The Castro-Soto del Valle family bid farewell to 2024 with a lavish dinner at Punto Cero in Havana, where an abundance of meat, cigars, and fine wine was enjoyed. Photos shared by a great-nephew of Raúl Castro depict an atmosphere of opulence, highlighting a stark disconnection from the reality faced by most Cubans.

The same disconnection contrasts sharply with the deep poverty that persists, teen prostitution, crumbling houses, food rations. Political opponents are executed or sentenced to decades of hard labor. However, the Castro’s continue their lives of luxury without remorse.

(Source: In part -CiberCuba and New York Post  Wednesday, January 3, 2025 - 1:55)