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Republican lawmakers voted to keep restrictions on US citizens travelling to Cuba. Thus the rule remains, “Americans who want to visit the island must request special license”
The Chamber -Republican majority-, voted 247 in favour and 176 on a transport funding bill which has provisions related to Cuba.
The Republican’s bill includes a ban on funding for an embassy or other diplomatic centre in Cuba and would also restrict funding to facilitate the opening of an Cuban embassy in the United States and yet the project foresees increase funding for international broadcasting programs against the Cuban government. The hope: Obama could veto a resolution of disapproval.
On December 17, 2014, the US President Barack Obama announced the beginning of a dialogue to restore the broken diplomatic relations between Havana and Washington since 1961. Charting a New Course on Cuba
The Cira García,Central Clinic which provides health care services to the diplomatic community accredited in Cuba, foreign businessmen based in Cuba and tourists who travel to the island to get medical attention, is working today to diversify and increase the quality of services in order to compite with other similar centers in Latin America.
A project sponsored by the Ministry of Public Health is aimed at increasing the number of beds and renew technology, so we can achieve a higher level of development,” said its director Joaquin garcia Salabarria.
He said that the institution made nine million convertible pesos in 2014, “a modest contribution to the development of public health and the country,” noted Garcia, who also referred to scientific events held in the clinics, including one to be held soon related to the treatment of patients in serious condition, and another about spinal surgery, both to be attended by foreign experts.
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Today all friends of Santiago de Cuba can express their opinions by tweeting the reasons for the city to celebrate the 500th anniversary of its foundation. From 09:00 to 12:00 hashtag #SantiagodeCuba500, #SantiagodeCuba y #Cuba.
Restoration projects: The Cathedral and the park (former Plaza de Armas), the Culture’s House located in what was the club San Carlos in the museum of decorative arts, and rescue and other old properties in the area, such as the 16 blocks surrounding the heritage corridor Las Enrramadas, which transforms the popular area in a cozy boulevard along with 4 star restoration of the Hotel Imperial, and recovers unused warehouses.
Conservation efforts in the monumental area July 26, Loma del Intendente, Plaza de Marte and the Santa Ifigenia cemetery
To appreciate the beauty of the landscape of the city either by land or by sea, the promenade of the Alameda with a system of parks, and also the tourist road that encircles the bay to the site Castillo del Morro will be integrated.
In addition a comprehensive restoration of the Gran Piedra and its surroundings.
The Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), which promotes a sustainable development model through credit operations, non-reimbursable resources, and support in the technical and financial structuring of projects in the public and private sectors of Latin America, is hoping to set up an office in Havana.
The United States has removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
The move eliminates a major obstacle toward restoring diplomatic ties.
The change allows Cuba to conduct banking in the United States, among other activities.
President Barack Obama announced a historic thaw with Cuba in December, but the US trade embargo against the country remains, and may only be ended by Congress.
The removal has been one of Cuba’s key demands, as leaders from both countries have repeatedly met to negotiate the details of restoring diplomatic relations, including the opening of embassies in Washington and Havana.
“The United States has significant concerns and disagreements with a wide range of Cuba’s policies and actions,” the State Department said in a statement. But those concerns, it said “fall outside the criteria relevant to the rescission of a State Sponsor of Terrorism designation”.
The department said that Mr Obama notified the US Congress of his intent to remove Cuba from the list on 14 April.
Lawmakers had 45 days to take issue with his decision – a period that lapsed on Friday.
The US government had maintained that Cuba has sheltered members of the Basque separatist group ETA and the Farc guerrilla group in Colombia, according to a government report.
The Caribbean nation has frequently rejected its presence on the list, describing it as unfounded.
The country – which lies 90 miles off the coast of Florida – was on the list since 1982. The current list includes Syria, Iran and Sudan. BBC News
Despite the changes, the US trade embargo with Cuba remains in place.
Both events bring together managers of hotels, restaurants and palates; food and beverage retailers, chefs, bartenders, sommeliers, public relations industry, as well as intellectuals, historians and personalities of culture and society, as well as cocoa producers, researchers, chocolatiers and pastry chefs around eight countries, which include Venezuela, Mexico, France, Belgium and for the first time the United States, to discuss and examine this product since its discovery until their introduction by the Spaniards in Cuba, its uses and forms of modern development.
Specialists of the Latin American School of Chocolate and Pastry will present a chocolate one hundred percent Cuban with its characteristics and distinctive elements.