u.s. cuba relations

Verizon becomes first U.S. wireless provider to offer calls and text messaging in Cuba

Verizon rolled out a Pay-As-You-Go International plan this week, allowing customers traveling to Cuba to make voice calls at $2.99 per minutes, amonth other services.

Cuba raises the American flag, U.S. Embassy reopens amid violence and growing tension

Anti-Fidel Castro dissidents were not allowed into Friday's U.S. embassy opening in Havana, prompting many to wonder whether the Cuban government banned them intentionally.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Concludes Trip to Cuba, Addresses Human Rights Issues

Andrew Cuomo met with Cuban first Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel shortly before heading back to New York on Tuesday. Cuomo said the communist country's human rights issues have to be addressed.

Summit of the Americas 2015 News - Castro and Obama Shake Hands, Cuba Expected to be Removed from Terrorism List

It was a handshake over 50 years in the making. U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuba President Raul Castro met for the first time Friday night, shaking hands at a gala dinner attended by Latin American leaders visiting Panama for the Summit of the Americas meetings.

United States, Cuba Hold Last-Minute Meeting as Commercial Restrictions Ease Up

President Obama and Cuba President Raul Castro's agreement ending decades of trade restrictions between Cuba and the United States has already led to flights and phone call to and from each country.