The Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez led a new meeting with authorities in Havana to follow up on the deteriorating hygiene and services in the capital amid a severe health crisis.
In what was the third meeting of this kind in less than a week, the president demanded discipline and control to reverse the critical situation in multiple areas of the city, according to the official portal Cubadebate.
During the debate, officials from municipal governments and directors of both state and non-state entities were questioned about the poor condition of public facilities and spaces, highlighted in a video that served as the starting point for the discussion.
The material revealed accumulated trash, urban abandonment, and a lack of institutional commitment.
Díaz-Canel questioned why these corrective actions were not taken earlier and criticized that some state centers have still not joined the hygiene campaign.
"The difficulties that exist in Havana must be identified by name," he insisted.
Roberto Morales Ojeda, Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Party, emphasized that if all workplaces actively participate, the capital will be able to showcase a real change.
Miguel Díaz-Canel's recent calls to "get things in order in Havana" have been met with a wave of criticism, mockery, and discontent, reflecting the growing frustration of the populace.
From phrases like "start by cleaning up the State Council" to "it's not the blockade, it's the apathy," the overall tone of the responses reflects social exhaustion in the face of what they perceive as yet another official attempt to disguise the structural crisis with voluntaristic rhetoric.
Living conditions in the capital—characterized by accumulated garbage, prolonged blackouts, and a lack of basic services—stand in stark contrast to the government's calls for discipline and sacrifice.
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