The drilling of a 5,904-metrer-long oil well, the largest in the history of Cuba, concluded in the province of Matanzas. The state-run Cubapetróleo was in charge of the project, which began last January, and tests will be carried out before starting the extraction of heavy crude.
Read MoreGov. Richardson has repeatedly said that his visit only has commercial interests, but it’s a given that he will be reporting back to the Obama administration on his trip and meetings in Cuba. He has already publicly called on Obama to lift the nearly half century travel ban on US citizens visiting Cuba without special US Treasury Dept. permission.
Read MoreThe number of persons who arrived in the United States from Cuba through the Florida Strait fell by around 75 per cent since October 2008, reported the U.S. Coast Guard and Customs Service, reported IPS. Some of the causes for the decrease could be the effects of the economic crisis on the Cuban-American community, the strengthening of the measures against the trafficking in emigrants and the easing of the travel regulations by the Barack Obama administration.
Read MoreThe U.S. government fined the Australia & New Zealand Bank Group (ANZ) financial conglomerate 5.75 million dollars for carrying out transactions with Cuba through accounts in U.S. banks, which violates the half-century US economic blockade on the Caribbean island.
Read MoreThe list of major artists supporting Juanes Peace without Borders Concert in Cuba grew this week with the addition of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Cuban-American Gloria Estefan. Iglesias told a Colombian radio station that “the concert by Colombian singer Juanes in Cuba has no political objective and backed his intention to take “a message of affection and music” to the island.
Read MoreThe U.S. government should lift all the travel to Cuba restrictions for its citizens, affirmed Bill Richardson, governor of the state of New Mexico. While not visiting Cuba as a representative of the Obama government, Ricardson told AP, “I do plan to submit my impressions to the administration after I conclude.”
Read MoreOrganization of American States (OAS) mission of foreign ministers to Honduras failed to persuade the de facto regime to consider Manuel Zelaya’s reinstatement as president. Zelaya’s supporters expressed concern over human rights violations committed since the coup and worries about their physical integrity.
Read MoreWhen more than a few people in Cuba were thinking that they would never again see him “so vital,” national television surprised them with the unannounced broadcast of a video showing Fidel Castro recovered from the illness that forced him to step down from power three years ago.
Read MoreTropical Storm Danny has quickly developed to the east of Nassau, Bahamas. Initial projections show that the storm will not affect Cuba, hard hit by three major hurricanes in 2008.
Read MoreNew Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is in Cuba this week to seek a market for his state’s agricultural products and to promote cultural exchange. Allowing Cuba to export to the US goes beyond the talks since the US economic blockade on the island totally forbids it.
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