Remaining Cuban dissident prisoners to be released soon in Cuba

Posted December 22, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (0 comments)
Catholic News Agency Cardinal Jaime Ortega of Havana recently announced that 11 more prisoners of conscience will soon be released… Read More

Economic changes in Cuba to be set at Communist Party Congress April 16-19

Posted December 18, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (0 comments)
Reuters Cuban President Raul Castro told legislators Saturday that the future of the country’s revolution is at stake as… Read More

Guillermo Farinas not allowed to leave Cuba to accept Sakharov Prize

Posted December 15, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (2 comments)
Guillermo Farinas said he would not be able attend tn awards ceremony in France to accept the Sakharov Prize because Cuban authorities… Read More

Cuban Communist Party Congress and Alejandro Castro

Posted December 09, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (1 comments)
Jaime Suchlicki | Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies General Raul Castro recently announced that the Cuban Communist… Read More

Wrap up of Cuba Information session at Caribbean Conference in Miami

Posted December 09, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (0 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal I was fortunate to attend the Cuba information session at the Caribbean Central America Action conference… Read More

WikiLeaks Cuba

Posted December 08, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (3 comments)
Excerpted from Miami Herald article WikiLeaks Spain A Cuba-related dispatch—a 2008 cable from the U.S. Embassy in Madrid—reported… Read More

Sakharov Prize winner Guillermo Fariñas calls for change in Cuba

Posted December 08, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (1 comments)
Fox News Prominent dissident Guillermo Fariñas and two other members of the opposition presented a document rejecting the Raul… Read More

Alan Gross in Cuba

Posted December 06, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (1 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal If you are reading this article, you know that the Cuban government has been holding Alan Gross for… Read More

Sign the Cuba petition for freedom to travel to Cuba

Posted December 05, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (5 comments)
From Latin America Working Group Dear Friends, The LAWG and our supporters have always advocated for exchange between U.S. citizens… Read More

OFAC orders US domain registrar eNom to take down Cuba websites - update

Posted November 07, 2010 by publisher in OFAC (5 comments)
BY VITO ECHEVARRÍA | Cuba News | Outbound links to more information added by Rob Sequin from HavanaJournal.com Stephen Marshall,… Read More

Confrontation looming on Cuba political prisoner release

Posted November 07, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (4 comments)
Paul Haven | Canadian Press The wives and mothers of Cuba’s most prominent political prisoners marched through the leafy… Read More

The Republicans win the House, now what for US Cuba policy?

Posted November 03, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (4 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal It’s no secret to voters that the Republicans have won the US House of Representatives. Also,… Read More

Cuban economy and politics summary and what to watch

Posted November 01, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (0 comments)
This is a great summary of the current status of the Cuban economy and politics. The link to the entire article is at the bottom.… Read More

187 nations vote to end the US Embargo on Cuba

Posted October 26, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (1 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal The United Nations General Assembly voted on a non-binding resolution for the 19th consecutive year… Read More

Interview with former Cuban prisoner Jose Luis Garcia Paneque

Posted October 21, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (0 comments)
Radio Free Europe When Cuban dissident and independent journalist Jose Luis Garcia Paneque was released from prison in July he… Read More

Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas wins Sakharov Prize

Posted October 21, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (1 comments)
Associated Press The European Parliament awarded its annual human rights prize on Thursday to Guillermo Farinas, the Cuban dissident… Read More

US agricultural and travel to Cuba bill HR4645 goes to Foreign Affairs committee

Posted September 23, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (1 comments)
John McAuliff | Fund for Reconciliation and Development Thanks to Jake Colvin for passing on this important and frankly surprising… Read More

Mariela vs Fidel Castro - Which Castro says the Cuban model is broken?

Posted September 08, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (9 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal You may find it hard to believe… From the Australian Independent Cuban troubles are fault of… Read More

Fidel Castro in plain clothes meets with Hugo Chavez

Posted August 28, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (2 comments)
Xinhua Visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and current leader Raul Castro here… Read More

Son of Juan Almeida Bosque finally allowed to leave Cuba for health reasons

Posted August 26, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (0 comments)
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ | Associated Press The Roman Catholic Church said Wednesday it has intervened again on behalf of a political… Read More

Easing of Cuba travel restrictions announcement next week?

Posted August 26, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (9 comments)
When will the President announce the easing of Cuba travel restrictions? Since President Obama is on vacation on Martha’s… Read More

Recent articles on new US Cuba travel policy

Posted August 23, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (2 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal Several articles have been published regarding the new US Cuba travel policy that is expected soon… Read More

More Cuba travel opportunities expected soon from Obama Administration

Posted August 17, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (0 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal Cuba watchers have had high expectations in recent days from several reports from unnamed sources… Read More

Daniel Erikson of Inter-American Dialogue appointed to Cuba policy position

Posted August 12, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (1 comments)
BY JUAN O. TAMAYO | Miami Herald The U.S. State Department has added a top Cuba analyst to its Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)… Read More

Fidel vs. Raul? Brian Latell writes about the reappearance of Fidel Castro

Posted August 04, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (14 comments)
Latell Report The Castro brothers’ relationship has probably never been more indecipherable than it has been in recent months.… Read More

Who’s running Cuba? No one.

Posted July 26, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (60 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal For Cuba watchers, July 26 has a special meaning. This is the day 57 years ago that Fidel Castro and… Read More

United Nations Federal Credit Union pays $500,000 to settle OFAC Cuba violation

Posted July 15, 2010 by publisher in OFAC (0 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Recent Actions notification service at the U.S. Department… Read More

Does Fidel Castro have Alzheimer’s Disease?

Posted July 12, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (18 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal If a picture is worth a thousand words, this can be a short article. Only Wednesday July 7, 2010 Fidel… Read More

Fidel Castro approves of dissident release and HR 4645

Posted July 12, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (3 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal As Cuba watchers know, the Catholic church in Cuba has negotiated the release of 52 political prisoners… Read More

Update on HR 4645 - US food sales and legal travel to Cuba bill

Posted June 29, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (58 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal HR 4645 is the agriculture/travel to Cuba bill in the House that has 62 cosponsors, some that… Read More

Cuba elected as VP of UN human rights council - not a fake story

Posted June 24, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (0 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal As reported by Communist propaganda news organizations but not so much by Western media, Cuba has… Read More

*Does Secretary Clinton understand that Fidel does not want the Embargo lifted?

Posted June 23, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (18 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal Cuba watchers know that US Cuba relations have been “abnormal”, to say the least, for… Read More

*Letter to Ways and Means Hearing - Lift components of Cuba Embargo

Posted April 29, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (0 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman John S. Tanner held a hearing on U.S.-Cuba policy… Read More

Cuban government announces surprise inspections to fight corruption

Posted April 17, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (10 comments)
AFP The Cuban government will deploy an army of auditors across the island nation Monday to track down corruption pervading the… Read More

Chavez meets with Castros

Posted April 17, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (2 comments)
AFP Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said Cuba’s Fidel Castro, who has not made a public appearance since handing… Read More

Corruption in Cuba mentioned on Cuban television and website

Posted April 15, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (0 comments)
PAUL HAVEN | Associated Press Corruption at the highest levels of government — not the meddling of a small band of dissidents… Read More

Secretary Clinton realizes that Cuba does not want US Embargo lifted

Posted April 10, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (14 comments)
Reuters Cuba’s President Raul Castro and his brother, ex-leader Fidel Castro, have sought to sabotage U.S. moves to improve… Read More

Walls closing in on Raul Castro - Miami Herald

Posted April 09, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (6 comments)
Miami Herald | OUR OPINION: Political, economic challenges hard to surmount Raúl Castro is feeling the heat. He flew into an… Read More

Young Communists map out post-Castro Cuba

Posted April 04, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (4 comments)
AFP Young Cuban communists gather here this weekend to map a future without Fidel and Raul Castro amid a deepening economic crisis,… Read More

Havana Journal to blame for death of Zapata Tamayo? Alarcon would say yes

Posted April 04, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (16 comments)
Publisher comments: Yes, this title is a bit absurd just as are Alarcon’s ridiculous statements that the US media is to… Read More

Amistad and the Ladies in White

Posted April 02, 2010 by publisher in Cuban History (2 comments)
by Andrew Watson Viewing across the Havana Bay the oil refinery chugs out Venezuelan gasoline and the Casablanca Ferry is gliding… Read More

End of the Castro regime in Cuba, maybe this time it’s different?

Posted March 31, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (61 comments)
Brian Latell Predictions that the Castro regime will soon collapse are popular again. Such speculation is fueled by many developments… Read More

Fidel Castro LOVES Obamacare

Posted March 25, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (55 comments)
By PAUL HAVEN | Associated Presss It perhaps was not the endorsement President Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress were… Read More

Translators needed for Cuban blogs

Posted March 22, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (0 comments)
From the translators of Hemos Oido If you believe that people who enjoy the blessings of liberty have some obligation to use their… Read More

Innospec agrees to pay $2.2million fine for OFAC Cuba sanctions violations

Posted March 19, 2010 by publisher in OFAC (1 comments)
Rob Sequin |  Havana Journal Innospec Inc, a Delaware corporation, has agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle allegations of… Read More

Schooner Amistad will dock in Havana Cuba

Posted March 18, 2010 by publisher in Cuban History (3 comments)
By JIM KUHNHENN | Associated Press Days from now, a stately black schooner will sail through a narrow channel into Havana’s… Read More

Oswaldo Paya nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

Posted March 18, 2010 by publisher in Oswaldo Paya (43 comments)
March 18 marks the seventh anniversary of the beginning of the Black Spring where 75 Cuban dissidents were arrested for their… Read More

Cuban policewomen drag Ladies in White into a bus and take them away

Posted March 17, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (85 comments)
(Editing by Jeff Franks and Alan Elsner) | Reuters Cuban police grabbed members of the opposition group “Ladies in White”… Read More

Almodovar and Amnesty International press for release of Cuban prisoners

Posted March 17, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (0 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal The Oscar-winning director Pedro Almodovar has signed a petition calling for the immediate release… Read More

Cuban government supporters harass rights marchers

Posted March 16, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (14 comments)
By Nelson Acosta and Jeff Franks | Reuters Cuban government supporters harassed and shouted at members of the opposition group… Read More

March 18 Black Spring anniversary in Cuba coming as tensions already high

Posted March 16, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (0 comments)
By Jeff Franks | Reuters Cuba’s dissident “Ladies in White” staged a small, mostly silent march through Havana… Read More

European Union votes to condemn Cuba for human rights issues

Posted March 11, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (5 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal The European Union voted today to condemn Cuba for the “avoidable and cruel” death of… Read More

OFAC releases four Cuba Embargo actions in two days

Posted March 09, 2010 by publisher in OFAC (3 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal OFAC has been busy lately. In two days OFAC has released four actions related to Cuba. In order of… Read More

Obama allows US based communication tools to be exported to Cuba

Posted March 08, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (4 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal A new ruling from OFAC regarding Cuban Assets Control Regulations, effective immediately, states that… Read More

OFAC Cuba Service Providers list

Posted March 08, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (0 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal This is the current list of authorized Cuba Service Providers (Carrier Service Providers, Travel Service… Read More

From Cubana to Santrina - new book about terrorist Luis Posada

Posted March 05, 2010 by publisher in Cuban History (0 comments)
Press Release A new book, “From Cubana to Santrina throws fresh light on the terrorist activities of Cuban dissident, Luis Posada… Read More

Guillermo Coco Farinas on the verge of death in Cuba from hunger strike

Posted March 03, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (11 comments)
Fidel and Raul might have another death on their hands soon. Will they force Coco to eat or give him intravenous nutrition to… Read More

BBC Harris poll on Americans’ thoughts on Cuba

Posted March 02, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (0 comments)
BBC World News America - Harris Poll Almost fifty years ago the eyes of the world were on the interplay between the United States… Read More

Lula visit offers insight into mental condition of Fidel Castro?

Posted February 28, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (7 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal Original article is by WILL WEISSERT of the AP with the original title of “Stronger Fidel Castro… Read More

Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act

Posted February 24, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (0 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota, Congressman Jerry Moran of Kansas… Read More

Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo dies after hunger strike

Posted February 24, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (88 comments)
CNN Cuban political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo died Tuesday after an 80-day hunger strike to demand better jail conditions,… Read More

Interior Minister Valdes goes to Venezuela to deal with power outages - why?

Posted February 06, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (1 comments)
Mariano Castillo | CNN Ramiro Valdes, 77, is one of only four remaining original rebels led by Fidel Castro in the 1950s in Cuba.… Read More

23 Cuban dissidents beaten and detained in Camaguey Cuba

Posted February 06, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (7 comments)
AP Cuban police harassed and briefly jailed some 35 political dissidents this week in the eastern city of Camaguey, a Cuban human… Read More

Eight Republican Reps ask Obama to cancel Februrary 19 migration talks with Cuba

Posted February 05, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (6 comments)
Juan Tamayo | Miami Herald Eight congressional Republicans on Friday alleged the Obama administration is trying to ``appease’’… Read More

No OFAC release of civil penalties citing Cuba sanctions violations since August

Posted February 05, 2010 by publisher in OFAC (0 comments)
An OFAC “release of civil penalties” was just posted today and there was only one violation and that was for violating… Read More

Cuban political prisoners send letter to Nelson Mandella

Posted February 02, 2010 by publisher in Oswaldo Paya (2 comments)
Canaleta Prison. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. February 2, 2010 Respectable Mr. Nelson Mandela: We who sign this letter are Cuban political… Read More

Cuban government asking citizens to register their handguns

Posted February 01, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (24 comments)
WILL WEISSERT | AP Cuba has declared a two-month amnesty for citizens to register unlicensed guns, and says those passing aptitude… Read More

Brutally honest assement of current life in Cuba

Posted January 27, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (109 comments)
By KENNETH A. CHANDLER | New York Post Much has been written about Haiti being a failed state in the wake of its devastating earthquake.… Read More

Cuba paying foreign businessmen in meal vouchers - Yoani

Posted January 23, 2010 by publisher in Yoani Sanchez (0 comments)
Yoani Sanchez | Huffington Post Every night in the cabaret of a luxury hotel a European businessman goes from table to table making… Read More

Cuba - What to Expect - panel discussion on a post-Castro post-Embargo Cuba

Posted January 21, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (0 comments)
The Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies invites you to a panel discussion on Cuba “What to Expect” 7:00pm… Read More

The US, Cuba and Haiti

Posted January 16, 2010 by publisher in Cuba Human Rights (48 comments)
Sarah Stephens | Huffington Post After a sub-par performance in Latin America during 2009, the Obama administration has truly… Read More

Alan P Gross revealed as man arrested in Cuba working for DAI - NYT

Posted January 12, 2010 by publisher in US Embargo (8 comments)
New York Times breaks the story that the person arrested in Cuba for allegedly spying and/or distributing computers and electronics… Read More

Fidel is still the boss

Posted January 12, 2010 by publisher in Castro's Cuba (1 comments)
BY BRIAN LATELL | commentary in the Miami Herald Offstage for almost three and a half years—infirm, debilitated and mostly… Read More

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