Changes are coming to the Communist Nation of Cuba
And why that[s significant is the first story we are explaining this Wednesday.
I am Carl Azuz. Welcome to our viewers watching worldwide.
The Caribbean country that`s 90 miles away from U.S. soil, has a turbulent history. In the 20th century, Cuba went from being controlled by one dictator to being controlled by another.
Fidell Castro, who led the revolution to overthrown Cuba's government in 1959, aligned his country with the
communist Soviet Union. Cuba became a communist country itself. Its government took control over of private businesses and all apsects of Cuban life. That, combined with Cuban government's human rights abuses, soured relations with the democratic the United States.
It put in a trade embago on Cuba. limiting American`s ability to do business with the communist country.
and pressure in pressuring Cuba to make democratic reforms.
When the Soviet Union was on the brink of collapse in 1990, it stopped the its support for Cuba.
The island lost billions of dollars of in Soviet's economic help every year and that crushed Cuba's economy.
In more recent years, its government has tried to improve conditions by loosening some of the economic controls while still keeping its grip on political power. Over the past 10 years, Cubans have been allowed to buy electronics and cell phone. Buy and sell used cars, and stay in hotels.
The country is in the news now because it just announced that Cubans will be able to start their own businesses or get jobs in most fields of work.
Previously, Cuba's government had would only allowed private workers in certain fields, like barbering, repairing tires, or posing with tourists.
and it still plans to prevent people from working in 124 different kinds jobs that though it didn't specify what those jobs are. A CNN correspondent of on the island said says Cuban government will probably keep total control over healthcare and the media.
Still, the change will open up more than 2000 different field to Cuban workers. It's a major economic form. It can could lead to more opportunities and hope for Cubans.
But the British Broadcasting Cooperation reported reports that the changes are likely to happen slowly. as And a lot of the country's current private workers are in the tourism industry that has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and the U.S. embago.
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