A year after US President Barack Obama restored full diplomatic relations with Cuba, many American tourists suddenly flock the Caribbean Island. It is suddenly becoming an attractive travel destination with the help of celebrities posting pictures from their trip to Cuban adventures on social media.
In light of the recent surge in Cuban immigrants trying to enter the U.S. borders in the midst of the news that U.S.-Cuban relations are on restoration, one man dies while on the Panama-Costa Rica border while waiting with hundreds of Cubans trying to reach the U.S.
Cubans travelling to the U.S. who have been stuck in Costa Rica since Nov. 14 are now being asked by the Tico government to pay cash for their flight out of the country so they could reach the southern Mexican border.
Director Alex Mallis and producer Marina Fernandez talk about the challenging and complicated process of filming "La Noche Buena" in Cuba especially with the language barrier.
A known opposition group in Cuba, the Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation, recently released its latest report on the increased political repression happening in the communist government.
Quinceañera," an old Latin American tradition is back in business in Cuba."Quinceañera" is an age-old Latin American tradition that marks a young Latina's 15th birthday and is considered her rite of passage from a girl to womanhood. Naturally, a lot of families will want to give their daughters a wonderful experience. This Latin American established practice goes way back centuries ago. For now, some traces of the ancient celebrations remain including the traditional waltzes performed by Latin American girls.
U.S. commercial flights from Cuba will happen anytime soon as several airlines began submitting applications to new routes.Working quietly behind the scenes, U.S. airlines have already started preparations for commercial trips to the island nation as soon as the travel restriction that has been standing for half a century long in Cuba is lifted.
The United States and Cuba have announced on Thursday a new bilateral arrangement allowing air services between the two countries to resume after 50 years.
The United States and Cuba have taken another huge step in the effort to mend broken ties by agreeing to re-establish direct postal service between the two countries for the first in five decades.
A year after the beginning of the rapprochement between the United States and Cuba, with diplomatic relations between the two countries fully reestablished, Washington and Havana have begun to tackle the contentious issue of compensation for properties confiscated during the Caribbean nation's 1959 revolution.
Cuban physicians will once again have to ask for government permits if they plan to travel abroad, and the island nation's communist government has also reinstated restrictions on doctors planning to work in the United States and other countries.
The number of Cubans attempting to come to the Unites States via Texas has increased this year, thanks in large part to the thaw in political tensions between the U.S. and Cuba.
American travelers headed to Cuba will finally be able to turn to plastic to foot their hotel and restaurant bills, as MasterCard and Fort Lauderdale-based Stonegate Bank said on Thursday that their debit cards are now active for use on the Communist island.
Honduras has detained five Syrians who were apparently on their way to the Unites States with stolen Greek passports, government officials announced on Wednesday.
Regularly scheduled flights between the United States and Cuba might begin in coming months, after government officials in Havana said that they and their counterparts from Washington are close to signing an agreement on the normalization of air travel between the two countries.
Following the emotionally charged episode last week on "Madam Secretary," the show will be taking a small break from the ISIS and Russia storylines and focusing on renewed relations with Cuba. Watch the previews and get the details here.
Sprint announced this week that it has signed an agreement to introduce wireless roaming in Cuba. As the hermetic island nation continues to open itself to U.S. trade and commerce, Sprint's deal with Cuba's state-run telecommunications company marks a historic first, as well as a smart move by Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure.
