Likewise, he issued a waiver for Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, also known as the Liberty Act, for a period of six months and rescinded the National Security Presidential Memorandum 5 of 2017 on policy towards Cuba to eliminate the so-called 'restricted list.'
Tourists visiting Cuba can access an official site to obtain an electronic visa, a procedure that speeds up the process and allows them to fill out the online traveler's form from the comfort of their homes.
Flights to Puerto Rico and Cuba would join a Caribbean lineup that now includes Aruba, Curazao, St. Martin and Jamaica.
With scheduled and ongoing projects, Cuba aims to transform its airports into modern and efficient gateways to boost tourism and economic growth.
Trump needs to ask himself what would be more impressive: to be known as the president who did what 11 other presidents could not do (free Cuba) or the guy who shaved a few bucks off canal tolls.
Cuban dissident and human rights activist Jose Daniel Ferrer told Reuters on Thursday he had been released from jail and was at home, part of a broader plan negotiated with the Vatican to gradually free upwards of 500 prisoners.
The Salvadoran Raul Ernesto Cruz Leon, who played a decisive role in the attacks against Cuban tourist facilities in 1997, has been released from prison after serving almost three decades for continued terrorism.
Cuba on Wednesday began releasing prisoners jailed following anti-government protests in 2021, making good on a deal with the Catholic Church that prompted the Biden administration to say it would loosen sanctions on the communist-run nation.
South Korea officially opened its embassy in Cuba on Friday, 11 months after Seoul established diplomatic relations with Havana, a longstanding ally of Pyongyang.
American photojournalist Richard Bickel recently completed his 15th trip to Cuba on the heels of a natural disaster and a power grid failure.
The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it will remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) in exchange for the release of political prisoners jailed for protesting
With the collaboration of Cuba, Operation Miracle, an ophthalmologic rehabilitation program that has transformed the lives of millions of poor people in Latin America and the Caribbean since its creation 20 years ago,