Cuba's Brings Blackmarket Taxi's Into Spotlight

PlusCuba's Brings Blackmarket Taxi's Into SpotlightCuba's Brings Blackmarket Taxi's Into SpotlightThe Associated PressCuba has promised to lift a nine-year ban on new licenses for private taxis, authorizing a measure of private enterprise on the communist-run island and potentially legalizing thousands of drivers who now earn unauthorized income. (July 10)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] CUBA'S ILLEGAL AND UNAUTHORIZED CABS ARE ABOUT TO GO LEGIT. THE GOVERNMENT IS LIFTING A NINE-YEAR BAN ON NEW LICENSES FOR PRIVATE TAXIS. [Notes:A LITTLE NATS]THIS MAN SAYS PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT FROM NORMALIZING A COMMON BUT ILLEGAL PRACTICE.ORDINARY CUBANS HAVE TO ASK GOVERNMENT PERMISSION TO BUY NEW CARS. BUT DRIVERS CAN USE VEHICLES THEY OWNED BEFORE FIDEL CASTRO'S REVOLUTION IN 1959. CURRENTLY THOUSANDS OF CAB DRIVERS EARN THEIR LIVINGS USING CLASSIC AMERICAN CARS. THEY ALSO PERFORM A PUBLIC SERVICE BY FILLING GAPS IN THE ISLAND NATION'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.THERE'S BEEN NO ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING HOW MANY LICENSES WILL BE ISSUED, BUT THE TRANSPORTATION MINISTER SAYS THE PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON RURAL AREAS FIRST.FORMER CUBAN PRESIDENT FIDEL CASTRO SPENT YEARS DENOUNCING UNAUTHORIZED CAB DRIVERS - CLAIMING THEY WERE GETTING RICH ILLEGALLY AND ENCOURAGING A BLACK MARKET FOR GASOLINE. THIS IS THE LASTEST POLICY BREAK BY CASTRO'S YOUNGER BROTHER AND CUBA'S NEW PRESIDENT --RAUL. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) (ANCHOR VOICE: Skozel -------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: NHawkins------------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: APTN--------------------------VIDEO APPROVAL: EFreeland------------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: A/P----------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: a0944 ///onl///BC-Cuba-Taxis,------------------------------------)

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[Reynaldo923]

Castro sucks cooooo9'k

[edwardoalvarez22]

@MrRT1966 You can't listen to Castro because he is an intelligent retards. I have to give the man credit as much as I hate to. But, with Castro everything he says is nothing but lies. Everything he says or does is for the Revolution. It's the famous Revolution that has brought economical hardship to the poor Cubans.

[MrRT1966]

Castro complains about so called "illegal" cab drivers trying getting richer. All these drivers and the overwhelming majority of Cubans want is to have a decent standard of living! ALL people who work or are willing to deserve that! Not just spoiled Castro and his cronies!

[sweetbilly]

Oh isn't communism/socialism just wonderful!! D'oh! Really puts perspective on Obama new plan to control the Detroit automakers for our benefit so stop global warming doesn't it?

When you have to black market gasoline and ask the government permission to drive a car at all, you may as well blow your fucking brains out there is no hope for you ...or blow Castro's out instead. Poor Cubans ...fuck, poor Americans, we learned absolutely nothing form the Cuban revolution in this county did we.

[midnitesquirldog]

i love old cars there the best cars ever made..............and easy to fix thank god there still out there thanks cuba............

[1987ian]

wow! i didnt know that they had classic american cars in cuba! but it sucks that its illegeal to have your own taxi.

[dramatica2006]

start hat was a very immature and ignorant remark not even would I consider that an opinion lucky u have freedom of speach here cuz if u were in Cuba that would be tyranny goiong against the gove those words! what about the innocent? should they suffer under that govnm??? star as a human u are very cruel get sum compassion in you

[foxdoodzor]

GAY

[mcc11505]

How much is gas per gallon or litre in Havana? Thanks.

[GodBlessGoreFisher]

God