Analysis: Playing with fire
We are approaching the first anniversary of the July 11 protests, which had a profound impact on the…
Cuba advocacy group appoints new leader
CUBA STANDARD — The Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA) appointed a new executive director. María José…
Analysis: The Biden easing measures – why now?
By Domingo Amuchastegui Fiat Lux! On Monday, May 16 the Biden administration — after almost two years of…
Analysis: Biden on crash course with upcoming Summit
By Domingo Amuchastegui The Summit of the Americas Conference, planned for June 6-10 in Los Angeles, is set…
Analysis: Cuba’s leadership, still firmly in the saddle
Post-May Day thoughts: The social outburst of July 11, 2021 — prompted by the sustained intolerance and gross…
Canadian company says it has opened a remittance channel
CUBA STANDARD — As the Biden administration has failed to lift sanctions imposed by the Trump administration that…
After three years, Helms-Burton case to go before jury
By Vito Echevarría After a nearly three-year pre-trial battle, a federal judge in Miami denied a motion filed…
U.S. slaps Airbnb with fine over Cuba rentals
CUBA STANDARD — In a sanctions enforcement action targeting a livelihood for hundreds of Cuban homeowners who offer…
Analysis: Time to drop any illusions regarding Biden and Cuba
By Domingo Amuchastegui I have no illusions: The resumption of relations between Cuba and the United States in…
Nov. 15: Winners and losers
By Domingo Amuchastegui The challenge by the opposition organization Archipiélago, intended to precipitate the collapse of the Cuban…
Analysis: The looming showdown
By Domingo Amuchastegui Cuban exile groups in Miami, together with figures of the “paid opposition” on the island…
Analysis: Why did Díaz-Canel go to Mexico?
By Domingo Amuchastegui Did Miguel Díaz-Canel travel to Mexico City for the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence? To…
Analysis: The missing political dimension of Cuba’s reforms
By Domingo Amuchastegui The social outburst of July 11 has prompted the Party/State to undertake economic measures of…
Cuba empowers postal system to receive international payments
CUBA STANDARD — The Central Bank empowered Cuba’s postal system to provide international financial services. With Resolution 208,…
Remittances to Cuba: A U.S. policy explainer
Cuban Americans have long relied on U.S. rules authorizing family remittances to provide support to their relatives in Cuba.…