An incident involving a Cimex corporation truck in Santiago de Cuba caused some cans of malt to spill onto the street, providing an opportunity for people, unable to afford the beverage due to its exorbitant prices, to take home a few cans.
"The malt has arrived," posted communicator Yosmany Mayeta on Facebook, recounting that the event happened after two in the afternoon, very close to the store known as La Melipona, right on the Caney road.
In recent years, this beverage has disappeared from Cuban households due to the high prices imposed by small and medium-sized enterprises and state-run stores, which are the current retailers of the product.
"Anyone who decides to buy a malt drink will almost have to spend half of their monthly salary, and for retirees, it could mean their entire monthly pension," reported the independent journalist, highlighting the rampant inflation that characterizes contemporary Cuban society.
The incident occurred in the Vista Alegre neighborhood, "where there are large mansions and the vacation homes of the leaders of the communist elite," noted the independent journalist.
Similar events have occurred on different occasions, highlighting the misery and need faced by the Cuban people, who are compelled to engage in acts that undermine their own dignity amid an acute and unresolved economic crisis caused by the regime.
In February, another scene depicting the desperate shortage faced by the Cuban people was shared by influencer Alain Lambert, known for his channel Paparazzi Cubano, where a group of Cubans is seen collecting yogurt from the trash.
"Look at this, just as it is here," says a voice with a certain tone of joy after finding something to eat, despite the condition of the product.
A similar incident occurred in March in Havana.
An internet user reported that a group of Cubans picked up rice and beans that had been confiscated from a vendor of agricultural products at a market.
The incident took place in the Río Verde neighborhood of Boyeros, the capital municipality, after an inspector, in coordination with the Revolutionary National Police, seized products from a self-employed individual for allegedly violating price limits, reported the Facebook profile "Con el otro filo."
The author of the publication questioned how the Cuban regime recently "increased fuel prices fivefold while simultaneously punishing and cracking down on anyone who alters the prices of any product."
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