The Cuban government announced today that it will eliminate its 10% tax on the use of the US dollar on the island. The good news for ordinary Cubans and tourists alike comes in response to Washington’s new measures to further relax the economic embargo.
Read MoreThe Caterpillar Foundation announced that it will donate half a million dollars to the Finca Vigia Foundation, an organization that works to restore and preserve the house of Ernest Hemingway in Cuba, historical documents and other items that belonged to the US writer.
Read MoreCuban Customs authorities denied having set down luggage restrictions for passengers traveling from the United States to the island and said that the customs fee regulations remain the same. The clarification is made in response to reports by Miami media.
Read MoreThe mayor of Washington D.C., Muriel Bowser, is in Cuba on a several day visit. In Havana on Monday she praised the thaw between the US and Cuba, one month before the historic visit that President Obama will make to the Caribbean island.
Read MoreIf you buy a glass of juice at a private food stand or cafe in Havana you generally have to content yourself with something made out of concentrate or syrup, or with a drink prepared using a tiny slice of fruit, plenty of water and sugar. The best thing these juices have is their price, somewhere between 3 and 5 Cuban pesos. (8 photos)
Read More“Basically, international investors – including those from the US – look for several things from the countries where they wish to invest. One of them is the rule of law: they want transparency and a solid judicial system. They also want to see market opportunities like the ones Nicaragua enjoys thanks to the free trade treaty with the United States,” said Robert Manogue.
Read MorePart three of our interview with agronomist/organic farmer Fernando Funes deals with prices in Cuba’s markets and the relationship between producers and consumers.
Read MoreSeveral US airlines will begin offering direct commercial flights between the US and Cuba starting this fall, after more than half a century without service, announced the Obama administration on Friday
Read MorePart 2 of our interview with Fernando Funes, who, along with his wife Claudia Alvarez and employees, has transformed an infertile area of land into an agro-ecological paradise.
Read MoreThe United States and Cuba will hold next week a second round of its regulatory dialogue, with the participation of US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca.
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