Emigwaqweni yaseHavana, abathengisi bomgwaqo banikeza izibuko zelanga ze-Lacoste, amateki e-Adidas nezinye izinto eziningi zabaklami bangaphandle - abaningi abatholakala ezivakashini zaseMiami ezithwala izimpahla emithwalweni yazo bethi ziyizipho zezihlobo.
Imikhawulo eqinile yokuhamba, imali kanye namaphasela eyashaywa nguMongameli Bush ngo-2004 idale imboni yezindlu zangasese ezimnyama - iminyuzi, isidlaliso sabathumeli abangekho emthethweni abathi, ngenkokhelo, baphathe imali nezimpahla ezingaphezu kwemingcele esemthethweni.
Ezinye zezinto ekugcineni zitholwa ngabadayisi basemgwaqweni enhlokodolobha yaseCuba nakwamanye amadolobha aseziqhingini.
Kodwa imboni yeminyuzi kungenzeka isendleleni.
Ukuxegisa kwabaphathi baka-Obama imingcele yokuhamba kanye nokuthumela imali namaphakheji eCuba kulindeleke ukuthi kuphazamise imboni yeminyuzi. Kusukela ngesonto eledlule, abadingisiwe bavunyelwe ukuya eCuba noma nini uma bethanda, bathumele imali engenamkhawulo ezihlotsheni futhi bathumele uhla olubanzi lwempahla edayiswayo, njengamakhamera edijithali namakhompyutha omuntu.
Kodwa okwamanje, imboni yeminyuzi iyachuma. Nakuba abavakashi abaya eCuba bevame ukuthi imithwalo yabo igcwele izingubo, imithi nokudla kwezihlobo, ezinye zezinto ngezinye izikhathi zigcina ziyizimpahla zasemgwaqeni eCuba, lapho imakethe emnyama engekho emthethweni yezimpahla ezithengwa kwamanye amazwe ivunyelwe.
IBHIZINISI ELIPHUMAYO
UPedro, 28, oshayela itekisi yesithuthuthu edolobheni laseHavana, uthe cishe noma yini noma ubani angayifuna iyatholakala emakethe.
Egqoke izikhindi zezimpahla, izicathulo zethenisi ze-Adidas kanye nezibuko zelanga zeLacoste, uPedro wenqabile ukunikeza isibongo sakhe, kodwa wavuma ukuxoxa ngokuthi wazithola kanjani izingubo zakhe zomklami.
Ekhuluma ngezibuko zakhe zelanga, uPedro uthe umngane owabuya eMiami wathwala amapheya angama-40 futhi wamdayisela ipheya ngo-$12 - cishe u-$50 ngaphansi kwenani elijwayelekile e-United States.
“Ngigcine ngimtholile ukuthi angitshele ukuthi ubakhokhele malini,” kusho uPedro. “Amadola amabili lilinye. Manje sekuyibhizinisi.”
Enye indoda, eyayifake izibuko zelanga ezimnyama futhi iphethe umoba omhlophe ofakwe ngaphansi kwengalo yayo, yayihlezi eceleni komgwaqo wedolobha laseHavana phambi kwebhokisi eligcwele amabhande ebhande ambozwe ngamatshe obhejane kanye nenqwaba yezingilazi eziklamiweyo.
U-Oldemar Fortuna, 32, uthe useneminyaka elinganiselwa kwengu-14 edayisa izimpahla zakwamanye amazwe - nokuyinto ehlale imfaka ejele. Kodwa uthe ubungozi bufanelekile ngoba izibuko zelanga eyodwa zithengisa cishe ngama- $ 12 - ngaphezulu komholo omncane wenyanga yonke.
UFortuna akayona impumputhe, kodwa uthe uthola ukuthi ukuzifihla kwakhe kusiza uzwelo emaphoyiseni uma ezofuna ukumvalela ejele, ukushaqa izimpahla zakhe noma ukumyalela ukuthi ahambe.
UFortuna nabanye abadayisi basemgwaqweni baseCuba abathengisa izinto ezishushumbisiwe bathola izimpahla zabo eminyuzini efana namadoda amabili okuxoxiwe kuwo muva nje eMiami International Airport njengoba elinde ukugibela indiza yaseHavana. Laba bobabili bathi baya eCuba kanye ngenyanga bephethe imali nezinto zabo baziyisa ezihlotsheni zabanye abadingisiwe.
Bavumelana ngokuthi bazoxoxiswa ukuze bangawaphrinta amagama abo.
"Ngiphatha iposi nezinto ezithengiswayo," kusho enye yala madoda, yengeza ngokuthi izikhulu zaseCuba zinesisindo esindayo bese ziwasula ngokushesha ngemuva kokuba abahambi bekhokhe intela nezimali ezikhokhwayo.
La madoda athi iminyuzi ikhokhisa amakhasimende aseNingizimu Florida amakhomishini noma amaphesenti, kuya ngenani lemali noma impahla ethengiswayo.
AMAZINGA OKUTHUNYELWA
Izithunywa zivame ukuthwala imali egameni lezitolo ezithumela imali ezingekho emthethweni eNingizimu Florida ezizimisele ukuthumela ngaphezu komkhawulo osanda kususwa wama-$300.
Ucwaningo lwakamuva oluhlukene luphakamisa ukuthi izimali ezithunyelwa minyaka yonke zokudingiselwa e-Cuba zisuka ku-$389 million ziye ku-$1 billion - futhi lokho kwakungaphambi kokuba kususwe imikhawulo yemali ethunyelwayo.
Kodwa ezinye ingcwethi zithi kungenzeka ukuthi imali ethunyelwayo iyancipha ngenxa yokuntengantenga komnotho.
"Ukuwohloka komnotho okujulile e-United States, nasemhlabeni jikelele, kanye nezinga lokwenyuka kwamathuba emisebenzi, kungenzeka kube nomthelela omkhulu ekhonweni lezezimali lomphakathi lokukhipha," kusho u-José Azel, ozakwabo abakhulu bocwaningo e-University of Miami's Institute for Cuban and Cuban- Izifundo zaseMelika.
U-Azel usanda kwenza ucwaningo ngezimali ezithunyelwa eCuba eWestern Union ezithola ukuthi ababaleki baseCuba abafika eMelika ngemuva kuka-1990 bathumela imali eningi kulesi siqhingi kunalabo abafika ngaphambi kuka-1990.
Ababaleki bangemva kuka-1990 bathumela imali elinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-307.6 zamaRandi ngonyaka ezihlotsheni zaseziqhingini, ingxenye enkulu yemali ethunyelwa ezigidini ezingu-$389.9 ngonyaka eshiwo ocwaningweni.
