Rob Sequin | Havana Journal I am fortunate to know several people who attended the National Encounter of Cubans Residing in the United States that was recently held at the Cuban Interests Section in Washington DC. I have had a conversation with a few attendees and learned that overall it was a positive… Read More

On Saturday, February 11, 2012, the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies held a seminar sponsored by Taiwan Foundation for Democracy at Casa Bacardi/University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida. Dr. Jaime Suchlicki, Director, ICCAS and Ray H.W. Mou, Director General, Taipei Economic and… Read More

Rob Sequin, publisher HavanaJournal.com and President of Havana Journal Inc. First, a little background on me… I am a registered Republican from Massachusetts. I voted for Romney for Governor and I would have voted for him for Governor had he run for a second term. On Willard Milton “Mitt”… Read More

Title by Rob Sequin, publisher of HavanaJournal.com and article by Erika Bolstad of McClatchy Newspapers A U.S. House committee will investigate travel programs to Cuba offered by the Smithsonian Institution under a Obama administration initiative designed to expose Cubans to ordinary Americans. The… Read More

Article by Cameron Joseph of The Hill with commentary by Havana Journal publisher in bold below. Regarding my background, I am a registered Republican from Massachusetts and have lived here since 1985. I lived here while Mitt Romney was Governor. I voted for Mitt for Senator running against Ted Kennedy… Read More

Excerpts from Kim Geiger article in Los Angeles Times Asked by Miami Herald reporter Marc Caputo what he thinks of the “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy that allows Cubans who reach U.S. soil to stay, Cain was stumped. “The wet-foot, dry-foot policy?” Cain asked, as if he had never heard of it. The… Read More

By JUAN TAMAYO | Miami Herald Cuba alleged Monday that Radio/TV Martí is violating the country’s laws and may disrupt its cellular text-messaging system with a computerized system that can send up to 24,000 text messages a week to cell phones on the island. Developed for mass marketing campaigns,… Read More

George Diaz Miami Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart used to enter his Capitol Hill office each morning sounding a battle cry for the U.S. embargo of Cuba. “Codification!” he would shout, imploring his staff and anyone in hearing range to help him find a way to entrench the embargo so deeply… Read More

By John McArdle | CQ-Roll Call (original title: Florida 25: More Than Just an Open Seat) With the November forecast ominous for Democrats, some factions within the party are watching to see how aggressive the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will be to put Florida’s 25th District seat in… Read More

BY LESLEY CLARK AND BETH REINHARD | Miami Herald U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a passionate defender and architect of legislation to strengthen the U.S. embargo against Cuba, announced Thursday he won’t seek reelection to Congress. The Miami Republican made the announcement at a news conference… Read More