Mark P. Sullivan - Specialist in Latin American Affairs January 29, 2014 Congressional Research Service Cuba remains a one-party communist state with a poor record on human rights. The country’s political succession in 2006 from the long-ruling Fidel Castro to his brother Raúl was characterized by… Read More

Me and Fidel By Robert Ellis Smith In the beginning of my long career in journalism, I often found myself meeting major newsmakers simply by default. Most seasoned reporters were not interested in the off-hours assignments, and as the junior member of the staff I was eager to take them.  As a reporter,… Read More

Rob Sequin | Havana Journal I read many Cuba related news articles and blog posts every day and have done so since I was bit by the Cuba bug in 1998. I also have friends and sources in Cuba, Canada, Washington DC and Miami that give me information, comments and, of course, predictions about US Cuba policy,… Read More

Updated on January 27, 2014. We will update this page whenever we know Fidel has been seen alive. We will also post to Twitter, Facebook and Linked In. Last meeting with world leader or celebrity was on March 27 with Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.. Day count = 0… Read More

The following deletions have been made to OFAC’s SDN List: 1. ACECHILLY (Acechilly Navigation Co., Malta) (vessel). 2. ACEFROSTY (Acefrosty Shipping Co., Malta) (vessel). 3. ALAMINOS (f.k.a. RUBY ISLANDS) (P32C3) General Cargo 15,088DWT 8,909GRT Cyprus flag (Alaminos Shipping Co. Ltd.) (vessel).… Read More

US Treasury Civil Penalties Release American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (“TRS”), New York, NY, has agreed to pay $5,226,120 to settle potential civil liability for apparent violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 515 (the “CACR”). From on or about… Read More

Joanne Chesimard, Fugitive Living in Cuba, Named to FBI ‘Most Wanted Terrorists’ List By Steven Nelson US News and World Report Informers stand to gain $2M in the unlikely event Chesimard, convicted of murdering a cop 40 years ago, is caught Forty years ago today, Joanne Chesimard allegedly… Read More

Rob Sequin | Havana Journal I am an anti-Embargo Republican from Massachusetts. The Embargo is anti-American since it limits OUR freedom of trade and travel. It is a 50+ year old failed “Plan A” to get rid of the Castro brothers and will not work next year or the year after that. Mauricio… Read More

EGL, Inc. Settles Potential Civil Liability for Alleged Violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations EGL, Inc. now part of the CEVA Logistics group of companies, EGL Houston, TX, has agreed to pay $139,650 to settle potential civil liability… Read More

This is a timely topic. A distinguished congressional delegation led by Senator Patrick Leahy has just returned from Cuba, and a number of its members have recommended that Cuba be removed from the U.S. State Department’s list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. Concurrently, the Boston Globe reported… Read More