Monthly Archives: March 1999

Cuba Set For Tourist Invasion

Every few years, Fidel Castro announced to his 10 million citizens that, if they could just haul down enough sugar cane, they would finally pay off the Soviet oil bill.Patriotic citizen armies marched out into the sub-tropical humidity and scythed away hopelessly at the national debt. This dedicated workforce has been the engine of the…

Berukoff Quits Mining Business For Cuba Hotel Business

Leisure Canada plans huge resort development by David Jordan Vancouver entrepreneur Walter Berukoff has walked away from 14 years in the mining industry to devote himself full-time to developing a resort in Cuba. Berukoff resigned last week as president of both Miramar Mining and its 55 percent owned subsidiary Northern Orion Explorations. On March 9…