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Trump Administration Changes Cuba Policy

by VOA News

   U.S. President Donald Trump's administration announced it is
   implementing changes that will "channel economic activities" away from
   Cuba's security infrastructure and impose travel and business
   limitations on Americans who travel there.

   Americans planning to visit the island nation will have to travel with
   organized tour groups operated by U.S. companies. Travelers will also
   have to be accompanied by a representative of the sponsoring group.

   Trump first announced his Cuba policy on June 16 but the Treasury
   Department is exempting trips that were booked before then.

   The State Department released a list of hotels and other businesses
   that it says are associated with Cuba's military. Americans are
   prohibited from engaging in business with them.

   The new rules take effect Thursday and are a partial rollback of U.S.
   President Barack Obama's restoration of diplomatic relations with Cuba.