Obama revises rules on travel, gifts to Cuba

April

The White House has announced changes in the U.S. restrictions on traveling and sending money to Cuba. Here’s a summary by USA Today:

(President) Obama’s announcement lifted travel and remittance restrictions put in place by President George W. Bush. His policy limited travel to Cuba to two weeks every three years, and restricted that travel to only immediate family members.

The new rules also expand the items that can be sent to Cuba, such as clothing, personal hygiene and fishing equipment. It still prohibits sending items to senior government officials and Communist Party members.

This entry was posted on Monday, April 13th, 2009 at 4:03 pm by Leah Rae.
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