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FROM
CUBA
New regulations leave some without ration
book
CAMAGUEY, Cuba - January 6 (Fernando Tabares
/ www.cubanet.org) - A number of people
here are complaining that new regulations
imposed by the government to obtain the
ration book at the beginning of the year
have made it harder, if not impossible to
comply.
The regulations require that people applying
to renew their ration books present documents
that weren't necessary in previous years.
Now, each family must present documentation
attesting to home ownership, the previous
years' book, and identity cards for each
member of the family.
The problems arise because it's not always
possible to have all members of a family
together at one time. Many families have
one or more members traveling, sick, in
prison, or away at school, and in each instance,
the proper justification must also be presented.
For instance, a medical chart for the sick,
a copy of the sentence for someone in prison,
and so on.
Some here say they have given up, since
the trouble is not worth the benefits conferred
by the ration card.
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