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President Barack Obama recognises sanctions imposed on Cuba have not worked

With a wave before boarding Air Force 1 President Baracj Obama left Cuba. But it is an image that does not portray the deep significance of President

23/03/2016

Culture news

Acosta returns to Cuban roots with a classic contemporary dance mix

Afer retiring from the Royal Ballet of London last November international ballet star “Carlos Acosta”: http://www.carlosacosta.com/ returns to his

23/03/2016

Cuba

Baseball and diplomacy - Obama ends his landmark trip to Cuba

Even in Cuba the victims of the Brussels bomb attacks were remembered in a minutes silence at the start of a baseball match attended by President

23/03/2016

Sport

Cuba v Tampa Bay Rays baseball for presidents

The Latinoamericano Stadium in Havana, buzzed in anticipation as the Cuban national baseball team welcomed the MLB side the Tampa Bay Rays.

22/03/2016

Cuba

US-Cuba relations 'moving forward' despite deep divisions

On the two biggest sticking points, the economy and human rights, neither leader appeared to give any ground at a press conference following bilateral talks, but both Obama and Castro remained positiv

21/03/2016

Business Series

US hotelier Starwood taps into Cuba tourism boom

US-based Starwood has signed a deal with Cuba's government to run two nationalised hotels in Havana becoming the first US company to invest heavily in Cuba since the 1959 Communist revolution.

21/03/2016

Cuba

Obama and Castro meet ahead of high-profile talks in Havana

The economy and human rights will be high on the agenda of talks between the US and Cuban presidents as they meet in the Cuban capital

21/03/2016

Cuba

President Barack Obama breaks 88 year gap with visit to Cuba

From the sepia tainted era of President Calvin Coolidge’s arrival in Cuba by warship to the jet powered landing by President Barack Obama – it is a

21/03/2016

Cuba

Obama visits Old Havana at the start of a historic tour to Cuba

President Barack Obama and his family visit Havana’s old quarter as a three-day-trip gets under way to the country which hasn’t seen a US president

21/03/2016

Cuba

Obama arrives in Cuba for historic three-day trip

Air Force One the US presidential jet landed at Havana’s main airport on Sunday at the start of a historic visit by an American leader. President

21/03/2016

Cuba

Cuban dissidents arrested ahead of Obama's visit

More than 50 dissidents have been arrested just hours before US President Barack Obama touched down in Cuba. Members of the group, the Ladies in

20/03/2016

Cuba

Cuba ready for historic Obama visit

Havana is preparing for the first visit by a US leader to the communist island since the Castro revolution later on Sunday

20/03/2016

Cuba

Mick Jagger makes way for Obama in Cuba

The stage is set but the Rolling Stones’ groundbreaking concert in Cuba has been delayed because another big name is arriving there on Sunday –

20/03/2016

Cuba

Cuba's rich heritage makes change a complicated question

18/03/2016

Cuba

Little Havana residents weigh in on Obama's Cuba visit

As US President Barack Obama prepares for his trip to the Cuban capital on March 20, residents of Florida's Little Havana in Miami are divided on his Cuban policy.

18/03/2016

Cuba

Obama sends letter on first direct US mail flight to Cuba

They are unlikely pen-pals. But Barack Obama and a Cuban pensioner have exchanged letters, with the US leader responding to the 76-year-old’s

18/03/2016

Cuba

Cuba reports first Zika case contracted in the country

A 21-year-old woman living in Havana has become the first Cuban to contract the Zika virus having never been overseas. Cuba’s four previous cases all

16/03/2016

Business Series

US expands Cuba telecoms and travel links ahead of Obama visit

Days before President Obama visits Cuba, the US further loosens travel restrictions and Verizon signs a deal with Cuba's state telecoms agency for direct calls and roaming.

15/03/2016

Sport

Kruse cruises to gold in Havana Fencing Grand Prix

He had to settle for second best in his previous tournament in Turin, but in Havana Britain’s Richard Kruse tasted gold after winning the men’s

14/03/2016

Sport

Fencing: Errigo claims gold in Havana

Six-time World Champion Arianna Errigo from Italy proved too hot to handle for the rest of the field as she claimed victory at the ladies’ foil

13/03/2016

Cuba

EU and Cuba normalise relations ahead of historic Obama visit

Just days before President Obama visits Cuba, the European Union has normalised relations with the Communist-run island. Hosted by President Raul

12/03/2016

Cuba

EU and Cuba agree to normalise relations

The European Union and Cuba have signed an agreement in Havana to normalise relations. The deal paves the way for the bloc to establish full economic

11/03/2016

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Ash competition at Cuban cigar festival

Hundreds of aficionados gathered at Cuba’s 18th annual cigar festival in Havana for an unusual competition: who could create the longest chain of

05/03/2016

Cuba

Rolling Stones to rock in Cuba

The Rolling Stones have announced they are to give a free open air concert in Cuba later this month. The Havana gig will come three days after an

01/03/2016

Cuba

Cuba's Ramon Castro dies, aged 91

The older brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and current President Raul has died. Ramon Castro, 91, preferred tending crops and livestock to

24/02/2016

Cuba

US President Barack Obama 'to visit Cuba in coming weeks' - sources

US President Barack Obama is to pay a historic visit to Cuba "in the coming weeks" marking the conclusion of his efforts to restore relations following half a century of tensions between Washington an

18/02/2016