Cuba and US to restore postal service after 52 years

[inanna]

Source: BBC

16 minutes ago

Cuba and the United States have agreed to restore a direct postal service, suspended 52 years ago at the height of the Cold War.

A pilot postal service will be launched shortly, but it is not clear when a full service will be implemented.

The move is part of the rapprochement process that was announced by Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro on 17 December last year.

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In March, direct phone connections with the US were restored after more than 15 years.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35077020

[Iliyah]

1. WOW, a slow but meaningful mending between the two countries

I know the Cuban community here in Los Angeles are quite pleased. Also I would assume more postal (union) jobs in the very near future. Thank you President Obama.

[Mika]

2. About time for the US to drop ridiculous sanctions like this.

Why does the US seemingly always use the good of the people as a weapon to wield against poor people?

From a 2013 article ...

2013
U.S. and Cuba talk about resuming direct mail service
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-usa-idUSBRE98G00F20130917#KMv3tOR05uoCTmmV.97

Obama restarted immigration and postal talks with Cuba in 2009, both were suspended by the Bush administration in 2004.

The separate talks were also seen at the time as a sign of further thawing in U.S.-Cuba relations under Obama, who had earlier relaxed restrictions on remittances and travel to the island for Cuban Americans.

Both the postal talks and immigration talks were suspended again soon after the arrest in December 2009 of U.S. contractor Alan Gross

[Major Hogwash]

3. Cigars by mail?

That would be something.

[snooper2]

4. Trade Cigars for Hydro :)