The evening of July 20, 2015 was an historic moment to put in the books. Citizens of the U.S. and Cuba watched as Cuba’s blue, red and white-starred flag was raised Monday at the country’s embassy in Washington. Bruno Rodriguez who is the Cuban Foreign Minister was in charge of the flag-raising ceremony that was taking place because full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the United States were restored thanks to the agreement of U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro. There were hundreds and hundreds of people drawn together on the street outside of the embassy, “they played Cuba’s national anthem and three Cuban soldiers in dress uniforms stood at the base of the flagpole and raised the flag”(Lee, 2015). This is a big
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will work with Cuba on matters of common concern that press forward U.S. national interests, such as migration, and trafficking in persons. We need to be able to give power to the Cuban people by regulating and improving travel and allowance policies that will further enhance people-to-people contact, and develop the free flow of information to, from, and among the Cuban people. Expanding travel to Cuba is one of the biggest steps to take because you have people that live in America and the rest of their family lives in Cuba. With escalating travel, Americans would be able to help sustain the development of civil society in Cuba and offer training for private Cuban businesses. The expansion of sales and exports of certain goods is huge in seeking a better relationship with the U.S. and Cuba, it makes it easier for the people of Cuba to be able to purchase lower-priced goods to help with their normal living conditions, and they would also be able to gain an economic autonomy from the state. We need to increase Cubans’ admittance to communications and their ability to communicate without restraint. “Cuba has an internet access of about five percent, one of the lowest rates in the world. The cost of telecommunications in Cuba is exorbitantly high, while the services offered are extremely limited” (Obama, 2015). They need to be allowed to create the essential instruments to offer profitable telecommunications and internet
will work with Cuba on matters of common concern that press forward U.S. national interests, such as migration, and trafficking in persons. We need to be able to give power to the Cuban people by regulating and improving travel and allowance policies that will further enhance people-to-people contact, and develop the free flow of information to, from, and among the Cuban people. Expanding travel to Cuba is one of the biggest steps to take because you have people that live in America and the rest of their family lives in Cuba. With escalating travel, Americans would be able to help sustain the development of civil society in Cuba and offer training for private Cuban businesses. The expansion of sales and exports of certain goods is huge in seeking a better relationship with the U.S. and Cuba, it makes it easier for the people of Cuba to be able to purchase lower-priced goods to help with their normal living conditions, and they would also be able to gain an economic autonomy from the state. We need to increase Cubans’ admittance to communications and their ability to communicate without restraint. “Cuba has an internet access of about five percent, one of the lowest rates in the world. The cost of telecommunications in Cuba is exorbitantly high, while the services offered are extremely limited” (Obama, 2015). They need to be allowed to create the essential instruments to offer profitable telecommunications and internet