Cuban

As takeoff gets closer, it is clear how much that family time means to Manuel Marquez and many other Cubans.

At least 300, 000 Cubans have come to the United States since 1994, when an accord was signed granting 20, 000 American visas a year.

He said the question should be what does it mean for Cubans?

The sinking of the Maine did not matter nearly so much to him as the native Cubans.

Cuba's "polyclinics" have helped give Cubans one of the longest life expectancies (78 years) of any developing country in the world.

Later that day, June 2, the White House said the Pentagon had received clear instructions to maintain order and keep the Cubans on the base.

The aim was to avoid a repeat of the summer of 1994, when tens of thousands of Cubans took to the sea in flimsy boats.

For a time it seemed he could be the bridge that could reunite the Cubans in music.

I had given Causey and the National Guard strict instructions not to let the Cubans pass.

And then, you will have to account for your actions of all the violations made to us Cubans.

Traditionally, Cubans over the age of 55 could claim up to 80 cigarettes a month for just 30 US cents.

When coincidentally three Cubans hijacked a ferry in a desperate attempt to get to Florida, they were executed.

You think the United States is under attack from 1200 Cubans in rowboats ?

Eventually up to two Cubans in five will no longer work for the state.

"The Cubans are diplomatic adepts, and know which battles to fight, " he said.

The State Department said the Cubans also wanted to discuss direct mail links and other issues.

But it would also help ease ordinary Cubans' plight and remove a scapegoat Havana has used to excuse its many ills.

They reckon that Cubans do not value the true cost of free services.

Her macho remarks made her a heroine among South Floridas Cubans.

Ration books insured that all Cubans receive at least enough food for living.

It is not intended to be an April fool, but it may seem so to many Cubans.

But it seems that Cubans will now be able to get loans and rent and buy property.

One thousand Cubans ran out of the fort, right past federal troops, and onto Highway 22, where they began walking toward Barling.

To avoid this hassle, some Cubans prefer to marry the owner of a property, transfer the deed, and divorce.

Under the new rules, Cubans will be able to rent out rooms to tourists, work as self-employed gardeners, iron clothes and shine shoes.

Cubans vote for municipal and national assemblies, which in turn elect senior leaders including the president.

It's a cramped bar run by Cubans, right at the spot where I changed from the bus to the train.

That you were dedicated to violate the rights of Cubans?

Enterprising Cubans run their own shops and restaurants; while across the country resources beckon to foreign investors. U.

Many Cubans had hoped that the cable would make it easier (and cheaper) to get online.

He's lifting some of those travel restrictions, although the new rules won't be the same for all Cubans.

Nobody has the right to deprive us Cubans on the island of what they enjoy quite naturally abroad.

But the administration says they are designed to help Cubans free themselves from the communist state.

Russia's support for Cuba ended abruptly with the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, leaving Cubans bitter.

A cigar store in the Miami neighborhood of Little Havana gives Cubans in the U. S. a taste of home.

As most Cubans had never paid income tax, the Communist newspaper published a guide to the concept.

In the case where Cubans exchange homes of equal value in a barter agreement, each side will pay 4% of the value of their home.

Trade unions, particularly in the oil and construction industries, have complained of ill-treatment by the Cubans.

Except for some trusted officials and state journalists, most Cubans are banned from accessing the Internet at home.

But, as so often, Fidel seems to want to keep Cubans guessing.

Americans will now be allowed to send money to Cubans to support "private economic activity" .

Cubans pride themselves on their intricate, hip-swiveling moves and can usually tell the difference between locals and foreigners.

Another is to let Cubans stay at tourist-only hotels.

Cubans rely on the grey economy and some worry how far such a clampdown might go.

Instead, exiles are now reaching out to ordinary Cubans.

CUBA: A group of Cubans practice the Chinese martial art of tai chi in the heart of Havana's Chinatown.

It may be true, as officials assert, that Cubans care about everyday issues and not about democracy.

For the most part, they are welcomed by cash-strapped Cubans tired of scraping by on an average monthly salary equivalent to $20.

David Rieff, in his book on Miami Cubans, says many families never forgave Castro this humiliation of their patriarchs.

"The U. S. might relax immigration rules for some Cubans" .

Over the past two months, 41 Cuban-Americans have been charged with attempting to smuggle hundreds of Cubans into Florida by boat.

Economists, and Cubans themselves, say nearly everyone on the island is in on it.

Under the new rules, Cubans will be able to own one main residence and one secondary home.

About a 30 minute drive away at the airport in Fort Lauderdale, several generations of Cubans wait eagerly to visit their families.

among other things, it processes remittances from Cubans abroad and rents property to foreigners.

Cuba's government said that Cubans found watching American television on clandestine antennae would face three years in jail.

Stealing from the state, for Cubans, is like taking firewood from the forest, or picking blueberries in the wild.

compassion The suffering of the Cubans aroused their compassion.

WASPs tend to follow schedules strictly; Cubans tend to be more relaxed.

Americans cannot accept money from Cubans directly, so setting up a third-party payment procedure is necessary.

In 1898, an independence movement in Cuba led to conflict between Cubans and their Spanish rulers.

Mr Castro called on Cubans to work better and harder to meet the challenges ahead.

Besides selling consumer goods, he has ended bans that kept most Cubans from having cell phones, staying in luxury hotels or renting cars.

Hello, Why are you here? We have more than enough Cubans here, we do not want to see any more Cubans.

Health and education are indeed the most prominent accomplishments most Cubans say they take pride in.

Cubans grumble, too, that the monthly ration of staples only lasts 10-15 days, and many items are often unavailable.

Picked up a couple of Cubans for me and my dad. Sandwiches, not cigars.

And Cubans themselves would rather drive cars manufactured in the current century.

Some Cubans doubt whether the latest crackdown will work.

Similarly, more Cubans are being allowed into the United States than in the past.

I would like a huge change for this country, but the condition is that us Cubans will continue to lead this country.

After half a century of life under the Castros, many Cubans have convinced themselves that nothing will ever change.

Links between Puerto Ricans and New York, Mexicans and Los Angeles, and Cubans and Florida are long-established.

But be they ostrich or pigeon , Cubans it seems will soon have to face the reality of subsidy cuts .

Most are considered anti-communist, much in the way Cubans living in Miami have long rejected the Castro regime.

The mini-reforms have been popular, and Cubans expect more.

Most of the victims were Uruguayan, but there were also Chileans, Bolivians, Peruvians and Cubans.

He insists that he understands the problems Cubans face in their daily lives.

To make ends meet, Cubans are forced to rely on a vast informal economy.

The Cubans on the island will be the actors of the future. We in Miami are the auxiliary cast.

But ordinary Cubans will be able to buy post-1959 cars from foreigners and those whose jobs allowed them to import Soviet-made cars.

Many Cubans bypass curbs by buying internet accounts on the black market.

But the recent news indicates that the cable may not serve all Cubans.

For Cubans and international observers alike, they will still bear close reading.

Ordinary Cubans, of course, are not (yet) exposed to such an unexpected array of choice.

"We've got Swiss and Germans dancing salsa like Cubans, " she says.

The Cubans who work here take buses each day to reach the resorts.

some Cubans say there is less bread in the shops since private pizza-makers started buying up flour.

State subsidies to Cubans will be greatly reduced.

The Castros are still revered by many older Cubans.

Until then, Cubans will need yet more patience.

So will Cubans now have free access to the internet?

We became the Ellis Island for the Cubans.

Many Cubans like her have bought licenses from the government, which allow them to offer private lessons, charging around $5 per hour.

He served in the Angolan war against Swapo and the Cubans.

The Chinese and Cubans actually have an ace up their sleeve - their real estate wealth is stored with the State.

After 52 years under the rule of the Castro brothers, Cubans are stirring.

This law will benefit many Cubans.

I know, I know. . . Cubans have their own style of democracy.

And in April the Communist Party Congress is expected to allow Cubans to "buy, sell, or swap" their homes.

Under the current system, Cubans need to file an exit request that can be turned down.

They will brighten the dreary lives of Cubans.

How many Cubans, exactly, have crammed themselves into these fishing boats?

Sadly and often inaccurately, many Cubans assume that anyone who is leaving the Island is going on to better things.

The average monthly wage of 20 Cubans dollars. Julio's pizza shop in a small price of $ 0. 5 tomato pizza, a large pizza to sell $ 3.

The dissidents live in hope that Cubans' discontent with their lot will boil over into active opposition.

There is speculation that he could make it easier for Cubans to travel abroad, and let them stay in tourist hotels in Cuba, for example.

And they will weaken the state's grip over the lives of Cubans.

In the past, Cubans made the crossing-just over 100 miles (160km) between Havana and Key West-in home-made rafts.

The new laws will open up a private property market and enable Cubans to buy any car they can afford.

Even if they could access the Web, Cubans can't shop on line because they don't have credit cards.

By April 1st 500, 000 Cubans will be laid off from their state jobs and encouraged to make their own living in small businesses.

As we can see, Cubans have the very best health care in the world.

AJ: Actually I went from Cuba to Miami where all good Cubans go to die (or live), and then Chicago.

Cubans with the Jesus piece (thank you God), with my peeps