President Joe Biden’s administration is to reverse some sanctions against Cuba and its communist regime.
Under the revised policy, Biden’s administration will expand flights to the island nation and loosen travel restrictions for U.S. citizens.
Greater access to American internet services, applications, and e-commerce platforms are also part of the shift in policy.
Further, Cuban immigrants living in the United States will have greater freedom on payments they’re allowed to send people on the island, according to the U.S. Department of State.
Newly elected Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (L) reacts as former president Raul Castro raises his hand during the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, on April 19, 2018.(Reuters/Adalberto Roque/Pool via Reuters)
“We also will support Cuban families and entrepreneurs by enabling increased remittance flows to the Cuban people in ways that do not enrich human rights abusers,” state department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement….