State Department canceled five-year tourist visas for citizens of Cuba

The US State Department is eliminating a coveted five-year tourist visa, @mweissenstein reports. https://t.co/SwqXfXG5JU

As noted, the restriction will deal a serious blow to entrepreneurs and members of divided families who used visas to meet with relatives.

Earlier, national security adviser to the US president John Bolton threatened the Cuban military and intelligence agencies to tighten financial restrictions for "their role in usurping democracy and fueling repression in Venezuela."