On Monday, the Helms-Burton lawsuit filed against Amazon, the online shopping giant, was dismissed. A Florida federal judge rejected the lawsuit filed by the plaintiff, Daniel A. González. The lawsuit alleged that Amazon.com, Susshi International Inc., and its... More »
Cuba Business Report’s editor interviews U.S. attorney, Daniel R. Zim, on the “what’s-next” scenario for Helms-Burton claimants. Mr. Zim is the principal attorney at Zim Travel Law, PLLC, a firm specializing in travel law located in Fairfax County, Virginia. H... More »
On Monday, September 2, a court in Palma de Mallorca, Spain ruled in favor of Meliá Hotels International in a case filed by the descendants of former Cuban businessman Rafael Lucas Sánchez Hill. The Sánchez Hill lawsuit was seeking $10 million from Meliá Hotel... More »
Global Affairs Canada and Department of Justice Canada announced on Friday that the government would vigorously defend its interests in Cuba. On Friday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada made the following s... More »
European Union (EU) leaders and the foreign ministers of Canada and Spain have made clear their opposition in light of the upcoming announcement of the expected enactment of Title III of Helms Burton. The EU has threatened to sue the U.S. over its Cuba sanctio... More »
The actions taken by President Trump to “completely roll back” the US/Cuba normalization process launched by President Obama have not been helpful, but in reality have been far less harmful than commonly believed. Their main objective was to win headlines and ... More »
By Sergio Alejandro Gómez, for CubaDebate Although doomed to failure, Helms-Burton’s objectives have always been clear: asphyxiate the Cuban economy and topple the Cuban revolution by causing hunger and desperation among its people. Those who sponsored and dra... More »
This is a continuation of Cuba Business Report’s interview with Her Excellency, Josefina de la Caridad Vidal Ferreiro, the Ambassador of Cuba to Canada. The interview took place in late January in Ottawa. In part two of the interview, the Ambassador speaks abo... More »
By David Urra and Sue Ashdown The Helms-Burton law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1996 is best summarized as legislation that wrested control over the U.S. embargo against Cuba away from the Executive Branch, placing it in the hands of the Legislative Branch, ... More »
