For the small island of Cuba, the VII Summit of the Americas in Panama marked a kind of “coming out” party. Banned from the for-capitalists-only gatherings from the time they began in […]
Cuba’s Coming Out Party at the Summit of the Americas
US Policy on Cuba: From Regime Change to Systemic Change
Regardless of other changes in US policy on Cuba, President Obama still thinks the United States has the right to shape the future of its neighbor and will work toward reinforcing a […]
Whither Cuba?
The US strategy for undoing the Cuban Revolution was laid down in the Eisenhower years in this April 1960 State Department guideline: “[E]very possible means should be undertaken promptly to weaken the […]
Remarks by President Obama and President Raul Castro of Cuba Before Meeting
THE WHITE HOUSE For Immediate Release April 11, 2015 Remarks by President Obama and President Raul Castro of Cuba Before Meeting ATLAPA Convention Center Panama City, Panama 2:46 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: […]
ABC: Why Cuba’s Removal from US terrorist list is going to be a big deal
April 9, 2015 The State Department has completed its review of Cuba‘s status as a state sponsor of international terrorism, President Obama announced today from Jamaica, bringing the U.S. one step closer […]
Cuba in Focus Monthly Program
Click here to listen to a special edition of Cuba in Focus, a monthly radio show and WDAI report held every last Thursday of the month from 7 to 8 PM. The March […]
WSJ: Airbnb Extends Hospitality to Cuba
Airbnb Inc. said it has opened its website to listings in Cuba, making the home-rental marketplace one of the first U.S. businesses to take advantage of the recent thaw in U.S.-Cuban relations. […]
NYT: Major League Baseball Exhibition Possible in Cuba Next Year
Major League Baseball continues to highlight its intention to play at least one exhibition game in Cuba, bringing the game to the homeland of some of the league’s best players. Commissioner Rob […]
Discovery of a lost ancestral link
Emma Christopher was deep into research for a book about two convicts transported to NSW for slave trading when she was waylaid. For about three years. She had been in Lofa county […]
Cuba Now Has Free, Public Wi-Fi
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has allowed the launch of the island’s first known free, public Internet service at a Havana cultural center that quietly began offering open Wi-Fi in recent weeks. Dozens […]
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