Postal service to US resumes

HAVANA, Cuba (AP):

Cuba's postal service yesterday said it is re-establishing light mail service to the United States but leaving in place a ban on heavier packages.

Correos de Cuba will once again handle US-bound postcards and letters weighing up to 500 grams (18 ounces) effective today, according to an announcement published in the Communist Party newspaper Granma.

As before, the correspondence will be shipped through third countries. There has not been direct mail service for decades between the two nations, which do not have formal diplomatic relations.