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FROM
CUBA
Police
round up impaired street peddlers in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, August 29 (www.cubanet.org) - Police
have been rounding up more than 20 peddlers this
week around the Camagüey bus station, most
of whom are old, blind or retarded.
The peddlers, who sell home-made candy, peanuts,
and newspapers, were arrested and fined 1,500
pesos.
One of them, Raymundo Martínez, 50, is
blind and lives with his wife and 81-year-old
mother in the Imán neighborhood. He goes
out early and sells peanuts until nightfall. On
the way home, he stops by the market to buy food
to take home.
"Many don't manage to sell enough during
the day to meet their needs, because food is more
expensive every day," said José Agramonte.
"They certainly don't have the money to pay
these fines."
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