Cubans applaud U.S. bill easing trade, travel

http://www.reuters.com/article/internalReutersGenNews/idUSTRE52A0EM20090311

Cubans applauded on Tuesday the passage of a bill by the U.S. Congress that would ease some travel and trade restrictions against the communist island, but said they hope for more changes under President Barack Obama.

The bill, which appropriates $410 billion to fund the U.S. government, includes provisions allowing Cuban-Americans to visit their families in Cuba more frequently and makes it easier to sell agricultural and medical goods to Cuba.

It undoes some Bush administration rules that toughened the 47-year-old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba, a Cold War policy which Havana blames for the perennial economic woes afflicting the island just 90 miles from Florida.

"I'm happy they are easing the rules so the Cubans can come. Families should not have to suffer because of political disputes between governments," teacher Hugo Alfonso told Reuters in Havana.

Live and learn, I guess...

That poor island has been under a cruel regimen for over 50 years. Communism is NOT good just like Facism.

Cuba needs change and i pray and hope it happens under President Obama.

lots of doctors...when we get these things then we can tell cuba how to run their country...

maybe we should ask for some medical help -- help -- bring cheap drugs!!!

See "Sicko" ---!!!

Meanwhile, they are rank higher in medical care than the US!

Sell "medical goods to Cuba" -- what??

May we also see some justice for Haiti -- ???

Genocide seems on the agenda!