Cubans with classic American cars — or even rusty Russian sedans — are being encouraged to apply for taxi licenses and set their own prices for the first time in nearly a decade as the communist ...

Men drive old cars, used as taxis, Friday in Havana. Cuba’s government has begun the distribution of permits to legalize the use of private cars as taxis, in order to help ease a transportation crunch ...

Cubans with classic American cars - or even rusty Russian sedans - are being encouraged to apply for taxi licenses and set their own prices for the first time in nearly a decade as the communist ...

Havana's taxis, most of them vintage American cars that have traditionally shared the service they offer, for the first time in decades face the unusual situation of having to compete for passengers, ...

HAVANA — Jose Obdilio Duran”s ”57 Chevy has holes in its mottled floor, a passenger window that can”t be rolled up and no inside panels on its doors. But the 71-year-old retiree wants to put the old ...

Tourists ride on a double-decker bus in Havana, Cuba, December 27, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's government said on Thursday it was importing hundreds of microbuses and ...

HAVANA -- Cubans with classic American cars -- or even rusty Russian sedans -- are being encouraged to apply for taxi licenses and set their own prices for the first time in nearly a decade as the ...

From David Theroux at the Independent Institute: Is there now a light ahead in Cuba after decades of repressive communist rule? With his brother Fidel now on the sidelines, Cuban President Raúl Castro ...

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HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's government said on Thursday it was importing hundreds of microbuses and buses to alleviate a growing transport shortage in Havana due to its clampdown on private sector taxis ...