Weekly Report - 9 December 2003

For the second time in four years the star of Cuba's dollar economy, Cubanacán, has been hit by a scandal over managerial `irregularities'. Details are still somewhat hazy, but it is clear that the president of the tourism holding company, Antonio Vega, has been removed from his post and placed under de facto house arrest. The news was only announced on 4 December, but local sources say the changes had already taken place the previous week.