V prosinci 2014 začal pozvolný proces uvolňování napětí mezi Havanou a Washingtonem, který zahájili americký prezident Barack Obama a jeho kubánský protějšek Raúl Castro. Obamova administrativa si uvědomila, že politika sankcí trvající déle než půl století je již nefunkční, anachronická a nedosáhla žádných výsledků.
Palmerston North, 10 October 2016. - The screening of "The film of Ana" marked the inauguration of the 15th Latin America & Spain Film Festival (LAASFF) in this city at the Manawatu-Wanganui region.
The event became a day filled with traditional elements of Cuban culture, which began with the charm and amuse of Caribbean music and dance rhythms, under the leadership of Rafael Ferrer Noel and his Cuban Fusion project. Young Cubans enrolled at Massey University where in charge of delighting the audience with authentic Creole nibbles.
MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA, October 8, 2016.Second Secretary in charge of consular affairs at the Embassy of Cuba in Kingston, Rigoberto Zarza Ross, held a fruitful meeting with the members of the Friendship Association Jamaica-Cuba, chapter Montego Bay, during which the attendees paid homage to the key dates of October, in particular, the demise of Ernesto Che Guevara.
Several Barbadian artists, in a combination of established professionals and young talents, staged an excellent free concert to close the program of activities commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Barbados Crime, held in Bridgetown on October 2-8. Thus they made the farewell to international delegates from Cuba, USA, Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, October 7th 2016. Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Andrew J. Holness demanded the end of blockade the United States imposes against cuba, during his address to the 71st period of sessions of the United Nations General ASsembly, in New York.
“Jamaica realizes that the continuation of the economic embargo against our sister Caribbean country, Cuba, is out of step with recent actions to re-establish diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States. We therefore call for its early lifting”, stated the Prime Minister.
New York, 7 October 2016. A total of 49 fines have been imposed, during Barack Obama’s Administration, to US and foreign entities for violating the US Embargo against Cuba, according to the records of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Government.
Dominica, Roseau, 7 October 2016. Cuba's ambassador in the Commonwealth of Dominica, Juan Carlos Frómeta, highlighted the validity of the US blockade against Cuba despite the restoration of diplomatic relations last year. In statements given to the local radio station DBS, the Cuban diplomatic stressed that there can be no normalization of bilateral relations as economic, commercial and financial blockade is lifted, not the territory now occupied by the illegal naval base in Guantanamo be returned without ceasing subversive programs and radio broadcasts against Cuba.
The Honorable Michael Carrington, Speaker of the House of the Barbadian Parliament, received in his office the Cuban delegation attending the 40th Anniversary commemoration of the terrorist attack off the west coasts of this island in October 1976.
