I think that Cuba, as South Africa, has no solution possible. It would be politically incorrect to say the reason. It is interesting to note, however, that Cuba is becoming another Haiti. Before Castro whites accounted for 80% of population, whereas nowadays they are more and more a minority.
Which language is the most intellectual?
This table speaks for itself:
Official Cuban migration to USA
Year of immigration White Black Other Asian Number
1959-1964 ---------- 93.3 1.2 5.3 0.2 144,732
1965-1974 --------- 87.7 2.0 9.1 0.2 247,726
1975-1979 --------- 82.6 4.0 13.3 0.1 29,508
1980 ----------------- 80.9 5.3 13.7 0.1 94,095
1981-1989 ---------- 85.7 3.1 10.9 0.3 77,835
1990-1993 ----------- 84.7 3.2 11.9 0.2 60,244
1994-2000 ----------- 85.8 3.7 10.4 0.7 174,437
Total 87.2 2.9 10.7 0.2 828,577
These are official numbers and do not include illegal immigrants. I wonder if it can be considered ethnic cleansing against white Cubans. Nobody seems to care on the other hand, because they are whites.
Official Cuban migration to USA
Year of immigration White Black Other Asian Number
1959-1964 ---------- 93.3 1.2 5.3 0.2 144,732
1965-1974 --------- 87.7 2.0 9.1 0.2 247,726
1975-1979 --------- 82.6 4.0 13.3 0.1 29,508
1980 ----------------- 80.9 5.3 13.7 0.1 94,095
1981-1989 ---------- 85.7 3.1 10.9 0.3 77,835
1990-1993 ----------- 84.7 3.2 11.9 0.2 60,244
1994-2000 ----------- 85.8 3.7 10.4 0.7 174,437
Total 87.2 2.9 10.7 0.2 828,577
These are official numbers and do not include illegal immigrants. I wonder if it can be considered ethnic cleansing against white Cubans. Nobody seems to care on the other hand, because they are whites.
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Republica Dominicana's GDP per capita: USD $ 5100
Cuba's GDP per capita : USD $ 4800
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Another of Franco's lies:
GDP (PPP) per capita
Cuba 9,700
Dominican Republic 8,300
GDP (nominal) per capita
Cuba 4,900
Dominican Republic 4,700
Data provided from The World Factbook, by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Also, from the same biased source, have a look at the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States.
This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries.
Cuba $ 111,100,000,000
Dominican Republic $ 80,530,000,000
What a dishonest, racist and coward individual you are, Franco.
No wonder that American twits love you so much.
Republica Dominicana's GDP per capita: USD $ 5100
Cuba's GDP per capita : USD $ 4800
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Another of Franco's lies:
GDP (PPP) per capita
Cuba 9,700
Dominican Republic 8,300
GDP (nominal) per capita
Cuba 4,900
Dominican Republic 4,700
Data provided from The World Factbook, by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Also, from the same biased source, have a look at the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States.
This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries.
Cuba $ 111,100,000,000
Dominican Republic $ 80,530,000,000
What a dishonest, racist and coward individual you are, Franco.
No wonder that American twits love you so much.
Carlos,
Cuba may be look okay in those figures, but would YOU actually like to live there? To start with, you wouldn't be here posting on the internet enlightening us...
Cuba may be look okay in those figures, but would YOU actually like to live there? To start with, you wouldn't be here posting on the internet enlightening us...
If you want to be fair, you have to compare Cuba with its neighbours, like Dominican Republic, Jamaica or Haiti, and then you'll realize that Cuba is far better off than those countries.
Cuba is also far better off than all countries in America, except Canada in terms of Health and Education.
The reason there's no Internet in Cuba is because of the blockade, The American government prohibits Cuban access to undersea cables and the technologies that would allow the broad band to be available to a significant extent in the country.
Cuba is not able to connect to the Internet at a suitable speed. The current Cuban connection to the so-called network of networks does not permit the adequate band width to satisfy the country’s demand. The embargo forces Cuba to use a band width and connection services via satellite, something that is very expensive and has a limited capacity. The problem could be solved if Cuba would be permitted to connect without conditions or discriminatory requirements to the undersea fibre-optic cables that pass a few kilometres off the coast of Cuba. US authorities have not allowed this.
Cuba does not have the right to accede to the services offered by a large number of Websites. This denial of access occurs when the connection is established from an Internet address (IP) authorized for the Cuban domain .cu.
Microsoft has decided to block Windows Live service to Cuba. At the moment of connecting to this tool, this message comes up: “Microsoft has cancelled Windows Live Messenger IM for users in countries embargoed by the United States, therefore Microsoft will not provide Windows Live service to your country”.
Some examples of other web pages that are denied access from the .cu domain follow:
1. Cisco Systems http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register.do technologies for connection, routers for Internet access servers, including equipment in the digital video field.
2. SolidWorks http://www.solidworks.com/sw/termsofuse.html automated design systems.
3. Symantec http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/policies/legal Virus protection software.
OFAC has continued to prevent commercial transactions to Cuba that are related to the Cuban tourist trade, including services offered on the Internet such as reservations, purchases of tickets, accommodations, plane leasing, and operations relating to cruises and boating activities. Last year, OFAC forbade GDS SABRE from continuing to provide global distribution services for Cuban hotel room reservations administered by foreign chains.
As a result of the US persecution, Cuban tourism companies cannot advertise on the best systems on the net such as Google, Yahoo and MSN.
Now, keep blaming the Cuban government and watching Rambo movies ...
Cuba is also far better off than all countries in America, except Canada in terms of Health and Education.
The reason there's no Internet in Cuba is because of the blockade, The American government prohibits Cuban access to undersea cables and the technologies that would allow the broad band to be available to a significant extent in the country.
Cuba is not able to connect to the Internet at a suitable speed. The current Cuban connection to the so-called network of networks does not permit the adequate band width to satisfy the country’s demand. The embargo forces Cuba to use a band width and connection services via satellite, something that is very expensive and has a limited capacity. The problem could be solved if Cuba would be permitted to connect without conditions or discriminatory requirements to the undersea fibre-optic cables that pass a few kilometres off the coast of Cuba. US authorities have not allowed this.
Cuba does not have the right to accede to the services offered by a large number of Websites. This denial of access occurs when the connection is established from an Internet address (IP) authorized for the Cuban domain .cu.
Microsoft has decided to block Windows Live service to Cuba. At the moment of connecting to this tool, this message comes up: “Microsoft has cancelled Windows Live Messenger IM for users in countries embargoed by the United States, therefore Microsoft will not provide Windows Live service to your country”.
Some examples of other web pages that are denied access from the .cu domain follow:
1. Cisco Systems http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register.do technologies for connection, routers for Internet access servers, including equipment in the digital video field.
2. SolidWorks http://www.solidworks.com/sw/termsofuse.html automated design systems.
3. Symantec http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/policies/legal Virus protection software.
OFAC has continued to prevent commercial transactions to Cuba that are related to the Cuban tourist trade, including services offered on the Internet such as reservations, purchases of tickets, accommodations, plane leasing, and operations relating to cruises and boating activities. Last year, OFAC forbade GDS SABRE from continuing to provide global distribution services for Cuban hotel room reservations administered by foreign chains.
As a result of the US persecution, Cuban tourism companies cannot advertise on the best systems on the net such as Google, Yahoo and MSN.
Now, keep blaming the Cuban government and watching Rambo movies ...
if Cuba is such a good country then why nobody from poor Hispanic American countries migrates to Cuba but they do to USA and Spain? Answer if you can, communist fly.
Are you dumb, deaf, or both?
How many people migrate to Dominican Republic or Haiti?
Answer that if you can, ass-kisser.
Cuba has more foreign students than any other country.
And many of them are black, Paquito. And any of them is worth more than you are. They study and work hard for their future. Of course you have no idea of what that means.
First you said that Cuban degrees were no good in the US, when proved you lie, you shut up and hide like a coward.
And then you said that the government don't allow Cubans to have Internet.
Lie exposed again and coward hiding again. And then you come back with another pathetic GDP lie.
I mean, what's the point of discussing anything with you? You are very revolting, you know Paquito? But let's look at the positive side, thanks to you many people has had the opportunity to see all those lies debunked.
Thank you for your cooperation ! Maybe you are a Cuban agent, after all ...
How many people migrate to Dominican Republic or Haiti?
Answer that if you can, ass-kisser.
Cuba has more foreign students than any other country.
And many of them are black, Paquito. And any of them is worth more than you are. They study and work hard for their future. Of course you have no idea of what that means.
First you said that Cuban degrees were no good in the US, when proved you lie, you shut up and hide like a coward.
And then you said that the government don't allow Cubans to have Internet.
Lie exposed again and coward hiding again. And then you come back with another pathetic GDP lie.
I mean, what's the point of discussing anything with you? You are very revolting, you know Paquito? But let's look at the positive side, thanks to you many people has had the opportunity to see all those lies debunked.
Thank you for your cooperation ! Maybe you are a Cuban agent, after all ...
Haiti is the poorest country in Americas , it is populated by blacks in wild condition, what do you expect but poverty ? But Cuba was 50 years ago the richest Latin American country and nowadays it is practically like Haiti, for the sake of God. Are you stupid? Your attempts to facelifting the repressive Cuban dictatorship are so pathetic that they made me almost laugh. Nobody migrates to Cuba or Haiti because they are poor, but for example many peruvians migrate to Chile. Nobody wants to live in Cuba, not even the Cubans who prefer to expose their lives and escape to USA in self-made boats. You seem like a Cuban member of the communist party who is comissioned to spread bullshit about how good Castro is over the Internet.
Cuban degrees are not recognised in USA, you liar. Who on earth would recognise degrees of Cuban universities that have such low level? In Cuba they don't have money to buy a simple x-ray scanner so figure out the competence of physicians who studied in Cuba with such poor material conditions.
Last week, the Cuban government announced that ordinary Cubans will not be allowed to have Internet access in the short term, even though the government authorised ordinary citizens to buy computers and own mobile phones on 1 April 2008.
After last month’s announcement, we were hopeful that Fidel Castro’s brother, Raul Castro, would be keen to break the communications and digital divide in Cuba. Currently, Cuba has an estimated fixed line penetration of 10% and some 200,000 computers connected to the Internet for a population of almost 11.5 million inhabitants.
However, the situation is more complicated than it seems, due to economical and technical constraints, as well as the United States embargo against Cuba. As Cuba has not yet privatised or liberalised its telecoms market, political decisions directly affect the telecommunications sector. As well as the difficulty in obtaining Internet access, there are also content restrictions on what Cubans can access.
Raul Castro is not willing to invite Carlos Slim (owner of Telmex/America Movil) or Cesar Alierta (Telefonica S.A. CEO) to participate in the privatisation of state-controlled company Etecsa, or to award them licences to operate as alternative telecoms operators. We believe that these two groups would be very interested in investing in the country and therefore increasing their Latin American regional coverage. However, Raul Castro will stick to Fidel’s plan to improve Cubans’ connectivity through state-owned assets, sharing similar ideas with Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez, who re-nationalised Venezuelan incumbent CANTV in March 2007.
In January 2008, Venezuelan state-owned telecoms operator CVG Telecom and Cuban company Transbit announced that they had formed a joint venture - Telecomunicaciones Gran Caribe - to build a 1,552-kilometre submarine fibre-optic cable connecting Venezuela to Cuba and some other Caribbean countries (Jamaica, Haiti, Curacao and Trinidad), completing rings of submarine fibre-optic cabling. The cable is expected to run from La Guaira in northern Venezuela to Siboney in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.
Ordinary Cubans will have to wait until 2010 - when the submarine cable is expected to be ready for service - even though Cuba has been officially connected to the Internet since 1996. Considering Cuba’s low purchasing power and the government’s manipulation of information, we are slightly sceptical as to whether prices will be kept sufficiently low to enable ordinary Cubans to afford Internet connections.
The good news came yesterday when US president George Bush decided to soften the 50-year US embargo against Cuba, allowing Americans to send mobile phones to Cuba as gifts, and even mentioning that US non-governmental organizations could offer computers to Cuba. Sending mobiles and computers is a good start, as the price of these devices is one of the biggest obstacles to improving penetration rates. It is also worth bearing in mind that the population will still have to pay an activation fee (e.g. $120 for mobile) and monthly fees, which are still very expensive for the average monthly salary of $20.
It seems that even the US president is willing to help Cuba to break the digital divide. However, it is now up to Raul Castro to allow handsets and computers to reach the population.
After last month’s announcement, we were hopeful that Fidel Castro’s brother, Raul Castro, would be keen to break the communications and digital divide in Cuba. Currently, Cuba has an estimated fixed line penetration of 10% and some 200,000 computers connected to the Internet for a population of almost 11.5 million inhabitants.
However, the situation is more complicated than it seems, due to economical and technical constraints, as well as the United States embargo against Cuba. As Cuba has not yet privatised or liberalised its telecoms market, political decisions directly affect the telecommunications sector. As well as the difficulty in obtaining Internet access, there are also content restrictions on what Cubans can access.
Raul Castro is not willing to invite Carlos Slim (owner of Telmex/America Movil) or Cesar Alierta (Telefonica S.A. CEO) to participate in the privatisation of state-controlled company Etecsa, or to award them licences to operate as alternative telecoms operators. We believe that these two groups would be very interested in investing in the country and therefore increasing their Latin American regional coverage. However, Raul Castro will stick to Fidel’s plan to improve Cubans’ connectivity through state-owned assets, sharing similar ideas with Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez, who re-nationalised Venezuelan incumbent CANTV in March 2007.
In January 2008, Venezuelan state-owned telecoms operator CVG Telecom and Cuban company Transbit announced that they had formed a joint venture - Telecomunicaciones Gran Caribe - to build a 1,552-kilometre submarine fibre-optic cable connecting Venezuela to Cuba and some other Caribbean countries (Jamaica, Haiti, Curacao and Trinidad), completing rings of submarine fibre-optic cabling. The cable is expected to run from La Guaira in northern Venezuela to Siboney in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.
Ordinary Cubans will have to wait until 2010 - when the submarine cable is expected to be ready for service - even though Cuba has been officially connected to the Internet since 1996. Considering Cuba’s low purchasing power and the government’s manipulation of information, we are slightly sceptical as to whether prices will be kept sufficiently low to enable ordinary Cubans to afford Internet connections.
The good news came yesterday when US president George Bush decided to soften the 50-year US embargo against Cuba, allowing Americans to send mobile phones to Cuba as gifts, and even mentioning that US non-governmental organizations could offer computers to Cuba. Sending mobiles and computers is a good start, as the price of these devices is one of the biggest obstacles to improving penetration rates. It is also worth bearing in mind that the population will still have to pay an activation fee (e.g. $120 for mobile) and monthly fees, which are still very expensive for the average monthly salary of $20.
It seems that even the US president is willing to help Cuba to break the digital divide. However, it is now up to Raul Castro to allow handsets and computers to reach the population.
If one Cuba wasn't enough, now Venezuela is going down the same path. Venezuela used to be rich, now it is a corrupt, crime-ridden socialist dictatorial shithole.
If Venezuelans want to eat socialist shit it's their choice, but please, don't migrate to Spain when you realize that socialism was not as lovely in practice as Chavez depicted it. We are already fed up with filthy south Americans in Spain. Once in Spain, far from having learnt the lesson they keep supporting leftists like Zapatero and spread misery to us Spaniards too.
I want to say that South Americans, and more specifically Venezuelans, are most welcome to España.
If you want to think Socialist, fine. If you don't, also ok.
If you want to spit on Franco's face that would definitely be a positive action, no doubt, that will instantly win the sympathy from the vast majority of Spaniards.
If you want to think Socialist, fine. If you don't, also ok.
If you want to spit on Franco's face that would definitely be a positive action, no doubt, that will instantly win the sympathy from the vast majority of Spaniards.
South Americans are not welcome by most of the Spaniards, we are already fed up with them and racist agressions are more and more frequent against them. I would think twice before moving to Spain, don't believe Carlos I, he is paid by Zapatero or by Castro to spread socialist propaganda and to recruit illegal immigrants .