The Department of Treasury has approved the first United States factory in Cuba since the 1959 revolution, per the Associated Press. The Alabama-based company led by Chief Executive Officer Horace Clemmons and co-founder Saul Berenthal will start the production of small tractors by 2017.
The MLB Spring Training is set to start in a few more days and teams are starting fill up their 40-man rosters as well as stacking up their farm system with the best available international prospects. Check out the latest rumors regarding free agent starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo and a host of Cuban prospects including Lazarito and the Gurriel Brothers.
Finally, the birds and the fishes are making their way back to Havana Bay. Their return marks the fruits of the Cuban government’s efforts to clean up the famous bay and reduce the pollution in the area.
For most people in the world, the New Year has already been celebrated and welcomed on Jan. 1 but for many members of the fast-growing Asian demographic, the so-called Chinese New Year came on Feb. 8.
Compared to other Hispanics that arrive at the U.S. border from Central America or Mexica, Cubans reportedly get preferential status and are treated as political refugees.
Cuba's state-run telecommunications company ETECSA announced on Jan. 31 that it is launching a pilot project to allow everyday citizens to order broadband Internet for their homes, a service until now only available to foreign executives.
Cubans may be anxiously awaiting the benefits of their newly relaxed ties with the United States, but the communist government in Havana is also turning to old allies as it announced a new trade agreement with North Korea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has slowly gained the trust of Latin America countries after the U.S. retracted their support in terms of providing military materials.
The Costa Rican ambassador in Washington says the United States can learn from his country as it tries to address complex issues surrounding immigration.
The first among 8,000 Cuban migrants reportedly arrived in Laredo, Texas. Thousands of Cubans are planning to migrate to the United States, and the numbers have been staggering.
The human rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) on Jan. 18 slammed the Cuban government for what it described as an "unprecedented crackdown on churches across the denominational spectrum."
A recent development came for the immigration crisis in Central America, according to CNN. Cuban migrants who were previously stranded in Costa Rica for months finally arrived in the U.S. borders, some in Miami, according to the publication.
Regularly scheduled flights between the United States and Cuba may now only be a few months away, the vice president of regulatory affairs for the world's largest airline predicted this week.
The Mexican government announced on Jan. 13 it intends to grant 20-day transit visas to 180 Cubans migrants selected from a pool of 8,000 individuals stranded in Costa Rica since November.
Cuba is suddenly becoming a very attractive travel destination for Americans almost a year after both countries ended more than five decades of hostility. Several U.S. cruise line companies are waiting for approval from Cuban officials in order to set sail for the island.
It has been three months since Cuban migrants in the Costa Rica border, who are trying to find greener pastures in the U.S., have finally been flown to El Salvador. Reports say that the first group, which consists of 180 migrants from Central America, will also be traveling by bus to Guatemala.
Florida senator and GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio filed a senate bill on Tuesday that will remove special benefits from Cuban Immigrants in the U.S. The Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2016 aims to change years of practice where Cubans collect their benefits in the U.S. then going back to the Cuba.
