For 47 years, the United States has imposed a trade embargo against communist Cuba. And in recent years, former President Bush made it harder to travel to Cuba. It’s not clear how or when those restrictions, or the embargo, will be eased. What is clear is that there are plenty of American businesses losing out on opportunities in Cuba in the meantime.
Worldfocus special correspondent Peter Eisner and producer Ara Ayer venture to Cuba and report that from agriculture to medicine to oil, the island is a sea of lost opportunity for American businesses.
Also, listen to our radio show exploring the roots of U.S.-Cuban relations and potential changes under President Barack Obama.
04/14/2009 :: 01:21:46 PM
bud Says:
the last time I was in Havana,we landed at the jose Marti airport and were in line to pass emigation.the authority apparently saw something they did not like,and we[with a friend from Mass] were arested and taken to a military fort.the city was filled with machine guns and soldiers.we were questioned for a long time about Fidel Castro.I was actualy going to the University of Miami ,wearing kakies as I reciently got out of the usaf.we were later taken to the airport and told never to come back.my friend ask if they would stop on the way at a house of ill repute but the answer was no.oh well!