Other than Fidel’s impending death what has their back against the wall? I thought Raul was taking over and it was business as usual.
A WSJ column a few days ago listed poor harvests, massive housing destruction because of hurricanes, and no real way to earn hard currency except barter deals with Hugo Chavez.
Cubans now can’t even get their meat and eggs entitlement from their ration cards because agricultural production has been left to wither.
Fewer European and Canadian tourists are visiting because their economy is down too.