And Havana Times paints the news as a sign of just how retrograde the embargo is: "The US economic blockade on Cuba has lasted about a half century and one of its biggest supporters, Miami Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, threw in the towel on Thursday" As is the case with many of the Obama administration's accomplishments during its first year, advancements in relations between the US and Cuba have been subtle.
Y Havana Times enfoca la noticia como una señal de lo retrógrado que es el embargo, y escribe: “El bloqueo económico de EEUU sobre Cuba ha durado casi medio siglo y uno de sus principales partidarios, el Representante de Miami, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, arrojó la toalla el jueves”.