Last updated: 14 april, 2009 - 10:47 GMT
US relaxes some restrictions on Cuba
President Obama has announced an easing of the US economic embargo on Cuba, in a major change of policy towards the island.
Cuban Americans will no longer have limits on their travel to see relatives
A White House spokesman said all restrictions would be lifted on family visits by Cuban Americans and on the amount of money they could send to Cuba.
American telecommunications firms will also be allowed to do business there if they can get permission from the Cuban government.
The former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, has responded by saying his country needed an end to US sanctions.
The BBC's Michael Voss listens to the views of people in Cuba.
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First broadcast 14 April 2009
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