cuban embargo lifted

  • Fidel Castro, Leader of the Cuban Revolution, Has Died at 90

    Fidel Castro, the leader and face of Cuba’s revolution, died Friday at age 90. The iconic leader who for years was not seen without a Cohiba cigar was as beloved as he was despised. One of his greatest legacies was his fierce resistance of 50 years of U.S. attempts to topple him. Raúl Castro, Fidel’s…

  • President Obama Lifts All Limits on Cuban Cigars and Rum

    Time to throw up your Cohibas! The Obama administration announced Friday new measures to further ease trade, travel and financial restrictions on Cuba as President Barack Obama seeks to make open relations with the island nation “irreversible” before he leaves office, Reuters reports. “Today, I approved a Presidential Policy Directive that takes another major step forward…