U.S. Lifts Almost All Curbs on Family Visits to Cuba

Washington Post ^ | 9/4/09 | Karen DeYoung

[Nachum]

The Treasury Department formally lifted nearly all U.S. restrictions on family travel to Cuba on Thursday, along with limits on how much money families can send to relatives on the island.

The department also eased regulations prohibiting U.S. telecommunications and satellite linkages between the United States and Cuba and licensing requirements for visitors engaged in agricultural and medical sales.

President Obama first announced most of the changes in April as part of a general opening that he said would allow Americans to reach out to the Cuban people, and he ordered Cabinet departments to take steps to implement the changes. Since then, the administration has also resumed a regular dialogue with the Cuban government on immigration issues and said it would move toward a resumption of direct mail service between the two countries.

[Nachum]

The list, ping

[devane617]

Can they bring me a few boxes of cigars?????? Make me happy and say yes...

[Mr. K]

I am actually no longer opposed to this

I hope it brings a grounswell uprising for democracy and fidel gets to see it before he rots in hell

but that’s just me

[griswold3]

I with you!
Take plenty of pictures of those pristine hospitals Fidel builds!
If families give money one on one how will the state be able to ‘share the wealth’?

[Hans]

At last. We can visit beautiful Cuba. Pronounced Kuba on radio Havana.
Since the fall of East Germany the only short wave worth listening to is the scream of the radio Havana announcers.
Not an hour goes by without a savage attack on Bush-Hitler and hosannas to Uncle Teddy our Senator from Massachusetts.

[dfwgator]

Since the fall of East Germany the only short wave worth listening to is the scream of the radio Havana announcers.

I just bet you couldn't wait every night to get your Radio Tirana fix, either.