A woman takes a bicycle taxi on January 16, 2009 in Havana, Cuba. Private taxi drivers owning classic cars will soon receive work permits --not given for the last decade-- as part of changes in the government of Cuban President Raul Castro. Over the past year, reforms initiated by the younger Castro brother have included putting vacant farmland in private hands, increasing farmers' pay, and allowing private contractors such as taxi drivers back into Cuba's transport sector. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

A woman takes a bicycle taxi on January 16, 2009 in Havana, Cuba. Private taxi drivers owning classic cars will soon receive work permits --not given for the last decade-- as part of changes in the government of Cuban President Raul Castro. Over the past year, reforms initiated by the younger Castro brother have included putting vacant farmland in private hands, increasing farmers' pay, and allowing private contractors such as taxi drivers back into Cuba's transport sector.

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