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‘Reality’ bites: Cuba plans more austerity as finances worsen | Reuters

Posted on December 28, 2018 by johnbarleycorn12

Cash-strapped Cuba plans fresh austerity measures and will pressure the sluggish bureaucracy to tighten its belt and cut red tape to address weak growth, falling export earnings and rising debt.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-economy/reality-bites-cuba-plans-more-austerity-as-finances-worsen-idUSKCN1OR0VN

Revolution again

A new law that Cuban artists and performers say amounts to censorship takes effect | Miami Herald

Posted on December 9, 2018 by johnbarleycorn12

Cuban artists, writers and performers have met with government officials for weeks trying to get changes in a law they say amounts to censorship. Despite their displeasure, Decree Law 349 went into effect Friday.
— Read on www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article222724555.html

Communists again