According to the Grenada newspaper, Caribbean360.com, the growth of tourism in Cuba in the first two months of this year has led to renewed hopes for the industry.

The tourism industry expanded by 5.2 per cent in January and February compared with the same period last year, Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero announced. This is good news for Cuba, which is recovering from the devastation caused by three major hurricanes in 2008, at a time of global economic crisis with – so far – undetermined consequences.