Posts Tagged ‘cuban remittances’

Getting out of Cuba | Marriage instead of a raft?

  Perversely, as Cuba´s tourism numbers increase, so do the opportunities for Cubans to exit the island. You see, while tourists wander around Old Havana snapping shots of decaying buildings, the Cubans sat in them are scheming about how to get out of the country. Some are courageous enough take to rafts to cross the […]

Cubans turn backs on self employment…Raul ups remittance requests to 1000´s

  After a frenzied government hyped rush to become self employed the interest is waning and many Cubans have returned the coveted licenses which cost between 10 and 30 CUC (10-30$) per month to maintain.   Recent visitors to Havana claim that things have reverted back to normal in the dusty streets of the city […]

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