Boteros

State program uncovers fuel theft in generators in Havana to sell to boat operators: Here's how the network operated

An Almendrón crashes into a power pole at the Toyo Corner in Havana

Cuban driver challenges the police after being fined in Havana

Driver who was missing in Pinar del Río found murdered

The boatman reported missing in Havana returns home

The bolero singer in Havana remains missing

Increase in inspectors in Havana sparks discontent among "boteros"

Multiple accident on the Vía Blanca: Minibus, refrigerated truck, and "boteo" Jeep collide

A heavy vehicle crashes into a motorcycle in Santiago de Cuba

Cuban regime threatens transporters with confiscation of their vehicles if they raise prices

Cuban woman has her luggage stolen during car trip from Havana to Pinar del Río

Criticism of Cuban painter for denying passage to a child who didn't have enough money to pay

More than 5,000 fines imposed on private drivers in Havana

Official press acknowledges decrease in the "boteros" following price setting in Havana

Taxi driver in Havana detains transport inspectors who wanted to fine him

Driver escapes robbery after leaving Havana airport: "They hide in the grass"

Botero delivers a letter to the transportation department amid the strike in Havana over set prices

They will sell rationed diesel to boat operators in Havana

Botero reacts explosively after being fined in Havana: "Get real about the price of tires and oil."

Boteros strike begins in Havana: "No one commands us"

Capped prices cause a halt of 'boteros' in Havana

Doctor killed in Havana was riding his motorcycle in Marianao

Boteros justify high fares: "I'm buying gasoline for 500 pesos."

Cuban Botero offers free trips to doctors: "I invite you to join this initiative."

Fuel prices in Cuba for the state and private sectors will change starting on Monday

Havana's taxi drivers don't want CUC and are accepting 20 pesos instead

High fines imposed on private taxi drivers for not adhering to capped prices in Havana

The struggle between the state and the "boteros" is squeezing the poorest Cubans

The Cuban government sets special prices in CUP for fuel for private taxis

Cuban government measures during the fuel crisis affect self-employed drivers

Cuban creates a guide of questions for boat drivers for English-speaking tourists

They threaten private transporters in Sancti Spíritus with confiscating their vehicles if they raise prices

"We have been transporting passengers for decades without being fit for it," says a Cuban driver

Otto Ortiz: "In Havana nowadays there are more parking attendants than CDR."

This is how Neptuno Street looked without the boteros

Cuban taxi drivers temporarily suspend their strike in Havana in response to government promises

"Leaders don't have to stress or suffocate to catch a taxi."

"Measures against the boteros could trigger a civil crisis in Cuba."

Boteros in Havana: Neither Free Nor Occupied

Arrested in Cuba for challenging the police and recording the arrest of a taxi driver in Havana: "Down with communism!"

Gasoline at 10 Cuban pesos and discounted parts: The government's new plan to 'win over' the taxi drivers

State Security is once again harassing Cuban Daniel Llorente for using a card with the American flag

Mass confiscation of license plates from vehicles in Cuba reported: "It's a very well-organized business"

Cubans and tourists share their opinions on taxis in Cuba

The 8 things from the previous laws that Cuban self-employed workers will miss the most

Havana taxi driver's oath: rush hour = short distance + double price

Routes, boats, and gasoline: Government will offer more assistance to boat operators who partner with state piqueras

Passengers, boatmen, and buquenques share their opinions on the new prices of private transportation

Boteros outraged by the prices set by the Cuban government

In Sancti Spíritus, the prices for private transportation will also be regulated

What do a taxi driver and their client think about the transportation situation in Cuba?

Cuban media gives voice to drivers and passengers in Havana

"The math doesn't add up," drivers react to the fixed prices imposed by the government

Police violence at José Martí International Airport

Do you know what "Buquenques" are? A legalized activity in Cuba

Transportation issues continue in Cuba

Cuban boatmen "speaking in Japanese"

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