[News] US Gov't Imposes New Restrictions on Travel to Cuba

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  US Gov't Imposes New Restrictions on Travel to Cuba

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Washington, June 4 (Prensa Latina)

The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed major new travel 
restrictions on visits to Cuba by US citizens, including a ban on 
educational and cultural trips known as ''people-to-people'' travel, as 
well as a ban on cruise trips to the island nation.

The US Treasury Department said it would also deny permission for 
private and corporate aircraft and boats to fly or sail to the 
neighboring island. However, commercial airline flights appear to be 
unaffected and travel for university groups, academic research, 
journalism and professional meetings will continue to be allowed.

The Treasury Department released in a statement that its Office of 
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) submitted some amendments to the Cuban 
Assets Control Regulation (CACR) to implement the Trump´s policy, whose 
administration has been marked by growing hostility against Cuba.

The new US restrictions, which will take effect on Wednesday, answer to 
announcements made on April 17 by National Security Adviser John Bolton 
in an aggressive speech in Florida, by announcing that new restrictions 
were going to be implemented to non-family trips to Cuba.

Such measures pay no mind to demands of many US sectors which fight to 
eliminate travel restrictions to Cuba, a nation to which US citizens are 
barred from visiting as tourists.

Furthermore, while Trump´s administration holds a discourse about 
allegedly supporting the Cuban people on the island, the new bans 
however will have a negative impact on Cuba, mainly in the private sector.

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