Cuba is ill prepared for US tourism despite the island being 90 miles from its southern most shores. The massive influx of US tourists would bring with it massive problems for the Cuban authorities and government unless a coordinated effort was implemented. This may already be taking place behind the scenes. Below are a few […]
No this is not the latest Marvel Inc. release but, the “Fantastic 4” movie may have more to do with South American politics and could even have a hidden story line with seemingly invincible do-gooders overwhelming evil. In many ways Chavez, Morales, Ortega, Correa and Fidel Castro are, for some, “The Fantastic 4” with “WonderFidel” […]
In an unsurprising move by House democrats and, in line with President Obama´s campaign rhetoric, Senators Bill Delahunt (D-MA) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) have proposed a law to end Travel restrictions for ALL AMERICANS to Cuba. This is twenty steps further than President Obama´s campaign trail promises to free up travel restrictions for Cuban Americans […]
HAVANA (From Reuters) – Spain issued on Thursday the first of a projected 200,000 passports for Cubans who qualify for Spanish citizenship under the country’s “historical memory” law. The first recipient, 38-year-old cardiologist Norberto Luis Diaz, said he already had his bags packed for a flight on Sunday to Spain, retracing in reverse the journey […]
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 31 (acn) “The ongoing effort to achieve a fairer society has placed Cuban education at the vanguard by assuring equality of opportunities, overcoming elitist approaches and guaranteeing the continuity of education for all,” said Cuban First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura at the closing of Pedagogy 2009. The gala for the […]
For those passing by certain filmhouses in New York City and Los Angeles, they would have noticed long lines of enthusiastic filmgoers waiting to see the movie about Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara that Hollywood filmmaker Steve Soderbergh made recently. The film, which is over 4 hours long, has been broken up into two parts. The first part […]
Fifty years after Fidel Castro’s guerrillas claimed control of Cuba, the country’s communist leadership will celebrate Thursday’s landmark anniversary amid a deepening economic crisis and speculation about the frail health of the father of that revolution. Cubans stand in line in front of a shop, next to the image of ailing Cuban Revolution leader […]
Hundreds of Cubans cued outside the Spanish Embassy in Havana on Monday on the first day Spain began taking applications for Spanish citizenship under the country’s “historic memory” law. The law makes grandchildren of Spanish immigrants eligible for citizenship, which officials estimate could result in as many as 200,000 Cubans seeking a Spanish passport. Spain […]
For Legislators such as Reps. Jo Ann Emerson , R- Mo. , and Rosa DeLauro , D- Conn. , want to pass legislation that would allow all U.S. citizens to travel to Cuba , which would undo prohibitions that the U.S. government has imposed almost continuously since 1962. That embargo prohibits nearly all trade, travel […]
(Reuters) – Five decades after Fidel Castro toppled a U.S.-backed dictator to take power in Cuba, the Cold War rivalry with Washington could be thawing as President-elect Barack Obama looks to ease sanctions against the communist-run island. Obama has made clear he favors relaxing restrictions on family travel and cash remittances by Cuban Americans […]
Regarding the current U.S. travel ban against Cuba, which has been made more difficult for U.S. travelers who (under U.S. Treasury Dept. guidelines) should be able to go there, such as journalists, academic researchers, and university groups, not to mention Cuban-Americans (who are now allowed to visit their relatives in Cuba once every three years, […]
With the advent of this site, it seems that this year will be best remembered as the “Year of the Blog” in Cuba. Along with this site, which will likely cover different aspects of life inside and outside of Cuba for Cuba aficionados throughout, a growing number of Cuba-related blogs are coming to the […]
Pretty much like most of you, we at the CubaBlog have been glued to the comments of the future elect and upcoming president of the United States. Whoever it is next week, it would appear that change is in the pipeline. Obama´s pipe appears less obstructed than Mc Cain´s but, both have made quite a […]
Pretty interesting site out there at If the World Could Vote which also includes online polls from Cuba and Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, etc. Seems that Mc Cain got a bit of a battering…wonder why?
An idea to get food from where it is to where it should be
Was thinking the other day about the 700 Billion USD they are trying to pass through congress for distressed home mortgages. While thinking it through I googled and got this thanks to www.usgovinfo.about.com “The U.S. national average purchase price for a single-family home reached $264,540 in October 2004, according to figures released by the Federal […]
For all Cuba watchers yesterday’s decision by the US government can only mean a gradual easing of the embargo before it is finally lifted. The paramount part of this latest move is that it shows the US is still listening to the world or that someone has a heart at the state department. Nevertheless, the […]
Oil prices plummeted on Tuesday in Asia, falling briefly below $92 a barrel as investors feared the U.S. credit crisis that brought down brokerage giant Lehman Brothers will drag on global economic growth and restrain demand for crude. Light, sweet crude for October delivery tumbled $3.59 to $92.12 a barrel in electronic trading on the […]
On May 29th we reported that gas prices in Cuba were set to rise that same weekend. For some reason the increase was held back until September the 14th but was more than expected. It would appear that the bare essentials of food items are also leaping up in price while a lack of basic […]
The revolutionary leader said history would judge him, but the daily struggle to survive is testing even his most loyal supporter Fidel Castro and Camilo Cienfuegos in 1959. Carmen Gonce remembers the triumph of Cuba‘s revolution as the happiest day of her life. Fidel Castro and his guerrillas swept down from the Sierra Maestra and […]
