In a back lot just off the ever-bustling Regent Street, easily hidden by the clothing stores and snackette that dominate in the forefront, is A&A, a transportation and accommodation service that caters solely to Cuban visitors.
The business is owned by Guyanese-Venezuelan couple Antonio Fraser and Ana Maria Hopkinson-Fraser, who were both born in Venezuela to Guyanese parents, but returned years ago—Ana in 2009 and Antonio in 1994.
A&A was formed over three years ago, when Antonio saw potential in what would grow into a niche market, after being recruited by an acquaintance to do airport runs.
“We were staying in Seaforth Street, Kitty. I didn’t have a job, nothing, and I have a friend that started going to the airport and he asked for a job, that’s how it began,” he explained to Stabroek News.
