Cuba’s government wants to revive the tourism sector with glossy new hotels. But families in the capital are living in ageing, dilapidated buildings. Inflation, the US blockade and mismanagement of the economy mean many people are forced to choose between having food on the table or a roof over their heads. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Havana, Cuba. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Cuba #CubaEconomicCrisis #Havana #OldHavanaHomes
Cuba is experiencing the largest exodus of people this century, driven mainly by a worsening economy. The government blames the US economic embargo. But numbers of those fleeing the Caribbean island have also increased since a crackdown on dissent last year. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman has this special report from Cuba’s capital Havana. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Cuba #CubaEconomicCrisis #Havana
Food, medicine and fuel shortages have driven Cubans to protest for “patria y vida” or “homeland and life”. And then there’s the pandemic. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann looks at why life in Cuba is so tough. #CubaFreedom #PatriaYVida #Cuba #CubaProtests #CubaEconomy Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
