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

Hoo boy, yep. We’ve got us this here EMBARGO against Cuba…
Or do we?
From the Associated Press, via today’s South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
Since 2003, one country has been the main supplier of food to Fidel Castro’s Cuba: the United States.
Surprised? You have good company.
Here’s more:
Washington’s sanctions choke off most trade with Cuba, but […]

I added that last part to the headline of a Reuters dispatch on the decrepit state of buildings in Havana. Because anyone with half a brain (that apparently excludes most of Reuters’ staff) knows the reason for Havana’s decay is Fidel Castro.
Reuters being Reuters, they (naturally) can’t help toss at least one […]

I just found out that Fidel Castro wants to build an amusement park in Cuba. Insert joke here.
Let me give a hat tip to the blog Child of the Revolution, for reporting this story, and to Babalu Blog, for mentioning it and for providing me with the inspiration for the following post.
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Fidel’s […]

The Associated Press let this one slip through the cracks:
CUBA: US commerce secretary sees no softening of policy toward communist-run island
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Wednesday it would be a “great disservice” for the Cuban people if the United States eased economic and political ties with the island in the […]

Is it any surprise to see economists trash Castro’s worthless economy? It shouldn’t be. Here’s what one economist says in an article published in today’s South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
“The perception is very clear among economists here that the Cuban economy doesn’t function,” said Pedro Monreal, a professor at the Center for Research on […]

Well, it seems Castro’s intestinal fortitude isn’t the only thing about the dictator that’s not doing well these days. The San Diego Union-Tribune’s website has a story today saying the number of foreign firms in Cuba is sinking–sorta like Castro’s ship:
The number of foreign companies operating in Cuba has continued to decline and a […]