Shortage in Cuba

Scarcity and lack of food in Cuba, the ration book, the queues, and the restrictions.

Díaz-Canel's "advisor" goes on a romantic vacation to Spain amid the crisis in Cuba.

  • Iván León

Catholics in Santiago de Cuba claim that 2024 is one of the worst years of their lives.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Díaz-Canel acknowledges the water supply crisis in Havana: "We are worse off than before the cyclone hit."

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Santiago de Cuba Electric Company promises only 5 hours of electricity a day: "It could be less."

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Santiago entrepreneur provides food to vulnerable elderly individuals amid blackouts and shortages.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Havana marks its 505th anniversary amid power outages, garbage piles, and public discontent.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

"Since when have I not had a little cup of milk with coffee for breakfast": The heartfelt message of a Cuban on the island.

  • Yare Grau

A Catholic priest in Santiago de Cuba presents "the coffee of the poor," made with plantain seeds.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Inmate death reported in Cienfuegos prison after beating.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Chaos in Havana: Long lines and conflicts at banks to withdraw money.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Limay Blanco donates to Cuban actor Jorge Losada.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

A mother's reaction in Cuba upon receiving the washing machine she had long desired from her daughter.

  • Yare Grau

Havana Can't Take It Anymore: Cubans Share How They Survive After Cyclone Rafael

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

This is how a Cuban packs her carry-on for traveling to Cuba: "It's like playing Tetris."

  • Yare Grau

The sad reality of families still washing this way in Cuba: "We are in the caves."

  • Yare Grau

Economist calls for prison for those responsible for "food insecurity" in Cuba.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

People are collecting tomato puree from the ground on a central street in Santiago de Cuba.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Ulises Toirac jokes about Cuba: "Everything is going as promised by Murillo, all bloated and with his millionaire watch."

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Hurricane Oscar impacts coffee harvest in major producing region of Cuba.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Pharmacies in Matanzas have not had intimate products throughout 2023, and this year they are selling for up to 1,000 pesos per package.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

In Cuba, a ritual of throwing flowers into the sea for Camilo Cienfuegos takes place despite blackouts and shortages.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Mexico donates 100 tons of meat to Cuba in support of families affected by Hurricane Oscar.

  • Tania Costa

Cuban newcomer in shock on his first visit to Walmart: "What’s with this amount of eggs, man?"

  • Entertainment

"If you don't put money upfront, you get nothing; there is no friendship": A Cuban in the U.S. laments the situation in the island.

  • Entertainment

Private restaurant in Havana gives food to its neighbors due to general blackout in Cuba.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Widespread blackout in Cuba: 10 traditional ways to preserve food without electricity

  • Gretchen Schez

Jardiel surprises with a curious discovery in a winery in Marianao.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

A man was arrested after swimming across Gibara Bay carrying beef.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

The government will only provide 345 grams of chicken per person in municipalities of Santiago de Cuba.

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team

Camagüeyan woman denounces abandonment by her husband with cancer: “The government's indifference is criminal.”

  • CiberCuba Editorial Team