Cuba
One of Hip-Hop’s most hated figures has received an unexpected honor. A statue of 6ix9ine has been created in Cuba.
Cuban President Miguel Diáz-Canel visited Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center to pay tribute to Malcolm X in a ceremony. The event was attended by Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz and other dignitaries.
A strong earthquake off the coast of Jamaica has caused the issuance of several tsunami warnings across the region. Along with Jamaica, Cuba, the Cayman Islands and parts of Mexico are under the warning.
In a move some expected once President Donald Trump took office, the administration is rolling back nearly 20 years of eased travel restrictions to Cuba and banning all cruise ship stops from the United States. The move was enacted to put pressure on Cuban officials and to keep American dollars away from its economy.
Rihanna will be making her return to the big screen very soon if new rumors circling around are true. The Barbadian superstar is allegedly on the set of a film with Donald Glover, tentatively titled Guava Island according to a bevy of reports.
Barack Obama is helping your Caribbean travels be especially lit. If you’re traveling abroad, you can now bring home just about all the Cuban cigars and rum you’d like.Â
Kanye West and family, that would be the Kardashians, visited Havana, Cuba on Wednesday, May 4. But word is they were whining because of spotty Internet service, of course.Â
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is once again igniting a push to bring wanted fugitive Assata Shakur back to American shores. Gov. Christie wrote an op-ed that was published Wednesday (Mar. 23) demanding President Barack Obama to urge officials in Cuba to no longer grant Shakur political asylum and have her face justice.Â
The thawing of the diplomatic relationship between the United States and Cuba culminated in a historic visit Sunday (Mar. 20) by President Barack Obama and the First Family to the island nation. President Obama is the first sitting president to visit the nation in over 90 years.
Just about anything Rihanna does garners plenty of attention. Case in point, the Bajan pop singer recently visited Cuba and she sent the locals into a tizzy.
Cuba is about to become a tourist destination for Americans. Today (Jan. 15), the Obama administration announced that it will be easing travel restrictions to the Caribbean island starting tomorrow (Jan. 16).Â