Photo by Gary Raynaldo / The Habana Libre Hotel, located in the Vedado section of Havana, used to be the American-owned Havana Hilton before Fidel Castro came to power and confiscated it along with other US properties in Cuba. The hotel, currently managed by Spain’s
Credit: twitter.com/mayorcantrell / New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The mayor of the city of New Orleans LaToya Cantrell visited Cuba this week to build a relationship with the socialist country. “It’s very important for the city of New Orleans to
credit: wikipedia / United States of America Visa Specimen By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Beginning today, the U.S. Department of State is eliminating the highly sought after 5-year travel visa for Cuban citizens visiting America. “Effective March 18, 2019, the United States will reduce
Photo by: Gary Raynaldo / The Spain-owned Meliá Cohiba hotel across from Malecón sea in Havana, Cuba By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Although President Trump opened the door this week for lawsuits over Cuban confiscated properties, the action will not target foreign firms doing
Photo by Gary Raynaldo / Vintage American car in Old Havana, Cuba By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress Monday he intends to suspend a section of the Helms-Burton Act for 30 days beginning March 19, that allows
Credit: Flikr / by Shaketini / Landmark Hotel Rivera in Cuba’s capital city Havana By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The iconic 1950’s style Hotel Riviera in Havana has a colorful history. The hotel, located alongside of the Cuban capital’s majestic Malecón seafront, was originally
Credit: Stockphoto / By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Canada will reduce up to half of the Canadians at its embassy in Cuba after another diplomat fell mysteriously sick, authorities in Ottawa announced Wednesday. Canada’s foreign office said the number of staff will now be cut by
Photo Credit: by Gary Raynaldo / HAVANA -One of the many vintage American cars in Cuba kept in pristine condition despite decades-Old US Embargo On Cuba that cut off replacement mechanical parts for old American cars there. Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES HAVANA- Vintage American cars,
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES HAVANA – Writing about the issue of race relations in Cuba is like walking through a minefield. That’s because the subject of race in Cuba is a political minefield. Shortly after taking power in 1959, Cuban leader Fidel Castro addressed the race issue in response to
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES HAVANA – Cubans seem to be able to hold on to old things and find new use for them while most of us in the First World would consider them junk and toss them into the dustbin of history. The