Cubans working for themselves will now have to pay taxes, ranging from 25% to 50%.
Some 20 Cubans, 45 Grenadians and 18 US soldiers were killed in the 1983 conflict.
Over a 130, 000 Cubans have arrived here since 2000, more than during the entire Mariel Boatlift.
And that's really the message the Cubans are trying to send to the Cuban people.
Internet accounts are available only to foreigners, or to favoured Cubans for research purposes.
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"When we saw John Paul, Cubans didn't really know anything about religion, " Martinez said.
Cubans currently rely on satellite connections - which are expensive and slow - to get online.
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In the year to October 1st 1998, just 615 Cubans reached Florida to seek asylum.
In terms of longevity Cubans already matched Americans, living on average for 77 years.
It has interrupted a process that was slowly making Cubans more like other Latinos.
Ecuador may be another hotspot, as the country has no visa requirements, making it easier for Cubans to visit.
Cuba's economy now relies heavily on dollars sent to relations on the island by Miami Cubans.
It would be interesting to know what the Cubans felt about their later involvement in Angola.
The Cubans of Miami, in sharp contrast, brought much of their country with them.
"The fact that we are bringing Americans and Cubans together is an incredible thing, " Popper said.
Cubans also headed to higher ground on the mainland, with many utilizing horse-drawn carriages and vintage cars.
Trained as an electrical engineer, he has a reputation among many Cubans as a plainspoken problem solver.
Yet the sudden and general loosening of restrictions on religious worship has taken most Cubans by surprise.
But for most Cubans, the only route out of poverty is to find ways to earn dollars.
Over the past century, thousands of Cubans have died attempting to cross the Florida Straits in makeshift boats and rafts.
Remittances from Cubans abroad, especially in the United States, help those on the island to make ends meet.
Even Cubans who let rooms legally get security visits in the early hours to check on their guests.
In the run-down Havana neighbourhood that Carmen left, it is easy to see why so many Cubans go.
Partly because they came from relatively rich households themselves, many second-generation Cubans went to university away from Miami.
The new travel measures also extend the period of time Cubans can spend overseas, from the current 11 months to 24.
For years, the Cubans were defined and led by the original exiles, 260, 000 of whom left in 1959-62.
"They always had the talent but now they believe they can beat anyone, the Cubans, the Russians, " he adds.
Our Canadians neighbors rate theirs at 62%, Mexicans at 52%, Cubans at 24%.
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He insisted that he had been invited by the Cubans to come to the island in a personal capacity.
Even with passports, Cubans need visas to visit most places and as a developing country, entry requirements are strict.
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