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PANORAMA relations with Cuba, but also solicit your support for the agricultural business sector to expand trade with Cuba.” Museum spurned An exchange between the Bronx Museum of the Arts and the Cuba’s National Museum of Fine Arts fell apart after Cuba backed out of exhibiting its artwork in New York. The Bronx Museum director told the New York Times that the exchange dissipated after Cuban officials refused to allow National Museum art pieces to leave the country. The Bronx Museum loaned more than 80 pieces of art to Cuba in the summer of 2015. Bipartisan group of lawmakers visit Cuba Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) joined Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on a trip to Cuba to promote economic development. Cuban state media reported that the delegation met President Raul Castro to discuss the "common interest of both countries." renewable resources by 2030, up from about 5 percent today. First local TV station in Cuba Miami’s WPLG–Channel 10, an ABC affiliate, became the first local TV station in the U.S. to have a full-time crew in Havana. The team consists of reporter Hatzel Vela and photojournalist Brian Ely. WPLG says its arrangement with the Cuban government comes with “no strings attached.” Agriculture financing bill reintroduced to Congress Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) reintroduced the Cuba Agricultural Exports Act to the House in January. Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced a Senate version of the bill, which aims to remove restrictions on offering credit for agriculture exports to Cuba. The last Congress did not vote on previous versions of the bills. Colorado explores ties to island Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper visited Cuba with a business delegation to expand ties to the island. Hickenlooper told the Denver Post he was impressed by the island’s entrepreneurs and that educational exchanges would be mutually beneficial. He also said Colorado can share its expertise on renewable energy and agriculture with Cuba. 12 CUBATRADE MARCH 2017 Southern ports sign deals with Cuba Days after several Florida ports backed away from signing memorandum of understanding with a Cuban trade delegation that toured cities across the U.S., the Alabama port of Mobile signed one with Cuba’s National Port Authority. The deal, inked in Tampa, aims to expand business ties between Alabama and Cuba. The Mississippi ports of Pascagoula and Gulfport signed similar deals in Havana several weeks later. China invests in renewable energy Chinese and Cuban companies signed 10 agreements in February to expand renewable energy on the island, according to news agency Xinhua. The deals were signed during a forum analyzing clean energy cooperation strategies. Cuba hopes to generate 24 percent of its energy from Florida governor to ports: No Cuba trade Three Florida ports backed away from signing memos of understanding with a Cuban trade delegation after Gov. Rick Scott tweeted a threat to cut state funding for ports that ink deals with the island. Scott’s 2017-18 budget proposal says “no funds in Specific Appropriations 1873 through 1876 may be allocated to infrastructure projects that result in the expansion of trade with the Cuban dictatorship because of their continued human rights abuses.” Starwood delays opening of Hotel Inglaterra Starwood, a subsidiary of Marriott International, said it would open its second hotel in Cuba on Dec. 1. The Hotel Inglaterra in Old Havana was originally expected to open under Starwood management in 2016. The company, which did not give any reason for the delay, has managed the Four Points by Sheraton in Havana since summer 2016. H
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