Cubans Wait All Night to Buy Cheaper Dollars
The night begins to cool off in Santa Clara and, the “coleros” [who stand in line for others, for pay] arrive in front of the change house…
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Business & Economy
Spanish Businesses Want Legal Security if Investing in Cuba
The discrete opening to foreign market investment announced by the Cuban government this month has piqued the interest of Spanish businesses,
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Cuban Gov. Admits Problems with Rationed Bread Rolls
The crisis with the distribution of bread rolls comes at a time of scarcity and shortages of other basic products and medicines.
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Electric Generators for Blackout Weary Cubans with Money
The energy deficit, due to the poor state of the thermoelectric plants and the lack of fuel, has plunged Cubans into darkness.
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A Tour of the Closed Hotels in a Havana with Few Tourists
The remains of a sparkling, effervescent, city are fading. It’s a Havana that exists only in old photos & silhouettes of its closed hotels.
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The Cuban Government’s Endless Chase after US Dollars
The Cuban Government’s problem is that the national currency has been devalued and their currency unification policy has partially failed…
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Cuban Dollar Stores Sell Imported Vegetables, Why?
Even the state-run newspaper Granma asks why Cuban farm products are not being sold in the establishments selling with USD prices.
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Cuba’s Energy Crisis Worsens and Overwhelms the Population
“A lot of capital needs to be injected to get rid of these blackouts that are the bane of the Cuban population’s existence.”
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Who Really Benefits from US Funding for Cuban Entrepreneurs?
How can these small funds become available to Cuban bus iness owners when there is a legal ban in Cuba for them to receive foreign funding?
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Cuba’s Tourism Industry Recovery Postponed to 2023
The massive destruction of the iconic Hotel Saratoga in the Cuban capital tarnished the end of the International Tourism Fair in Varadero.
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