New call for easing restrictions on Cuba

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http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/05/19/4125420/new-call-for-easing-restrictions.html

BY JUAN O. TAMAYO
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A group of well known U.S. personalities has urged President Barack Obama to support Cuba’s civil society and growing private business sector by increasing travel and export opportunities on the island.

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Obama should allow more travel by organizations specializing in law, real estate and land titling, financial services and credit, hospitality, and other areas “defined as supporting independent economic activity,” the letter said.

Academic institutions should be allowed to open bank accounts in Cuba to support their programs there, it added, and U.S. visitors should have access to pre-paid cards and other financial services in order to expand the possibilities of commerce with private businesses in Cuba.

Obama also should allow U.S. entities to lend money to private businesses in Cuba, expand the type of goods that can be sent to the island and authorize the sale of more telecommunications equipment to Cuba, the letter said.

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