Increible, pero cierto...la otrora orgullosa y prospera CUBA, bien conocida en otras epocas como "la azucarera del mundo", ya no puede producir azucar ni siquiera para satisfacer las necesidades de sus habitantes, gracias al Castrocomunismo. . Y para colmo, los voceros de su desgobierno anunciaron ahora estar "negociando" con el odiado enemigo americano para comprarle azucar a quien por decadas fue el primer comprador de nuestro dulce producto...
¿embargo americano?... ¿que embargo???
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FROM CUBA
November 17, 2003
1) Sugar shortage causes soft drink plant to cut production
HAVANA, November 14 (www.cubanet.org) - Latinoamericana, one of the largest soft drink companies in Cuba, has been forced to cut production because of a shortage of sugar, according to employees.
Once a leading exporter of sugar, Cuba has been faced with shortages because of poor crops and antiquated mills, many of which have been closed down.
"We're only doing part of our production," said an employee questioned by telephone.
The plant, located in the Cerro district of Havana, was the Canada Dry plant in pre-revolutionary Cuba.
Jorge B.