Tim Fernback Joins Cuba Ventures' Board of Directors and Cuba Ventures Interviewed on CCTV America and WUSA

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 20, 2016 -- Cuba Ventures Corp. (TSX-V:CUV) (OTCBB:MPSFF) (Frankfurt:IJA2) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Tim Fernback MBA, CPA, CMA, has agreed to join the Company’s Board of Directors. He has held senior executive and director positions with several public companies and has many years of experience working with high growth technology businesses.

Tim Fernback has over twenty years of experience financing both private and public micro-capitalization companies in Canada.  Mr. Fernback ran the technology consulting practice for Discovery Capital Corporation, a prominent British Columbia venture capital firm specializing in financing and consulting to technology based start-up ventures. Mr. Fernback went on to run the Investment Banking and Corporate Finance Departments for one of the oldest and most respected Western Canadian based brokerage firms, Wolverton Securities Ltd. Currently, Mr. Fernback provides strategic consulting services including business planning and analysis, supply chain management, capital markets support, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions services as Regional Director of The CFO Centre Limited, the world’s largest provider of permanent, part-time and interim CFO services to growing companies. Mr. Fernback has served as both a Director and Officer of several public companies.

Mr. Fernback is a graduate of McMaster University where he studied molecular biology and biochemistry, and also a graduate of the University of British Columbia, where he completed an MBA with a concentration in Finance. He is an active member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia and is an active member of many industry and trade organizations in Canada.

Cuba Ventures’ CEO, Steve Marshall, commented, “We are very pleased that Tim Fernback has agreed to join Cuba Ventures’ Board of Directors. He is a well-respected leader in the technology industry and his expertise will be invaluable to the future development of the Company as we continue to grow the online travel and digital marketing business focused on Cuba. Tim will be working directly with our team to advise on capital markets strategy and evaluation of business opportunities as we remain focused on creating shareholder value as one of the first and only publicly traded vehicles capitalizing on growth opportunities present in Cuba."

Cuba Ventures in the News:

CEO of Cuba Ventures, Steve Marshall, was recently interviewed on the Chinese news network CCTV America as the Company continues to receive strong media attention. Below is a link to the full interview:

http://www.cctv-america.com/2016/09/01/travel-insight-for-visitors-to-cuba-from-ceo-steve-marshall

Cuba Ventures’ advisor Vito Echevarria recently carried out an interview on CBS WUSA9 in Washington DC. Below is a link to the interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROq71OnkEJI

The interview with Cuba Ventures CEO Steve Marshall on Canada’s BNN (Business News Network) can be seen here:

http://www.bnn.ca/video/steve-marshall-of-cuba-ventures-corp-interviewed-on-market-one-minute~905561

About Cuba Ventures Corp.:

Cuba Ventures Corp. is a publicly traded Canadian company capitalizing on the growth and unique opportunities in the USD $3.5 billion per year Cuban travel and tourism industry. Travelucion Media, a wholly owned subsidiary, is a digital media and marketing company which owns a vast portfolio of Cuba related websites and online portals providing travel information, featuring individual web assets for Cuba's popular cities and towns, online booking solutions and online reservations through proprietary software, catering to international visitors to Cuba. Travelucion's online travel division is a duly licensed retail travel supplier handling millions of dollars in sales annually.

Travelucion's 432 Cuba focused multilingual websites generate over 30 million page-views per year, directing traffic to the company's online booking and e-commerce sites. These online websites cover all facets of Cuba including over 80 travel destinations, hotels & resorts, bed & breakfast, tours, car rentals, restaurants, as well as Cuban culture, history, music, celebrities, sports, medical treatments and more.

Travelucion's revenues have been rapidly growing in the wake of the notable shift in American policy towards Cuba. With diplomatic relations now normalized and restrictions on qualified American travel to Cuba relaxed, opening of the multi-billion dollar travel market to the Caribbean nation is becoming a reality. Travelucion's continued media dominance over the past two decades has provided Cuba Ventures with a competitive advantage in the burgeoning Cuba travel space. With the relaxing of rules for American travelers to Cuba and the potential of further easing, growth and investment opportunities are on the rise in Cuba.

For further information on Cuba Ventures Corp. (TSX-V:CUV) or Travelucion Media visit the Company’s website at www.cubaventures.com or www.travelucion.com. Cuba Ventures Corp. has approx. 62.6 million shares issued and outstanding.

CUBA VENTURES CORP.

“STEVE MARSHALL”
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Steve Marshall
CEO

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Cuba Ventures Corp.
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