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Cienfuegos, Cuba Suffering from Drop in Foreign Tourism

“Sales have been greatly affected. Just a few years ago, up to ten buses with tourists stopped here every day, and we catered to them.”

They have been 25 years in power, eight million exiled, thousands murdered, tortured and imprisoned, entire families divided.

With former minister Alejandro Gil, all the reports were hopeful, the future was promising, now his replacement has thrown cold water on us.

Deficiencies in all sectors of Cuban farms, non-payments to producers, lack of fuel and an exodus of the labor force.

Nicolas Maduro made public statements claiming if he does not win reelection, the country “could fall into a bloodbath, into a civil war.”

Irina Echarry from Cuba took our photo of the day: “Havana from the Morro Castle.”

The Cuban government routinely tries to impress with figures that the population has no way of knowing what they really represent.

As time goes by, it is obvious that she has not, nor will she ever, banish us from her mind and her nightmares.

The temporary migration program of health workers with “friendly countries”, is the main inflow of foreign exchange for the Cuban regime.

TV and radio stations reaching nearly every Venezuelan household provide a barrage of ruling party propaganda and Maduro campaign rallies…