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HAVANA, May 7 (Amarilis Cortina Rey, Cuba-Verdad / www.cubanet.org) -
Government inspectors in Managua, a small community south of Havana, closed
several produce stands in the local farmers' market after a surprise raid today.
"Officials asked us, all the farmers who sell here, for our
self-employment permits and they withdrew any that they considered were not up
to date," said one farmer who habitually sells his produce at the market.
Some reacted quickly to the inspectors' actions. "Now we are really
going to starve," yelled one woman.
The people who sell at these farmers' markets must, by regulation, deal only
in their own produce, which they must grow, transport and sell themselves. They
have to pay the government 400 pesos for the appropriate permit, 50 additional
pesos if they use the sidewalk, and five percent of sales.
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