Comments by Rob Sequin: The original title is “LGBT Rights in Cuba, the United States and Beyond: Mariela Castro and Rea Carey in Conversation” but I think my title is a fair interpretation. I find it interesting that New York taxpayers are paying to host the daughter of a Communist leader.… Read More

Rob Sequin | Havana Journal OFAC updated its Comprehensive Guidelines for License Applications to Engage in Travel-Related Transactions Involving Cuba to reflect changes made to the licensing criteria set forth in the section of the Application Guidelines pertaining to educational exchanges not involving… Read More

Rob Sequin | Havana Journal On May 16, 2012 at 6:00pm, an important rare photograph collection of Cuban Revolutionaries will be offered at auction by Kaminski Auctions. The Kaminski Auctions Inaugural Photography Sale will feature dozens of rare and historic photos but the ones most interesting to us… Read More

Rob Sequin | Havana Journal (my commentary in bold) Still thinking about doing business in Cuba? You may want to think again. Reuters is reporting that Cuba has declared its support for Argentina’s decision to expropriate a 51 percent controlling stake in the South American country’s largest… Read More

Rob Sequin | Havana Journal I rarely report on Secretary Clinton since she says very little publicly about anything Cuba related. However, this past weekend she was in Colombia for the Summit of the Americas where President Obama and Secretary Clinton are making Cuba related news. President Obama stands… Read More

Rob Sequin | Havana Journal Bloomberg is reporting that Chavez has gone back to Cuba for more cancer treatment forcing him to go to the Summit of the Americas where he could have met with President Obama. Something Chavez would not miss unless his condition has taken a dramatic turn for the worse. RunRun.es… Read More

Rob Sequin | Havana Journal What a question, right? A sad question to ask but one that needs to be addressed. In no particular order… Fidel Castro dies After many alleged attempts to kill Fidel by the CIA and major intestinal surgery several years ago, no one has expected Fidel to live this long.… Read More

Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies has been very active in the press lately, thanks in part to the Pope’s trip to Cuba. Agence France Press interviewed Jaime Suchlicki on the Pope’s visit to Cuba. Andy Gomez was interviewed by the Houston Chronicle on Ted Cruz running for U.S. Senate.… Read More

(See bold below for what I think are interesting points in this article by Peter Orsi of the AP with my comments in parenthesis) A Cuban intelligence agent on probation after imprisonment in the United States arrived Friday for a two-week visit to see his ailing brother in Cuba, where authorities consider… Read More

Rob Sequin | Havana Journal EWTN is being broadcasting the Pope’s visit to Cuba live from Plaza de Revolucion in Havana from 10:00am today on the EWTN channel. Here is the channel finder for EWTN and this is their webpage covering the Pope in Cuba. Pope to meet with Fidel Castro Former Cuban leader… Read More