Biden administration takes back some Trump sanctions
CUBA STANDARD — Surprising most Cuba watchers and political players, Joe Biden unilaterally took back some of the…
Ruling against cruise lines may send chill to other U.S. travel
CUBA STANDARD — Rejecting the cruise lines’ argument they engaged in lawful travel, a federal judge in Miami…
Cuba offers Biden a channel to unblock remittances
CUBA STANDARD — Apparently offering the Biden administration a way to resume the billion-dollar flow of remittances by…
Multilateral bank lends Cuba €47m for vaccine development
CUBA STANDARD — In a rare case of multilateral lending to Cuba, the Central American Bank for Economic…
Mexico grants emergency authorization for Cuban vaccine
CUBA STANDARD — Mexico’s regulatory agency for pharmaceuticals granted emergency authorization to use a Cuban-made COVID vaccine. Cofepris…
Cuba offers more openings to foreign investors
CUBA STANDARD — After years of disappointing levels of investment in the island, Cuba’s economic leaders used the…
Cuba seeking to capitalize on vaccine export opportunities
CUBA STANDARD — With 40% of the total population now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and officials saying that…
Cuba to begin reopening borders Nov. 15
CUBA STANDARD — Signaling light at the end of the economic tunnel, the Tourism Ministry announced that the…
Cuba allows private businesses to incorporate, limits size to 100 employees
CUBA STANDARD — After a decade of announcements and high expectations for a key reform measure, the Cuban…
U.S. considers reestablishing remittances, consular service
CUBA STANDARD — While calling Cuba a “failed state” and issuing more sanctions against Cuba, President Joe Biden…
Protests spread from provincial towns to Havana
CUBA STANDARD — A wave of protests mobilized thousands of Cubans July 11, prompting President Miguel Díaz-Canel to…
Vaccine candidate 92% effective; Vietnam to buy Abdala
CUBA STANDARD — Putting it among the top vaccines in the world, COVID-19 candidate Abdala showed 92.28% efficacy…
Swiss cement giant settles Cuba suit with U.S. plaintiff
CUBA STANDARD — In what is the first tangible outcome of 40 Helms-Burton lawsuits, LafargeHolcim settled a complaint…
Meliá says Cuba is hardest hit market worldwide, drops three hotels
CUBA STANDARD — Saying that Cuba was the market hardest hit worldwide by the shutdown of international travel, Meliá Hotels…
Cuba imposes five-day quarantine on travelers
CUBA STANDARD — Responding to consecutive days of record-breaking numbers for new COVID-19 cases, Cuban health authorities imposed…