Tag: Fidel Castro
New US Cuban sanctions target tourism, remittances and banking
Chief Assignment Editor- April 18, 2019 01:16The US is targeting Cuba with additional sanctions, including restricting travel to the island nation, limiting remittances, and sanctioning additional entities, White House national security adviser John Bolton said. US ... Read More
The real intentions of the “partnership of equals”
editor- March 24, 2011 04:39"Yesterday [March 22, 2011] was a long day. I was paying attention to the ups and downs of Obama in Chile since noon, as I had done the day before ... Read More
Two Earthquakes
editor- March 16, 2011 01:11“A strong 8.9 on the scale earthquake shook Japan last week. Read More
The revolutionary rebellion in Egypt
editor- February 25, 2011 04:36"Several days ago I said that Mubarak’s fate was sealed and that not even Obama was able to save him. Read More
UN Mission in Haiti and the epidemic
editor- December 18, 2010 05:29“About three weeks ago news and photos were published showing Haitian citizens throwing stones and protesting in indignation against the forces of MINUSTAH, accusing it of having transmitted cholera Read More
Duty and the epidemic in Haiti
editor- December 9, 2010 04:47“Last Friday, on December 3rd, the UN decided to devote one General Assembly session to analyzing the cholera epidemic in that sister country. News of that decision was heartening. Read More
A year of false hopes for Cuba
editor- January 5, 2010 09:40HAVANA - For Cuba it was a year of false-starts, tentative hopes for change and lingering anticipation that the United States would finally open the floodgates for American tourists to ... Read More
Change is coming to Cuba
editor- December 29, 2008 13:57Cuba is planning spectacular celebrations in January to mark the 50th anniversary of the revolution that brought Fidel Castro and his Communist government to power. Read More
Stakes are high for Cuba tourism in the hands of the next US president
editor- September 8, 2008 06:16Orlando, Florida (eTN) - At THETRADESHOW of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) being held in here September 7-9, tourism opportunities for Cuba as a tourism destination for US ... Read More
Cuba woos Indian travelers
editor- May 30, 2008 10:45NEW DELHI, India (eTN) - Only a few years ago, it would have been difficult to comprehend, but today communist Cuba is wooing Indian traveler. The move comes follows a ... Read More
Cuba power change will not influence tourism
editor- March 6, 2008 08:32Since Fidel Castro announced that he has given up control over Cuba, many are asking the question: What will become of the island’s burgeoning tourism industry? Read More
‘Castro’s resignation will not affect region’s tourism’
editor- February 22, 2008 05:42Jean-Claude Baumgarten, president of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), says there would be no major fallout in visitor arrivals to the rest of the Caribbean in the wake ... Read More