Published on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Email To Friend Print Version
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): A law that imposes new financial regulations and
other restrictions on travel agencies that deal with Cuba, continues
receiving the condemnation of entrepreneurs, residents and institutions
in the United States.
Granma newspaper has published a commentary called "Growing rejection in
Miami of anti-Cuban measures", where it points out that this topic is
acquiring greater relevance thanks to the statements released by the
American Civic Liberties Union saying that the State government
(Florida) is usurping the responsibilities of the federal government
(United States), as the entrepreneurs claim.
According to the Granma report, this new set of measures was sponsored
by the Republican representative David Rivera (an acolyte of the Diaz-
Balart anti-Cuban brothers) and has passed through both Florida chambers
and been endorsed by the governor Charlie Crist, who aspires to run as
vice president of John McCain) on June 23.
The new regulations were officially published June 26 on the State
website but travel agencies and companies who charter planes have not
made any payments, waiting for the court ruling. Travel agents
complained that these restrictions can cause the loss of hundreds of
jobs related to the airline industry, as well as having a negative
impact on Cuban American families' economy due to the increase of
airfares of up to 15%, before taxes.
Tessie Aral, vice-president of ABC Charters, commented that the only
goal of these measures is to kill the air travel market between Florida
and Cuba.
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