November 23, 2005
Apartheid in Cuba
We keep hearing about those wonderful Cuban doctors and how castro sends teams of them all over the world, wherever they are needed, no sacrifice is to great for Cuban doctors in the face of human suffering.
They must be fidel's pride and joy right?
Not according to this:
Cuba Doctors Forbidden to Stay at Site of Convention
CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, November 22
Abel Escobar Ramírez
www.cubanet.org
Cuban doctors attending an international medical convention at a tourist facility in Ciego de Avila province complain they were not allowed to stay at the same hotels as foreign participants.
Instead, they were obliged to stay at nearby guest houses where they say they were well treated but not as well as foreign doctors were at the tourist hotels where they stayed.
Under Cuban law, Cuban citizens are not allowed to stay at hotels which cater to foreign tourists. (my emphasis)
The event in question was the XVI International Congress of the Cuban Society of Orthopedics and Trauma, held recently held at the Polo Turístico Jardines del Rey in Ciego de Ávila.
According to Cuban participants, registration fees for the congress were 400 pesos, the equivalent of two months salary for the average Cuban worker.
Among the foreign participants at the Congress was William Stetson, a member of the American association of arthroscopic surgeons.
See for yourself, here.
Posted by Ziva at November 23, 2005 01:46 AM
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I do not like tourist apartied either, but I also do not know what the answer is. I haven't been to Cuba since 99. Has it gotten any easier for Cubans without access to USD since then? I always thought the dual currency was horrible, but do not know what it is like now.
The pictures on net for cuba are interesting. I see the point he is trying to make, but he is doing a little propaganda too, no? For example when comparing beaches he uses the Malecón, and we know there are better public beaches near by. That being said, he is spot on with other pictures such as those horrible camilos. He picked the worst buildings for the "regular" havana buildings too, but I'd probably do the same thing if I was trying to drive home a point. ;-)
I don't agree with your politics, however your site is interesting and it is always good to hear another point of view.
Posted by: catherine at November 30, 2005 07:36 PM
catherine- You don't agree with my politics? Could you be little more specific? Is it the one where I hate and will not support a dictator who has murdered thousands and thousands of his citizens, maintains gulag prisons, and a nazi style security apparatus? Or maybe it's the one where fidel banks billions while his citizens have ration cards and are punished for trying to resolver a little extra? Or maybe it's the one where I don't think a visit to Cuba that adds to castros wallet at the expense of his citizens is a fun vacation. Or is it the one where they have no freedom of information? I could list a lot more, I could fill books, but you are not worth it. Get the picture? So, tell me, I'd like to know, exactly what are your politics?
Posted by: Ziva at November 30, 2005 10:50 PM
