[bluedog103]

Originally Posted by NJblue

This is part of the problem with this whole thread. It is full of misinformation. Here are the facts:

1) There is no curfew!!! People are allowed to be on the street and go to any venue that is open - just as they always have. While the OP certainly brought a lot of attention to this and created a lot of angst with this inflamatory choice of words, they are completely untrue.

2) There are no fewer entertainment options than there ever have been. The country clubs have traditionally closed early and only a handful ever offered live entertainment which is typically turned off at 7 PM. No one is changing that. One CC (Havana) recently started to have later hours with a live band outside. This is the point of contention since there are people who live quite close to this.

3) The town centers continue to offer live outdoor entertainment in the squares until 9 PM - just as they always have.

4) The restaurants in the squares and elsewhere that choose to continue to offer late night entertainment options just as they always have. There has been one allegation of harassment of these venues. From my way of thinking, if this allegation is true, the focus of this thread should be on this - not Havana where there are some real issues of infringing on people's rights to tranquility.

This thread was originally entitled "8 PM Curfew". Is it indeed a curfew? No, but that doesn't change the fact that people have very strong feelings about perceived restrictions on their lifestyle. I've never seen such strong emotions about any subject on this forum. Sometimes being united in a cause is a good thing. Fighting for something you believe in brings people closer together.