BBC RADIO/ N. CAISTOR / First-hand account / Read and Weep...or Laugh/
A typical tale of Cuba, where the mantra is..."nada es facil"/ nothing is easy.
"Cuba has declared war on inefficiency. The state is preparing lay off half a million people, and novelties such as income tax are on the way in. But inefficiency has put down deep roots.
I made the mistake in Havana recently of trying to change hotels."
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