Shortages in Cuba

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

Two girls sell sweets to help their mom, and a wave of solidarity reaches their home in Camagüey

Urgent assistance is requested for a woman in Palmarito who refuses to eat and receive medication

They hijack a truck loaded with oil in Havana while the police look on helplessly

Cuban filmmaker: "I have more respect for those who ask for food than for those who ask for resistance."

Authorities in Santiago de Cuba acknowledge an increase in cases of child begging

Cuban mother with three sick children reports that they were given mattresses filled with "intimate nylon."

Lunching in Cuba is something for "millionaires."

Cuban elder makes a harsh confession: "I didn't eat yesterday and today I'm following the same pattern."

Cuban journalist: "My daughter starts her school year with all her new books."

They are seeking help for a pregnant young woman who urgently needs medication in Camagüey

A Cuban sends a message to those thinking of returning to live in Cuba: "Sometimes it's not the country that is deciding for you."

Laritza Camacho on Cuba: "We are a country free from everything that would make us a... free country."

Cuban Minister of Education acknowledges the dramatic start of the school year in Cuba: uniforms, teachers, and even notebooks are lacking

A lack of cotton prevents treatment for a girl with a toothache at the clinic in Baracoa

Prestigious Italian doctor highlights the health crisis in Cuba following the serious hospitalization of a former deputy

Cuban woman recounts her experience after staying at a famous hotel in Varadero

Luis Alberto García: "Thank you very much for the wonderful summer" in Cuba

They demonstrate how salt is harvested in Cuba, without machinery or technology, and one reaction encapsulates a paradox

Drought reduces the flow of the Cauto River to historic lows while communities receive saline and muddy water

Blackouts in Cuba also steal life hours, warns Santiago writer

Pinar del Río photographer captures stunning photo associated with a lightning strike

The U.S. warns of a water crisis in Cuba and recommends storing supplies in anticipation of prolonged blackouts

"Sleep well and breathe deeply": Cuban hospital advises combating stress amid blackouts and crisis

She dreamed that she was returning to Cuba and became trapped: her relief upon waking says it all

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

Cuban issues strong criticism of Miguel Díaz-Canel: "How long and how far?"

Díaz-Canel supervises water facilities amid a crisis affecting more than half a million residents of Havana

Snail in sauce? The video of a Cuban that went viral

A cleaning supply store opens inside the Provincial Hospital of Santiago: it will sell everything from toilet paper to diapers and shampoo

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara: "Cubans do not blame the sanctions; they know that the responsibility lies with the dictatorship."

Ulises Toirac to Díaz-Canel: "Economic measures are neither capitalist nor socialist: they are either intelligent or stupid."

"Look for it outside": the response received by Yosmany Mayeta's father regarding the lack of medications in Cuba

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara denounces "genocide" in Cuba: "The dictatorship is determined to hold on to power."

Authorities seize coal from a forestry worker in Camagüey, leaving him without support for his family

"Even the will to live is taken away from you": A harsh reflection from a Cuban in the face of blackouts and rising prices

"'But it has a flavor': the viral video of a Cuban with bread and oil that is taking Facebook by storm."

The government is unable to supply the markets, but a company in Granma is preparing an online store to sell agricultural products

"If Trump sends in the Army, everyone will take to the streets": The growing frustration in a Cuba without a future

Cuban mothers facing the new school year: "When my children can't sleep, they won't go."

Grandfather seeks help to care for his two granddaughters following the death of his 20-year-old daughter in Havana

Eight months later, Acueducto still has not resolved a valve issue that left residents of Matanzas without water

Small bread, poor quality, and exorbitant prices: another humiliation for families in Guantánamo

A Community Food Home managed by a private business is inaugurated in Ciego de Ávila

Cubans intervene in a mural at the Malaga Fair that was a tribute to Fidel Castro

Díaz-Canel calls for planting in every vacant space in Playa to address the food shortage

"It is inhumane what we Cubans are living through": went out to buy food and returned with empty hands

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

“Many will and few conditions”: Cubans respond to Díaz-Canel regarding the new school year

A senior U.S. official reminds the former Cuban comptroller that she admitted she could not audit GAESA

Elías Amor, on the 18 billion from GAESA: "We'll see when the box is opened."

Cuban émigré delivers a powerful message to those wanting to return to live in Cuba: "Your reality is not mine."

"What are we going to do?": Cuban Mothers Facing the New School Year

Cubana and her family went out to distribute food to those in need on the streets of Cuba, and this is how they reacted

Economist compares Cuba to a bankrupt company: "Whoever has the resources must take power."

Ciego de Ávila is operating with only 10% of the essential medications: 457 drugs are missing

Expert lists what Cuba needs to recover its economy

From food to flashlights: Russia's donation to a crisis-stricken Cuba

The 'Revolution' of 1959: from popular triumph to dictatorship

"To embarrass Díaz-Canel": Cuban woman shows food from a public hospital in Italy

Expert warns from the New York Times: "Cuba is running out of time."