Holguin - Cubans were warned on Sunday that the continuing economic crisis will mean further financial squeezes across the island.
Speaking before a crowd of 200 000 at a national commemoration ceremony, President Raul Castro said exports have dropped off sharply and that there have been "restrictions from external financial sources."
Together, those factors could mean more belt tightening on the already financially-strapped island. Castro said government organisations would meet in the coming days to draft concrete proposals to address the problem.
- Sapa-dpa