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Jailing people won't solve the medicine supply problem ... https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1632588442_34356.html Punishing the Private Sale of Medications in Cuba: Yet Another Castroist Crime Cuba's "hoarders", "resellers, " "line holders" and those making up its huge underground m...
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No incentives, more pressure, less money - no wonder they go for other crops... Pinar del Río has the lowest tobacco planting plan in many years Of the 16,373 hectares previously announced, now that Cuban province will have only 13,921 hectares planted. DDC Pinar del Río 26 Dic 2021...
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Guess they will be happy to plant anything but tobacco soon ... Depressing. Tabacuba adds more pressure to Cuban vegueros: it reduces the amount of MLC they can buy as a 'stimulus' The measure displeases Holguín producers and adds to dissatisfaction with the high cost of inputs and the insuf...
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In Havana last month I was out in Espacios with a friend, Rita McNiff. Rita (Irish-American) runs tours in Cuba and has been living in Havana for about 6 years. Rita introduces me to a friend of hers, Jeff. Jeff stands for Jose Emilio Fuentes Fonseca, he is the artist who created the elephants on pa...
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Cuba Is Frozen - The World Moves On.
Nino posted a topic in Cigars Discussion Forum "the water hole"
Interesting reading : Cuba: marching in place as the world moves on The idea that the world is a very, very bad place has been implanted in Cubans' minds to make them believe that a planned economy and the one-party model are the solutions for the future of the planet Francis... -
Recommended reading : https://diariodecuba.com/economia/1632326685_34279.html GAESA: Its Business Is Money Laundering, Not Managing Remittances With the money from emigrants, the conglomerate led by Luis Alberto López-Callejas builds hotels and creates real estate assets. But the...
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Courtesy of a friend of mine in Tarpon Springs FL - a lovely b/w movie of the cigar industry in Tampa, Ybor City and Cuba back in the 1930's and late 1950's.
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Historical low figures - Only 6 % of tourists compared to last year arrived in Cuba ... https://www.14ymedio.com/cuba/turismo-cae-minimos-historicos-Cuba-trimestre_0_3083091671.html Tourism in Cuba falls to historical lows in the first quarter of the year Between January and March 20...
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Came across this black & white video of Cuba in the 1920's with extensive coverage of tobacco harvesting.
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I was quite surprised to watch this video today by a Cuban "influencer" about meeting up with friends at the Havana Kempinski yesterday, nobody wearing a mask, everybody happy drinking French red wine and the room costing 360US$ a night special ( down from 580US$ regular price they say ) and the lad...
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Looks like it is getting very bad for rum drinking & smoking addicted Cubans on the island. Of course the embargo is to blame. What else ... https://www.14ymedio.com/sociedad/cubanos-mueren-conseguir-ron-cigarros_0_3051894785.html For those Cubans who are dying to get rum and cigars H...
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The Miami Herald article linked below offers another insight into worsening conditions on the island. One statistic which stuck out to me: “U.S. Coast Guard officials have detected a new uptick in Cuban rafters...more than 100 Cubans have been caught at sea in the last five months, compared to...
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Embargo ? What embargo - show me your cash and take the chicken ... Food purchases from Cuba to the United States fall to the level of 2002 The most plausible explanation for the reduction in imports is the island's lack of liquidity in foreign currency. 14ymedio, Havana | F...
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Found this just now on 14yMedio - a perfect example of Cuban "resolver" power ... ? Translation by Google. https://www.14ymedio.com/cuba/robo-toneladas_arroz-almacen_estatal-La_Habana_0_2987101268.html Only in Cuba: stealing 208 tons of rice from a state wareh...
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Just read that 3 days ago 900 Russian tourists landed in Cayo Coco for an AI vacation that mandated not leaving the Key. 11 of them have tested positive for Covid-19 and are now at Moron hospital - in total 20 are in quarantine by now. The Cuban health ministry MINSAP declares them to be "...
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Interesting story - great guy. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/sports/baseball/randy-arozarena-rays.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20201017&instance_id=23240&nl=todaysheadlines®i_id=83141946&segment_id=41361&user_id=20e2ef107d129c8068f6a6f86ee4c0a5 How Mexico Became Home for Tampa...
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Cuba’s Economy Was Hurting. The Pandemic Brought a Food Crisis. The island was able to control the coronavirus, but the dearth of tourists in the pandemic’s wake strangled an economy already damaged by mismanagement and U.S. sanctions. Shoppers loading groceries...
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Just stumbled on two articles regarding Cuba re-opening travel to the island. First stated that borders will open August 1st - not earlier. But it has not been confirmed officially. Second is a report on Casas Particulares that are struggling to survive without foreign tourists to rent to....
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Hey all FOH, Finylly will fly to CUBA after many yyears lurking on the forums (FoH and others).... I just wanted to share my future and first trip to Cuba in May 2020 (4th - 20th ca.) After a long time waiting to get the possibility to travel again, I decided to fly to the Cuba final...
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Something I found out on my last trip from an expat friend in Cuba is that "somebody in Cuba" is cloning some users' phones, that is, phones with a Cuban sim card. I'm not sure about international sim cards. In case anyone might be worried that this may sound like a groundless accusation of und...
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I got some images this morning from a friend in Cuba with details of the events in Havana for the 500th anniversary. Some of these will overlap with the Partagas event. Quite a bit going on. The big public event on Saturday the 16th, and probably the place to be, is a concert by Los Van Van on...
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@nino just gave me the idea for this. Quite a few of us have just returned from Havana and some members will be going in the next few months, February etc. Any new paladares to recommend? Or any that have gone downhill since the last visit? Here's my, short, list to begin. M...
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After 18 months away from Havana I was again able to go for a few days with a small group of the cigar gang here in Toronto. This seems like a good opportunity to provide a quick update and also include a few photos from the trip. The photos are mix of phone and DSLR, so the quality will be differen...
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From this news, it looks like anyone with a Cuban sim card now has access to 4G in Cuba (Havana at least). Handy for those who need some internet during a stay. https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/etecsa-releases-use-of-4g-in-cuba/
