[Pa33anger]

Hi,
Just to let some of you know why many of us our leaning towards the DR after having been in Cuba.
The average wage in Cuba for a Professional is $16-40.00 USD, paid out in pesos, prices in the shops to buy anything under the sun from food to electronics is the same as the US, and charged only in USD. There are NO JOBS for foreigners, you can not do business there unless it is with the government, no if, ands or buts! Cuba is in the process of making a complete conversion from using USD to EURO$, hoping to complete this transaction within the next year. Foreigners may not buy or own any property, and rental unit( one bedroom and a small kitchen) is at the very least $20.00 USD per day. The situation with water is not good and there are also constant power outages as well as sometimes no food to be bought anywhere some days, not in the local markets and not in the street, and sometimes there is no meat or milk in the USD$ stores either. This was as of June 2003.

So there you have it, all we want to do is live and let live.