Fidel Castro, Cuba, castro death watch, havana, habana

With Cubans now able to buy microwaves, cellphones and hotel room stays (never mind they barely make enough to buy their next meals), what will Raul Castro “let” Cubans buy next?

A car manufactured in this millenium

Fidel’s picture–on toilet paper

One-way plane tickets to the U.S.

Boats

Their freedom

Che Guevara’s picture–on a dartboard

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I heard about this one on Babalu Blog. It seems a website known as “The Spoof” has published an “article” about Fidel Castro’s first-ever cruise ship. Here’s a snippet:
The new ship which is the pride of the Cuban nation is a bit unusual in that it is made up of 10,000 inner […]

The last place on God’s green earth–the ABSOLUTE last place–that you’d expect to find a viewpoint on Cuba other than “Castro/Che good, U.S. bad” would be a college newspaper, especially that of a liberal Massachusetts college.
So I hope you’ll excuse my utter shock when I discovered this morning not one, but two–TWO–Massachusetts college newspapers presenting […]

Good, keep that money out of the moribund dictator Castro’s Swiss bank accounts:
Washington’s 45-year-old embargo has cost Cuba more than $89 billion to date, wreaking havoc on everything from primary education to pest control and nearly all other facets of island life, the foreign minister said Tuesday.
Havana produced a 56-page booklet laying out its […]

As long as Fidel Castro remains “officially” (if not clinically) alive:
Cuba watchers and some dissidents question whether Raúl Castro will be able to implement his reforms as long as his older brother is alive. Fidel Castro’s presence would likely deter even modest economic reforms, they said.
“In a sense, the Raulista project, if you can […]

Fidel warns of coming global recession
Fidel Castro warned on Tuesday that the world could be headed for a crisis reminiscent of the Great Depression and accused the United States of exploiting natural resources and countries around the globe.
”The picture is increasingly uncertain as we face the fear of a prolonged recession like that of the […]

Stephen Gibbs of the BBC talks about his experience of getting kicked out of Cuba for reportage the Castro regime didn’t like, with a bit of a focus on the logisitics of moving from Cuba itself:
Moving home, they say, is one of life’s five most stressful experiences. It comes in at number three. […]

The more things change in Cuba, the more they stay the same:
Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage squashed speculation that Communist Cuba is heading toward Chinese-style reforms of its economy, in a speech to state managers published on Thursday.
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Cuba will not follow the paths of other Communist-run nations, such as China and Vietnam where capitalist […]

Anti-corruption laws toughened in Cuba
Acting leader Raúl Castro has ordered harsher penalties for public officials who break labor rules.
Ratcheting up his fight against corruption and mismanagement in Cuba, interim leader Raúl Castro has signed a decree requiring tough, swift and long-lasting punishment for public officials who violate labor rules.
If slavery is illegal under this new […]