Archive for February, 2013

Raul Castro retirement a joke or on the books?

Written by: , on February 22nd, 2013

Raul Castro has made remarks he may retire but is this a joke or a plan? Of course, everyone retires at some point, either through ill health or simply personal will. But when will that sometime be for 82 year old Mr Castro? Of course, remarks such as this about retirement may just be to […]

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Getting out of Cuba | Marriage instead of a raft?

Written by: , on February 8th, 2013

  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 […]

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