Obama Eases Bush-Era Travel Restrictions on Cuba

President Barack Obama will ease travel restrictions to Cuba, allowing educational and church groups greater freedom to visit the communist country.

The plans announced today will allow higher education institutions to sponsor travel to Cuba for course work, a White House statement said. American citizens will also be allowed to send as much as $500 every three months to Cuban citizens who aren’t part of the Castro administration or members of the Communist Party, it said.