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Mitch Perry Report for 7.23.15 — Cuba not only difference between Buckhorn and Kriseman

Published on July 23, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Attitudes regarding fostering a relationship with Cuba is only of several differences between Bob Buckhorn and Rick Kriseman. Kameel Stanley in today’s Times writes about how Kriseman is hot to trot to Havana sometime this year. That’s in contrast to Buckhorn, who has been steadfast in his lack of enthusiasm for hosting a Cuban consulate in Tampa. While it’s true that everything needs to be looked at from a political perspective, Buckhorn is hardly kowtowing to South Florida Cuban exiles with his stance…

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David Jolly supports expanding Americans ability to travel to Cuba

Published on July 21, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Monday’s official resumption of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba was met with full throated denunciations from Republican elected officials up and down the Sunshine State, and David Jolly, the latest entrant into the GOP 2016 Senate race, was no exception. “Look, I oppose the president’s decision,” Jolly told Florida Politics yesterday regarding President Obama’s diplomatic breakthrough with Cuba that he announced last December. “I think it has been too aggressive, too quickly.” But there is one place where Jolly has…

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Tampa Chamber of Commerce positioning Tampa Bay to prosper with post-sanction Cuba

Published on May 18, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Last week, a delegation of Tampa area officials visited Cuba in a trip organized by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. It was the third excursion to the Communist island led by the Chamber in the past few years, but it was “certainly the most productive and most historic,” says Ronald Christaldi, a partner with the Tampa law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP and chair of the Tampa Chamber. Christaldi and a handful of other officials who were part of the delegation spoke about their hopes…

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