Garbage in Havana

Cuban visits the "City of Trash" in Egypt and sparks controversy online due to its resemblance to Havana

Manuel Marrero admits the failure of institutions in the face of the garbage crisis in Havana: "We deserve results."

Cuba seen through the eyes of a Peruvian: “Every day things get worse”

The official press highlights Díaz-Canel's tour of "useful places" in a Havana plagued by blackouts, garbage, and decay

Neighbors of Cerro report a sewage overflow and a constant dumping site on Zaldo Street

Havana, the capital of all Cubans, is slowly dying

Jardiel returns to Cuba and is welcomed by these "Christmas trees": "There's a stench in the air."

Cyclist killed after falling into a huge pothole on a street in Havana

Flood alert in low-lying areas of El Vedado following heavy rains

The governor promotes a successful administration; residents are asking where the "progress" is in a city that is devastated and has collapsed services

Cuban regime admits that it cannot clean Havana or pay street sweepers adequately

Havana is accumulating garbage, and the government admits it does not know how much is being produced

Workers from Minrex are deployed to fumigate in Plaza de la Revolución

Cubans sift through the ruins of the collapsed building that killed a mother and her son: "It's the necessity."

Hospital waste outrages neighbors in Havana

Message from Díaz-Canel for the 506th anniversary of Havana: "It calls on us to take care of it."

Regime showcases the cleanliness of Colón Cemetery as a "homage" for the 506th anniversary of Havana

In a race against time: 600 street sweepers are sent to clean up Havana for its anniversary

Old Havana forces residents to take their garbage directly to the truck: doubts, complaints, and mockery over the new "experience."

Cubans react to the call for the 506th anniversary of Havana: "There is nothing to celebrate; it is sad, dirty, and sick."

Granma reports that Havana is moving towards a "smart city," and social networks are in an uproar: "If we don’t even have electricity."

"What energy? What people?": Cubadebate celebrates Havana's anniversary, and Cubans tear it apart on social media

Parallel reality: The "smart" Havana promoted by the regime versus the true face of a city in ruins

Ballet Nacional de Cuba suspends performances due to an outbreak of arboviral illness among its dancers

"We live among garbage and diseases": mountains of waste suffocate Havana amid a health crisis

Havana is facing a critical situation with dengue and chikungunya: “There are no exact figures on cases.”

Neighbors close street in Santiago de Cuba with trash

Military personnel continue to be in charge of garbage collection in Havana

"Speechless! Young chef cooks for the street people of Cuba: 'They were hoping to find something to eat in the trash.'"

They collected over 396,000 cubic meters of garbage in Havana: The city remains dirty and overwhelmed

"Don't travel to Cuba": Cuban woman shares images of Havana and warns those who still plan to visit the island

The "offensive for a better capital": Institutional propaganda or effective government action?

Manuel Marrero on waste collection in Havana: "We mark a before and after."

Revolutionary engineering in Centro Habana: if the building collapses, close the ground floor and brace for the worst

Cuba boasts an environmental award while suffering from pollution, deforestation, and waste that suffocates its cities

Voluntary work returns: Cubans harvesting coffee in Santiago and collecting trash in Havana

Trash in Havana: Díaz-Canel criticizes La Lisa but Gerardo Hernández honors it

From turning off the light to cleaning the streets: Government rewards the versatility of the UNE

Fire breaks out in building in Centro Habana

Díaz-Canel holds another meeting regarding the situation in Havana, calling for order, control, and discipline

Cuban responds to Díaz-Canel: "The only one who needs to account is you."

A country collapsed under garbage: Díaz-Canel's failure in the face of the sanitation crisis in Cuba

Surfing! Cuban rides waves in a puddle in Havana with a board from the trash

Díaz-Canel checks the neighborhoods of Havana that didn't have their trash collected: "No one showed up there."

More than 35,000 cubic meters of waste collected in Havana: One thousand districts still need to be addressed

Havana government asks not to litter in the streets: “The cleaning elf does not exist”

Facundo joins the volunteer work from Miami, but in a leadership role

Díaz-Canel after sweeping leaves at the Palace: "There are people who believe that others should solve their problems."

Díaz-Canel on garbage collection in Havana: "Everyone is wondering how we are going to sustain it."

Díaz-Canel and Marrero take part in a "cleaning day," and Cubans respond: "You are the trash."

Official structures in Cuba are yet another figment of inept, unfeeling, and incapable bureaucracy, asserts journalist

Investment in the hotel industry in Havana is 70 times greater than that in communal services

Díaz-Canel calls for order in Havana and Cubans respond: "Abandon power."

From minimizing dirt to sweeping it away: Johana Tablada joins the cleanup efforts in Havana

The government resorts to using recruits from the Military Service to clean up a Havana flooded with garbage

Díaz-Canel mobilizes the military and calls for a meeting in Havana following the protests and pot-banging demonstrations

Hundreds of liters of fuel stolen at the San Agustín terminal in Havana

Tourist paradise? No, this is Cuba: mountains of garbage and beef bones for the people

"My God, have mercy on Cuba": testimony reveals the decline and hardship in Havana

Break in sewage system reported in Matanzas municipality: “The government doesn’t care about the people”