Cuban-American Singer Leads Miami March in Support of Cuba’s Las Damas de Blanco

On Thursday, Grammy-Award winning singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan led a march on the famous Calle Ocho in Miami, in support of Cuba’s Las Damas de Blanco, or the Ladies in White.
At a press conference earlier this week, Estefan called on exiles to join her in protest of the treatment received by the women who [...]

Obama Vows More Engagement with Latin America

President Barack Obama attended the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago this past weekend along with 33 other democratically elected heads of state and government in the Western Hemisphere.
In Obama’s first meeting with his regional counterparts he used the opportunity to engage in a new relationship with countries of the Americas and [...]

Guest Blogger Series:Hopeful about Policy Changes towards Cuba

By: Carmen Peláez
On Thursday, President Barack Obama said it was up to Havana to take the next step after his gesture of removing some of the restrictions that have prohibited money and travel to Cuba. This morning, Raul Castro responded within hours, saying “we have sent word to the U.S. government in private and in [...]

Obama Announces New Cuba Policy

According to a senior administration official, President Barack Obama will direct his administration to allow unlimited travel and money transfers by Cuban Americans to family in Cuba to ease U.S. restrictions on the island. The formal announcement will be made at the White House’s daily press briefing with Robert Gibbs.   The Wall Street Journal also reported [...]

U.S. Lawmakers Meet with Fidel Castro

Three members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with former Cuban president Fidel Castro today. This is the first known meeting with American officials since he fell ill in July 2006.
A spokesman at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana confirmed that Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat, and two other lawmakers met with the ailing [...]

Raul Castro Meets with U.S. Lawmakers

The Associated Press reports that Cuban President Raul Castro met Monday with six visiting members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). These were his first face-to-face discussions with U.S. leaders since assuming the presidency last year.
The lawmakers came to talk with Castro about improving U.S.-Cuba relations amid rumors that Washington could possibly be ready to [...]