban business owners have appealed to Donald Trump not to reverse a recent thaw in bilateral relations. In a letter,…

8 years ago

Jeffrey DeLaurentis Named First US Ambassador to Cuba in 55 Years

Jeffrey DeLaurentis has been appointed as the first US ambassador to Cuba in 55 years as relations between the countries…

8 years ago

Barack Obama to Visit Cuba as Part of Latin America Trip

President Barack Obama will visit Cuba in the coming weeks as part of a broader trip to Latin America, reports…

9 years ago

US and Cuba Agree to Restore Regular Commercial Flights

The US and Cuba have agreed to restore regular commercial flights, in a deal that could jumpstart economic relations between…

9 years ago

US and Cuba Negotiate on Resuming Regular Flights

The United States and Cuba have reached an understanding on resuming regular commercial flights between the two countries, Cuban and…

9 years ago

Cuba and US Agree to Restore Direct Mail Service

The US and Cuba have agreed to restore a direct mail service, suspended 52 years ago at the height of…

9 years ago

Penny Pritzker Arrives in Cuba for Two-Day Embargo Talks

US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has arrived in Cuba for two days of talks focusing on the trade embargo. Penny…

9 years ago

Barack Obama and Raul Castro Meet Face-to-Face on Sidelines of UN General Assembly

Barack Obama and Raul Castro met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on September 29. It was…

9 years ago

UN General Assembly 2015: Raul Castro Calls for US Embargo to End

President Raul Castro has called for the US to lift the trade embargo on Cuba in order to normalize the…

9 years ago

Pope Francis Calls for Cuba Church Freedom

In his first speech after his arrival in Cuba, Pope Francis has called for the Church in the communist island…

9 years ago

Cuban Thaw: US Eases Restrictions on Business and Travel Ahead of Pope Francis Visit

The US has decided to ease restrictions on business and travel with Cuba ahead of Pope Francis visit to the…

9 years ago

Jose Cabanas Becomes First Cuban Ambassador to US in 54 Years

Cuba has announced the appointment of Jose Cabanas as the new ambassador to the US - the first since 1961…

9 years ago

Cuba: US Embassy Reopened After 54 Years

The US flag has been raised over the reopened embassy in Cuba after more than 54 years since it was…

9 years ago

Fidel Castro Criticizes US on Eve of Embassy Reopening

Fidel Castro has published an open letter to Cubans in which he makes no mention of the historic reopening of…

9 years ago

Cuban Thaw: US and Cuba Diplomatic Missions Become Full Embassies

Cuba and the US have opened full embassies in Havana and Washington. Just after midnight local time, the diplomatic missions…

9 years ago

Fidel Castro Makes Public Appearance at Havana Cheese Meeting

Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance at a cheese meeting in Havana. State television showed images of the…

9 years ago

Cuban Thaw: US and Cuba to Announce Opening of Embassies

The United States and Cuba are to announce the opening of embassies in each other's capitals, a senior US official…

9 years ago

House Votes to Keep Cuba Travel Restrictions

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has voted to keep restrictions on American citizens travelling to Cuba, despite a recent thaw…

9 years ago

Francois Hollande Meets Fidel Castro in Havana

Francois Hollande has arrived in Havana to meet former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on a historic trip to the Communist…

9 years ago

Raul Castro and Pope Francis to Meet at Vatican

Cuban President Raul Castro will meet Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican. The Argentine Pope played a…

9 years ago