Florida Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart claims his fellow Cuban-Americans are enjoying their freedom to visit family on the island way too much and are sending too much money to their relatives.
Read MoreLong time advocate for restoring the rights of all US Americans to travel to Cuba, Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Arizona) successfully added an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations bill that would require the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the regulatory body that enforces the Cuba travel ban, to: provide a report on pending license applications related to education exchanges.
Read MoreSince the time of the French Revolution, politics has usually been classified in terms of left and right. In the 1990s, when doomsayers began to predict the end of everything — history, borders, geography and politics — they also predicted the end of that political classification.
Read MoreIn a much-anticipated decision, U.S. President Barack Obama announced here Wednesday evening that he will withdraw 10,000 of the 100,000 U.S. troops currently deployed in Afghanistan by the end of this year and a total of 33,000 by sometime next summer.
Read MoreIf Cardenal Ortega expected some gratitude for his actions, he was mistaken. Almost from the beginning he was the target of attacks by the most radical members of the Cuban exile community and now Spanish politicians as well, who are using him for sparring in their domestic fights.
Read MoreWe will be under the influence of a wedge of weak pressure gradients. High daytime temperatures together with atmospheric humidity will act to promote strong convective actions in the afternoons which will cause isolated rains until the early evening hours throughout the coming week. Maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 32°C (90°F) and 33°C (91°F).
Read MoreIn a June 2011 phone consultation with Cuba’s Banco Financiero Internacional, S.A. (BFI) – one of the country’s main banks with branches located throughout the country – they said that American Express Travellers’ Cheques are accepted in Cuba as long as they are payable against banks that are not based in the United States.
Read MoreThree months after the devastating Mar. 11 earthquake that caused an accident at the Fukushima power plant, energy experts warn of economic fallout if nuclear energy is snuffed out too quickly, much to the dismay of an increasingly angry and frustrated public.
Read MoreRiding along Havana’s seaside Malecon Avenue, one will discover a unique building constructed in 1930 that today still continues to attract locals and visitors alike. The emblematic National Hotel of Cuba sets atop an elevation looking out toward the Caribbean Sea while accompanied by a mysterious aureole and legends. (27 photos)
Read MoreI admit that when I heard Juana Maria complaining about water problems at her house, I didn’t find her story anything out of the ordinary. I said to her that many Cubans frequently lack water, including me.
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