Four Republican senators submitted a bill on Tuesday to bar President Barack Obama from returning the territory occupied by the US Guantanamo Naval Base to Cuba – as Raul Castro’s government demands – without prior authorization from Congress.
Read MorePresident Obama has submitted a plan to Congress to close Guantánamo Bay military prison. Despite Obama’s pledge to close the facility as one of his first acts after taking office in 2008, there are still 91 prisoners there, 35 of whom have been cleared for release. Republicans in Congress have repeatedly obstructed his attempts to close the prison.
Read MoreRamon Castro, the older brother of Fidel and Raul Castro, died Tuesday at the age of 91 years, reported dpa news.
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 MoreThe Panamanian government today confirmed the start of the air lift of Cubans from Panama to Mexico on Tuesday, as part of an exceptional and limited solution to the transit of migrants, reported dpa news.
Read MoreThe Tampa Bay Rays will coincide with President Obama in Havana on March 21-22 holding a baseball clinic and playing a game against the Cuban national team, reported the Tampa Tribune online on Monday.
Read MoreCuba will mobilize more than 9,000 troops of its armed forces to combat the Zika virus, announced President Raul Castro on Monday. The campaign to fight the mosquito that carries the virus was announced in the official newspaper.
Read MorePresident Barack Obama said on Saturday that his upcoming visit to Cuba will advance the efforts of his administration to build a future with more freedom and opportunity for the Cuban people.
Read MoreBarack Obama will travel to Cuba on March 21-22 on the first visit by a US president to the island in nearly 90 years. He will meet with Raul Castro, business people and other members of civil society. No mention was made on whether he would pay a visit to former leader Fidel Castro.
Read MoreTemperatures will be cool, with highs between 25 and 27° C (77 and 81 F) and the lows between 15 and 19° C (59 and 66 F). The sea surface temperature is 25° C (77 F).
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