Domestic Trade

"I didn’t find a small business that accepted transfers": a woman from Havana travels through Playa and comes back home with an empty bag for not having cash

Store for millionaires: Capitalism invades Cuba with a luxury supermarket

Cuban regime announces distribution of powdered milk donated by Uruguay and Mexico

A store featuring "100% Cuban" products is inaugurated... but payments can only be made in dollars

Commerce in Las Tunas halts sale of regulated toothpaste and announces tests following alarm in the community

They only sell sugar from April and pasta only for children up to 13 years old in Santiago de Cuba

The supply booklet is the main tool for distributing donations in Cuba, according to the minister

MINCIN denies that Cuba sells donations as controversy grows over TV Azteca report

Fines and seizures following operations in Santiago de Cuba spark criticism: “That doesn’t solve the crisis.”

Rice is being unloaded in Santiago de Cuba amid doubts from the population: “Who is it for?”

"Infinite delivery? What are you delivering?": MINCIN celebrates 65 years and sparks criticism on social media

"The rest of the town doesn't eat": Cubans facing the delivery of donations to underweight children, pregnant women, and the elderly

"Released, but with the ration book": Coffee at 300 pesos in Las Tunas sparks ridicule and outrage

The Cuban government defends state gastronomy while the private sector supplies it

MINCIN updates cement prices, but Cubans ask on social media: “Where is the cement?”

Comercio Interior puts dilapidated premises in Havana up for bid due to its inability to manage them

Executives accused of being responsible for the loss of over 200 kilos of food in Las Tunas

More than 200 kg of meat products spoil at the Jobabo Processing Center

Minister of Commerce acknowledges decline in services in Cuba: “Consumers are being mistreated”

Government sells jam and syrup for children due to the massive blackout in Santiago de Cuba

Government puts state-run bars up for bidding: Workers and self-employed individuals will be able to manage them

Rice ship unloaded at the port of Holguín: When will the April and May quotas arrive at the warehouses?

Beans return on ration card at 196 pesos per pound: "Only one will be sold per consumer"

Minister of Domestic Trade reveals the seriousness of thefts in warehouses: "Even a worker has died."

More than 160 robberies in state warehouses in Cuba have been reported so far in 2025, according to official data

Cuban government opens new wholesale store in Mariel that operates exclusively in dollars

Government "decorates" empty warehouses in celebration of May Day

Self-employed workers liquidate inventory following the end of wholesale licenses in Cuba

Almost half a million Cubans have been without salt in the warehouses of Artemisa for three months

"It's not 200, daddy, give me a thousand": Controversial statement from the Minister of Commerce sparks criticism

Rice shipments remain ongoing at Cuban ports despite the massive blackout

Manuel Marrero announces a "reorganization" of domestic trade in Cuba

"No one escapes disaster": Cuban father denounces corruption in the sale of the basic children's basket

Rice ship unloads in Havana to alleviate delays in the basic food basket

Cuban government sets a price cap on rice, and vendors respond by closing sales stalls in Camagüey

Cubans dedicate prayers to the "Santos mandados."

Cuban government announces delays in the regulated basic basket while prioritizing dollar stores

Cubans lash out at the government following the announcement of the opening of more dollar stores

Cuban government opens new dollar market in the heart of Vedado

The MINCIN joins the dollarization effort by opening dozens of stores for "part of the population."

Two pounds of rice and 10 ounces of peas: the December quota arrives at warehouses in Santiago de Cuba

Cuban coffee is the "best in the world," according to TasteAtlas

The Havana government announces the temporary closure of the La Güinera market

State restaurant reopens in Isabela de Sagua, destroyed by a fire in 2022

Irregular charges reported at the La Cecilia restaurant in Havana

Official media highlights the arrival of rice and salt for the regulated family basket in Cuba

Cuban regime closes 58 businesses for failing to comply with electronic payment regulations

Supply coupon: Habaneros have not received toothpaste for six months

Government distributes March toothpaste in Las Tunas

Havana government closes Chinese market due to "serious violations"

What will the basic basket for September in Villa Clara contain?: "They expect decisions"

Cuban government denies announcement regarding new measures to "correct distortions."

Cuba without coffee and without oil for the basic basket in September

Rationing in Cuba: Habaneros receive their salt quotas for June and July in August

Officials from MINCIN hand-bottle the oil from the warehouse in Havana

The Cuban government confirms that the impact on the basic basket is due to a lack of funding

The government will provide one liter of dry wine and one liter of jelly for the summer in Villa Clara

Rice from the warehouse arrives in the eastern provinces with almost a month's delay

Almost two months without receiving the "mandados": Residents of Palma Soriano protest in front of their local store due to delays

"Clash of Titans": The Minister of Domestic Trade accounts before the National Assembly