Shortages

Cuban 12-year-old girl sells sweets to help her family: "The house fell down on us."

Affordable prices? Cubans react to neighborhood market in Cienfuegos

Cuban in the face of Marrero's promises: "He believes in his delusion that it is possible to deceive another generation of Cubans."

Cuban teenagers share their snack with a needy man

Cuba: "What used to be the food of the poor is now a luxury"

The price of eggs outrages Cubans: "I thought the golden egg-laying hen was just a tale."

Cuban seeks an answer: What does Cuba have that no other country has?

Ulises Toirac: "I don't want to get used to living in precariousness."

Three months without water: Cuban mother shows how she managed to wash clothes

Having lunch in Cuba is for "millionaires."

Cuban elderly woman makes a harsh confession: "I didn't eat yesterday, and today I'm going for the same."

What can you buy in Cuba with 3,000 pesos? A Cuban woman found out at the fair

Prices at a bakery in Cuba spark debate: "You have to be a millionaire to buy bread."

Cuban questions the regime's eternal excuse: "Is not having oil the fault of the blockade?"

Official press says that the Cuban state can do "little or nothing" in the face of inflation

In the absence of rice, Cubans eat cassava: Content creator showcases the harsh reality

Cuban influencer erupts against the regime: "What they are doing to the people is an abuse."

"The future is uncertain for me": Cubans survive without making plans

The crisis in Cuba takes a toll on mental health: the exhaustion of having to "make ends meet" every day

"Let's eat grass": Cuban mother denounces the rise in food prices

"Thank God it’s raining": In Cuba, there are places that lack water even for drinking

Cuban woman erupts against Díaz-Canel after four days without power: "Resistance to what?"

Cubana proposes a business with a liter of vegetable oil in Cuba: "Serious inquiries only, please."

Cuban woman reports nine months without receiving water in her neighborhood

Laritza Camacho: "Cubans are not happy, and that cannot be hidden."

Cuban denounces the electrical crisis: "Let someone else fix it, I can't do this to my children."

Cuban warns about the businesses profiting from misery in Cuba: "How long will this last?"

Cuban cries out for urgent change: "God, take us out of this hell."

The drama of a Cuban woman after the blackouts: "How do you explain to your children that there is no food because it spoiled?"

A Cuban woman shows the bread from the store indignantly: "Is it fair that they sell this to the population?"

Cuban comedian goes viral for denouncing the rise in oil prices in Cuba

The heart-wrenching testimony of a Cuban: "We are living like animals."

Water scarcity in Cuba: Elderly residents in Santiago de las Vegas carry buckets from a water truck to their homes

Cuban sparks outrage on social media by claiming that the U.S. will not defeat him: "At least there’s something to cook."

Cuban Teaches How to Prepare Congrí without Beans: A Survival Recipe That Highlights the Food Crisis

Las Tunas cancels agricultural fair due to lack of fuel, and the internet is ablaze with criticism of the regime

The heartwarming reaction of an elderly Cuban woman upon receiving a donation of food and a perfume

"I want to be honest": Cuban shares her experience at a hotel in Varadero

Supermarket23 runs out of liquefied gas canisters, sparking intrigue among Cubans on social media

From lighting candles to finding trenches: this is the Cuban regime's "Family Guide" for wartime

Havana speaks plainly with Cuban influencer: "We're starving."

Cuban woman in the Dominican Republic recalls things that no one outside of Cuba can imagine

Fuel crisis in Cuba: Over 15 hours in line to buy gasoline

Cuban family reveals the impact of the crisis in Cuba: "Psychological exhaustion overwhelms us."

Tiendas Caribe opens wholesale service in dollars in Havana and sparks controversy: How much does a box of chicken cost?

Sandro Castro visits market in San Agustín and faces criticism for being "mocking and ignorant."

Manuel Marrero: "There are resources to tackle Cuba's challenges in 2026."

"In Cuba, we do not have the right to be happy": a harsh testimony exposes the despair and exhaustion of the Cuban people

Cuban farmers roast a rodent for dinner on New Year's Eve

New Year's food reaches those in need in Matanzas thanks to a solidarity initiative

Children rummage through the garbage in Ciego de Ávila as extreme poverty grows in Cuba

Civil Defense declares "normality" in Santiago de Cuba two months after Hurricane Melissa, amidst blackouts and shortages

Impossible Christmas! That's how prices for rice, chicken, and pork are in Cuban markets

Cuba in Survival Mode: This is How to Create a Wood Stove with Sawdust to Cook Without Electricity or Gas

Marrero visits Cauto Cristo and asks hurricane Melissa victims about their mattresses: "If necessary, we'll give them money as well."

Pro-government journalist sparks outrage with her "miracle diet" for chikungunya in Cuba: Egg, fish, and fresh cheese

Cuban TikToker responds to those who accuse her of "living well in Cuba."

"My mother died here": Cuban woman denounces the lack of medical supplies at a polyclinic in Havana

Eastern provinces of Cuba brace for Storm Melissa amid blackouts and shortages

These are the measures that Santiago de Cuba is implementing to welcome Melissa