Like Jamaica is just a puppet state that the US operate on behalf of its bourgeois vacationers, right?
the UK, France , and the Netherlands have a lot of influence alongside the US in the Caribbean. Relationships really depend on the country and I don’t know much about the anglo Caribbean. I do know that the Dominican Republic is very pro-US. You’ll hardly find anybody outside of small leftist circles say that the US occupation was bad.
Sort of. There’s also lots of “maquilladora” style low-tech manufacturing. They also serve as dumps for our agricultural surpluses under the guise of “aid.”
I know the UK owns the Cayman Islands. The queen is their head of state, and appoints their governor directly (that’s right, they don’t even get to vote on their own governor), and said governor also has the right to veto anything. The UK government also has the ability to veto any legislation the governor approves.
Not Cuba.
I did say tourist destinations. Cuba might be a great place to take a trip but it isn’t a resort country
Used to be, before the Revolution. Castro brought it to a screeching halt, closed the casinos, freed the prostitutes and spread the wealth.
Cuba is a super popular tourist destination with tons of resorts. Cuba still has a huge tourism industry. I know a shit load of people who went there and stayed at resorts.
Yeah I think it always had some tourism after the rev, but they really allowed it to increase after the fall of the USSR.
Doesn’t really count as Cuba and tourists are definitely not going there. That being said, could you imagine your job being a Gitmo McDonald’s employee? Are they striking for a $15 minimum wage?
American tourists aren’t going to Cuba, but they’re not an uncommon vacation spot for the rest of the planet.
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