by Rick Lowe
I must admit to more than a passing interest in developments in Cuba, so when Wilfredo Cancio Isla reports in El Nuevo Herald on Saturday, May 12, 2007 that Cuba has lifted its ban on importing video and DVD players and car parts it’s worth noting.
He reports:
Cuban citizens will soon be able to import a broad range of goods – including VCR and DVD players and power generators – for personal use…
Regarding car parts he reports:
There is one catch for those wishing to import car parts.
The importers must submit an application underwritten by some organization.
The vehicle that is being fixed must be officially registered.
And each importer will be allowed one transaction every five years.
Apparently the government has always been suspicious of video and DVD players as they consider them a possible means of circulating information critical of Castro’s system.
Could this be the hole in the dyke that freedom lovers throughout the world have been waiting for?
For the sake of the long suffering Cuban people I for one, hope so.
I know this is an old post but it is still very interesting! I didn’t know those things were being banned in Cuba. It’s cool to see how different regimes handle threats to their governments in different ways.
Great post!
Brendon