President Obama announced today that Cuba and the United States will reopen their embassies as part of efforts to normalize relations. The two leaders exchanged letters that signified the changing in relations. Havana held a brief ceremony where Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the Chief of Mission at the U.S. Interests Section, delivered the […]
The United States State Department has released the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2014 In the report, countries were called out for their punishment to people speaking freely. Countries mentioned include China, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. Persecuted groups that were specifically mentioned include journalists, bloggers, […]
The United States of America has removed Cuba from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism. “While the United States has significant concerns and disagreements with a wide range of Cuba’s policies and actions, these fall outside the criteria relevant to the rescission of a state sponsor of terrorism designation,” […]
The Summit of the Americas held its opening remarks session today and two leaders known for public displays of disaffection towards the United States spoke highly of President Obama. Cuban President Raul Castro used the eight minute remarks to make a fifth minute speech about the Cuban Revolution and […]
The review of the US’s terror list has been completed, President Obama said today while in Jamaica. Cuba was examined under the “terror list”, a list of all the countries who pose a possible threat to the United States. The assessment was completed by the State Department. “That review has […]
