The serpent, at last, has bit itself on the tail. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of Treasury has turned back the clock to the Clinton era by authorizing Cuban Americans to visit family in Cuba once a year under a general license.
Read MoreCosta Rican President Oscar Arias announced Wednesday that “times have changed” and that he would sign an executive order to reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba, unilaterally broken off in 1961.
Read MoreThe best piece of news for Cuba’s chances is that Japanese star pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is not available for this game and that their second top starter Yu Darvish is also unable to pitch having lost last night to Korea.
Read MoreBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva repeated his call to the Obama administration on Monday to bring US foreign policy towards Latin America into the 21st century by eliminating the nearly 50-year blockade against Cuba.
Read MoreCuba and Panama signed a new commercial accord on Monday in Havana with Panamanian Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis on hand for the ceremony. Lewis said the agreement would increase transactions of goods and services between the two nations, which is expected to double.
Read MoreTeam Cuba rebounded last night with a 7 to 4 win against Mexico to stay alive in the highly competitive 2009 World Baseball Classic. After three consecutive victories the Cubans had lost their first WBC game 6-0 on Sunday to the always tough Japan and its ace pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka.
Play began at 11:00 p.m. ET, ending at nearly 2:30 a.m. in Cuba. A large segment of the population was tuned in till the end at homes and still open bars or cafes.
Read MorePanamanian Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis is carrying out a working visit to Havana. Lewis plans to meet with the new Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, and a trade accord is expected to be signed between the two countries during his stay.
Read MoreAlmost 50 years after Costa Rica broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba, ties between the two countries could be on the mend, said Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno in statements to that Central American country’s press.
Read MoreCuba (3-1) has only lost one game in the World Baseball Classic II but and it can’t afford to lose another. Mexico (2-3) is in the same position, as the two teams play a do-or-die game tonight at 11:00 p.m. ET, in San Diego.
Read MoreA renovated Cuban lineup was no match Sunday for Japan’s star pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka who threw six scoreless innings and struck out eight to lead his team to a 6-0 win in round two play of the World Baseball Classic II.
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