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The best way to help Cuba is to lift the blockade

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One of the ways to help Cubans is for Congress to lift the “embargo” (blockade) once and for all, stated the President of the United States of America Barack Obama, speaking to U.S. business representatives and members of the Cuban sate and private sector participating in a Business Forum held in Old Havana’s Antiguo Almacén de la Madera y el Tabaco, March 21.

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Raúl and Obama make statements to the press

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President Raúl Castro commented that in the 15 months which have transpired since plans to reestablish diplomatic relations were announced, concrete results have been achieved, and that he was pleased to welcome President Obama, 88 years since the last U.S. head of state visited the island.

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Obama pays homage to Cuban National Hero

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Obama pays homage to Cuban National HeroHAVANA, Cuba, Mar 21 (acn) US President Barack Obama paid homage to the Cuban National Hero, Jose Marti, this morning accompanied by the Cuban Vice-President Salvador Valdes Mesa

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Michelle Obama learns about Cuban education system

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Michelle Obama learns about Cuban education systemHAVANA, Cuba, Mar 21 (acn) US First Lady Michelle Obama had a meeting this Monday morning with 10 young Cuban students where she learnt about educational experiences in Cuba, as part of the official visit to Cuba of President Barack Obama.

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Raul Castro receives Barack Obama

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Cuban President Raul Castro officially received his US counterpart Barack Obama at the Revolution Palace in Havana and both leaders are holding talks now. After the ceremony, Raul and Obama greeted the members of both delegations before starting their talks, that will end with statements to the press that gathers at the site. On the

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Statement to the press by President Obama

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PRESIDENT OBAMA: Buenas tardes. President Castro, to you, the Cuban government and the Cuban people, thank you for the welcome that you have extended to me, to my family, and to my delegation. For more than half a century, the sight of a U.S. President here in Havana would have been unimaginable. But this is a new day — es un nuevo día — between our two countries.

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The road to collaboration

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As part of President Obama’s historic visit, a memorandum of understanding on agricultural cooperation was signed today, March 21, by Thomas Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Gustavo Rodríguez, Cuban minister for the sector.

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President Obama in Havana’s Plaza de Armas

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As part of his tour of Havana’s central historic district, Obama and his family visited the Plaza de Armas, one of the first squares built in the Spanish villa of San Cristóbal de La Habana. Accompanying the President is City Historian Eusebio Leal Spengler, who described the adjacent Castillo de la Real Fuerza, where the colonial governor lived.

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Barack Obama comes to the land of Martí and Fidel

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The President of the United States, Barack Obama, lands at José Martí International Airport at 16:19 local time on a cloudy and rainy afternoon in Havana city, after two and a half hours flying time from Washington.

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Airbnb gets Treasury OK to expand Cuba listings

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The Treasury Department’s approval, announced Sunday, comes as President Obama embarks on an historic three-day trip to the island nation. It also follows Starwood Hotels and Resorts’ announcement Saturday that it has signed three hotel deals in Cuba, making it the first U.S. hotel company to seal a deal to run hotels in Cuba since 1959 revolution.