A One-Way Ticket From Cuba To Guyana Costs $7,000 On The Black Market

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A One-Way Ticket From Cuba To Guyana Costs $7,000 On The Black Market

GEORGETOWN — Cubans who are required to fly to Guyana for visa interviews at the U.S. Embassy there are complaining that Havana-Georgetown tickets are selling on the black market for between $4,700 and $7,000, five months after the Cuban government suspended direct flights to Guyana because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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