Ever since Fidel Castro and his 26th July Movement started the Cuban revolution in 1959, diplomatic relationships between the United States Of America and Cuba have been rather sour.  A trade embargo was brought in by the US government that would not allow US companies to trade with Cuba and  this embargo has remained in place  to the present day and will likely remain until the US sees the Cuban government take more care of their citizens by allowing democracy and stopping what they believe is continued human rights abuses.

President Obama and his government have made steps to loosen the restrictions with Cuba announcing recently that students and some religious groups will be allowed to travel to Cuba,  US airports can now offer charter flights to Cuban airports and Cubans living in America can send money home, as long as it is going into the hands of non communists.

All though this is not a great lead forward in terms of the whole problem, it is a step in the right direction for businesses in the USA and Cuba that may wish to trade sometime in the future.  It may mean that more Cubans will be allowed to prosper under a democratic government and all sorts of things will get cheaper and more widely available, from central heating components to medicine to food.  It could be just what the Cuban people need to deliver themselves from a Communist dictatorship.