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The Ministry of Domestic Trade (MINCIN) celebrated its 65th anniversary this Monday with a post on Facebook that prompted mostly critical comments from users, who questioned the agency's management amid the supply crisis in Cuba.
In the message shared on its official profile, the organization stated: “And the big day has arrived.” It also added that “A day like today, 65 years ago, the Ministry of Domestic Trade of Cuba was founded through Law 933.”
In the text, the MINCIN sent "our warmest congratulations to the founders and workers of the organization" and described the date as "65 years of endless dedication," a phrase that accompanied the commemorative image shared on social media.
In the comments section, several users responded with direct questions. "Infinite delivery? What do you deliver?" wrote one person. Another commented, "Congratulations. With empty warehouses."
It also read: “What are they celebrating?” and “Really?”, while another message stated: “What are they celebrating? Do they really want to celebrate? How cynical of you. Dissolve that ministry, which is one of the most filled with inflated positions.”
Some comments referred directly to the regulated distribution: “I don’t know what they’re celebrating. I think they shouldn’t celebrate anything, since they don’t give anything for the store. They should at least remain silent.”
From Artemisa, a user wrote: "When will they send food for the basic basket in Artemisa? Artemisa also needs oil from humanitarian aid. Any national or international organization can help with the basic basket for the province of Artemisa. We need food support."
Among the messages, there were also congratulations such as "Many congratulations," "Congratulations," and "Best wishes to all the workers and executives."
The commemoration takes place in a context marked by a prolonged shortage of food and basic goods, repeated delays in the delivery of the standard basket, and citizen complaints about the limited number of items distributed through the rationing system. Amid economic difficulties, low availability in the state retail network, and reports of inefficiencies in domestic trade management, the anniversary of MINCIN has once again brought attention to the discontent among the population on social media.
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