Shortages in Cuba

Scarcity and lack of food in Cuba, the rationing booklet, the queues, and the restrictions.

Marrero urges to "find a different way to face" 2026 after a year of "efforts," but without visible results

Cuban finance expert links the absence of a free market to the social collapse in Cuba

Díaz-Canel invokes "67 years of creative resistance," and Cubans label him as cynical: "There is nothing to celebrate," they respond

Data contradicts the narrative: Cuba produced rice and potatoes for decades, and today barely ensures their availability

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

Díaz-Canel says that "the New Year in Cuba is synonymous with triumph."

"I never said that we should take away rice and potatoes from the people": Roberto Caballero breaks his silence after criticisms

“Alert of Cuteness”: Triplets and twins are born at González Coro Hospital in Havana

Luis Alberto García mocks the official discourse on the "Cuban identity" of foods such as rice and potatoes

Economist refutes the account of “excessive consumption” of rice in Cuba and highlights the historical decline in the supply of the cereal

Unvarnished poverty: hunger drives the poorest to the garbage in the heart of Santiago de Cuba

The host of "Cuadrando la caja" calls critics of the official suggestion not to eat rice or potatoes "worms."

Jorge Díaz mocks the state speech that blames Cubans for eating rice and potatoes

Ulises Toirac erupts against the official call to give up rice and potatoes: "People in this country do not choose what they are going to eat."

Cubans react to the "Don't eat potatoes or rice" suggestion made on national television

Chaotic sales and corruption reported at the liquefied gas station in Micro 7, Santiago de Cuba

"There is no economy for a national solution": state TV admits there is no national way out of the agricultural crisis in Cuba

"Liberty and total change": Cubans express frustration and call for real transformations by 2026

Russia and Cuba establish their first joint biopharmaceutical company

Caracas, the oxygen tank of Havana: what would happen in Cuba if Maduro falls?

Cuban actress Maikel Amelia urges to "live with more love in the midst of the systemic chaos" that suffocates Cuba

The government conceals an agricultural crisis worse than that of the Special Period with propaganda, warns Cuban economist

“Christmas came early”: Cuban woman sends a refrigerator to her dad in Cuba and his reaction brings everyone to tears

Cuban regime projects a 1% GDP growth for 2026 and triggers a torrent of mockery

Poverty or material deprivation?: The new euphemism of the Cuban regime to deny the social dimension of the crisis

It's impossible not to feel moved! He gifted new sneakers to all the children in his daughter's classroom in Cuba

What will Cubans have for dinner on Christmas and New Year's Eve? "MDM picadillo, sausage, eggs... and even lemonade."

Cuba and Haiti, the only two countries in Latin America with a drop in GDP this year

"Nobody is going to give up here," says an exalted Díaz-Canel while the country falls apart

Shift supervisor and custodian involved in fuel theft at CUPET company in Matanzas

Methodist Church feeds over 400 people every Sunday in Santiago de Cuba

Message from a Cuban father to the regime: "If you can't save the country, don't sink us or kill us in the attempt."

Díaz-Canel talks about "daily victories"; Cubans remind him of hunger, darkness, and the abandonment of the people in contrast to the privileges of the elite

Díaz-Canel wants a Party that overcomes inertia and bureaucratism; responses on social media say: "the brake on Cuba is the PCC."

Vice President of UPEC dances upon returning from Venezuela, and the mockery comes at a cost: "How nice it is to travel with the people's money."

"In Cuba, where was I going to get one?": Cuban woman celebrates fulfilling a childhood dream in Mexico

"The reality is much harsher": Viral video depicts the life of Cubans amid blackouts, stress, and uncertainty

Cuban mother seeks help for her baby, hospitalized for 10 months in Camagüey due to a rare metabolic disease

"Memes of the Year Award": Granma states that "Cuba defends the full dignity of its citizens," and social media is on fire

"Even in times of crisis, there's Christmas": The inspiring video of a Cuban improvising her little Christmas tree in Cuba

Defenders of Castroism attempt to cover the sun with a finger following the protests in Baracoa

UNDP and Qatar will supply gas to 2.2 million Cubans affected by the electricity crisis

"Look at the mold it has": Cuban denounces the poor condition of rice in the basic food basket

“Enjoying life”: Concentration of luxury cars in Cuba goes viral due to the models and unique license plates

"The country we dream of is dragging itself along": The heartbreaking message from a theater director about the crisis in Cuba

Tons of nostalgia and need: Migrants support their families in Cuba with medicines and food

“Luminous Resistance”: Lis Cuesta boasts about the Havana Film Festival while Cuba faces hunger and blackouts

"Invite me to your homes": US Mission Chief wants to continue getting to know real Cuba

Coffin with broken glass in Guantánamo sparks outrage and reports of the funeral system's collapse in Cuba

The heartbreaking video of a Cuban child who breaks down in tears upon receiving some racquets as a gift: "It broke my soul."

"They have destroyed Cuba": Filmmaker portrays the country ravaged by the regime

Seven people arrested in Havana for illegal sale of medication

This is what a Cuban spends each month just on food living in Costa Rica: "Don't make my mistake."

ALBA sends 7,110 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba

Operation against the illegal sale of medications raises questions on social media: “What are we going to buy now?”

"This is what a retiree can buy with their pension": Cuban influencer showcases misery in viral video

"Do it quickly, fail quickly": The powerful message from the young Cuban who built a business with what he had in his backyard

From the Opening to the Void: The Agricultural Market in Guantánamo Can’t Last Even Seven Months Fully Supplied

Amidst shortages and dreams, a Cuban woman touches hearts as she decorates her small Christmas tree: "I am alive."

Cuban shows the terrible conditions in which she survived in Cuba: "I cooked a lot with firewood here."