Third story: President Obama say Google has plan to greatly expand internet access in Cuba, March 21, 2016.
Second story: Starwood signs first US-Cuba hotel deal since 1959 revolution. Reported by Reuters:
Such deals would normally be prohibited under the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba, but Starwood received special permission from the U.S. Treasury Department last week.First story: President Obama announces visit to Cuba.
Jorge Giannattasio, chief of Latin American operations, said the deals included a "multimillion-dollar investment to bring the hotels up to our standards," making Starwood the first U.S. company to commit major money to Cuba since Fidel Castro and his bearded rebels overthrew a pro-American government on Jan. 1, 1959.
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