My paper is about the Internet in Cuba. Cuba has really bad internet. Every day only 5% of Cubans get on and then it is still hard to do what you set out to do. Such as upload pictures, watch videos, or play games. In 2009 only 430,00 Cubans owned a mobile phone, in 2011 only 1.3 million Cubans owned a mobile phone and most of the phones were from family members in the U.S. There is a Art studio downtown that offers free internet. People and kids would be waiting hours just to be able to use the internet, because the art studio only allowed 25 people on at a time. To be able to use the internet you would have to own a device to do that. Before 2008 Cubans would have to buy a difficult to obtain government permit to own a phone or computer. Once the rule of having a government permit was legalized the percentage of computers on the island increased by 23%. To be able to buy the internet and electronics to do what you want, Cubans were allowed to open up shops. Cubans would then sell the phones for money. Since it was so hot in Cuba the computers would overheat and that's where Leyva comes in and he fixes about 4 computers a week. In 2011 John Kerry had enough of Cuba not having internet, so he went to the state department and had them do a descriptive review on it but never came back to dealing with it. Finally in 2012 30% of Cubans had access to the internet, …show more content…
Which was supposed to speed up the download speed. The operation wasn’t up and running until May 2013. Cell phones in Cuba can cost up to $200 for just a LG smartphone, but for a Blu it cost $100 and the thing is they have the same qualities. To be able to use your computer you have to give your information (name and address) to the government. If you were texting a friend or writing a paper and brought up dissent keywords they would have a pop up saying the document has been blocked and will automatically close the
My cultural ancestry comes from a Cuban and Mexican decent. I have chosen to write about my Cuban side because I can relate to them more than I could with my Mexican side. I was raised around my Cuban family and would occasionally see my Mexican side due to them living so far away. I have spent a lot more time associating with Cubans and have adapted to more of their habits.
Secondly, Cubaneeds to repair its corrupt, failing state-run economy. The reality of thisstruggling economy is that Cuba’s resources are plenty, and its
economic growth comes from agriculture and exports to and from Europe. Since America has had an embargo on Cuba since 1962 neither countries trade with each other because of many disagreements about governing techniques and Fidel's unwillingness to comply with U.S. instructions. Cuba’s long history and culture has contributed to many economic and social growth through out the world, but Cuba is still struggling to try to stable their economy.
There are many domestic issues within Cuba, that is because we chose controversial countries that allowed for mass amounts of research. However issues such as human rights, brain drain, and censorship are the most prominent. First of all, human rights are constantly impeded in a repressive country like Cuba, especially the right of freedom of speech and expression. When Fidel Castro was in power, he denied people of their rights and if their opinions contrasted. This is still happening in today’s day and age where people are simply thrown in jail just for fighting for rights that should have been granted by the government. To make things worse, if the detainee later decided to stand up again to being treated wrongfully in their country, the
In attempt to push Cuban nationalist Fidel Castro out of power, in April of 1961 the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) launched full-scale invasion of the Bahía de Cochinos in Cuba that was unfortunately not a success and failed miserably within 24 hours. After two years of trying to remove Castro from his political position America was very optimistic about this final strike. However, between being outnumbered by Castro's troops and almost immediately surrendering the invasion was not effective.
U.S. wanted Cuba to meet special requirements in order for the embargo to go into effect, including rules such as: transition to a democracy, demand Havana support small businesses in exchange for sheathing restrictions on remittances, denounce presence of either Fidel or Raul Castro in Cuban government, better living conditions for all Cuban citizens, absolutely no travel to Cuba, and promote human rights. Cuba has not yet met all requirements, but is currently working on them. Obama reversed some of these polices, such as, allowing U.S. citizens to send remittances to non-family members in Cuba and travel under license of religious or educational purposes. As of today United States citizens may travel to Cuba with only special reasons like religious or
Cuba and the Affects of the Embargo The island nation of Cuba, located just ninety miles off the coast of Florida, is home to 11 million people and has one of the few remaining communist regimes in the world. Cuba’s leader, Fidel Castro, came to power in 1959 and immediately instituted a communist program of sweeping economic and social changes. Castro allied his government with the Soviet Union and seized and nationalized billions of dollars of American property. U.S. relations with Cuba have been strained ever since. A trade embargo against Cuba that was imposed in 1960 is still in place today. Despite severe economic suffering and increasing isolation from the world community, Castro remains committed to communism. (Close Up
In the early 1900’s, Cuba was a stomping ground for many of the rich and famous from the United States. Many famous movies stars and wealthy business entrepreneurs spend their vacations there along with a substantial amount of money. Trade and commerce between the United States and Cuba flowed freely and abundantly. Even with the Dictatorship-like regime of Batista, the countries benefited from the economic trade between them. This was all about to come crashing down as revolts against Batista occurred and Fidel Castro came to power within Cuba.
From the time, Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba tensions ran high between the Cuban government and the United States government. Relations between Cuba and the United States grew during Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. Not as much during the Eisenhower administration as the Kennedy administration did tensions between between the two countries intensify. Kennedy faced many a different situations as President. He faced such situations like the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Tensions have mounted high for a long time between Cuba and the United States.
The time of the Cuban Revolution was a great deal of turmoil, not just in Cuba but in almost every corner of the world. It was 1945, shortly after the end of World War Two, and the Cold War was taking off between the United States and the Soviet Union. Cuba, in the middle of its own war, was caught up in the international politics of the Cold War. The interaction between international and domestic politics played a major role in the outcome of the revolution. The result of the revolution left Fidel Castro in charge of Cuba.
When buying computers was legalized in 2008, the private ownership of computers in Cuba soared (there was 630,000 computers available on the island in 2008, a 23% increase over 2007). Internet in Cuba is extensive. The Cuban internet is among the most tightly controlled in the world. A special permit is required to use the internet and all e-mails are intricately monitored. Cuba has been listed as an “internet enemy” by Reporters Without Borders since the list was created in 2006. There are two kinds of online connections are offered in Cuban Internet cafes: a ‘national’ one that is restricted to a simple email service operated by the government, and a ‘international’ one that gives access to the entire internet. The population is restricted to the first one, which cost $1.20 an hour. To use a computer, Cubans have to give their name and address-and if they write dissent keywords, a popup appears stating that the document has been blocked ‘for state security reasons’, and the word processor or browser is automatically closed. In 2011 the government started to allow Cuba to open a small market. Then which they could sells phones and repair electronics. At one market there was only two phones for sale. The LG cost $200, and the Blu cost $100. Both were bargain-basement models, below the quality of given free with service contracts in the
On the 10th February 2016 it was reported that Cuba had made a very historic announcement stating that there will be launching of broadband Internet service in two pilot projects, which means that Cuba’s Internet Isolation will begin to lift (Tummino 2016). This will have a positive effect on Cuba’s economy, educational systems and telecommunications. Cuba has been receiving attention and pressure from the United States to expand their Internet access since 2014 (Tummino 2016). It is assumed that the Cuban government implemented these restrictions to maintain social control over information (Aguirre 2012). This is why the Cuban Internet acted as a corporate Intranet where sites like Facebook or Twitter couldn’t be accessed. After this historic
Cuba is an island nation that was adopted in 1902. One third of it consists of mountains and rolling hills. It lies in the West Indies, and is said to be a beautiful island. Havana is Cuba’s capital, and the center of government for Cuba. Some important cities are Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. Santiago de Cuba is near the south-eastern area of Cuba, and has a population of about half a million people. It’s considered the second most important city in Cuba, probably because it’s an important sea port. Camagüey is the fourth largest city in Cuba, according to Wikipedia. The symbol of Camagüey is a clay pot, mainly because there are clay pots everywhere. They can be very small, or very big. They’re used to capture rainwater to be
(20,000 (target market) x 30%) X 2 = 12,000 visits eating and drinking. Of these 12,000 visits, 40% would use the internet service, so 12,000x40% = 4,800 computer users.
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