Shortages in Cuba

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

The vampires of the Cuban crisis: Philanthropy, dollars, and privileges surrounding Sandro Castro

It was a luxury in Cuba! The old habit that this Cuban in England cannot give up: "And the English women spending money on that."

Snapshots of misery in Cuba: A rechargeable lamp, powdered milk, and other supplies for a hospital in Havana

France 24 distorts the crisis in Cuba: When failed rationing is presented as a “victim” of sanctions

Cuban woman spills it all: "I'm going to stand up for the jineteras of Cuba."

Cuban official celebrates the lack of bread and praises cassava: “It has reduced pressure and obesity.”

Miguel Díaz-Canel: "An attack on Cuba is an attack on Latin America."

The collapse of tourism in Cuba leaves 300,000 workers without income

Díaz-Canel: "We will eat what we are able to produce."

Few people at the May Day march in Cuba

Cuba lacking dignity even in burying its dead: architect reports that they are using Cubamax boxes as coffins

Cuba worse than Haiti and worse than the Special Period: the economy has fallen by 26% since 2020

"Looks that nourish": Competitions on nutrition called for in Cuba amid a food crisis

Cuban mother cooks with what little she has to feed her daughters, sparking a wave of reactions

Cuban youths repair a soccer ball with an egg: "We're giving it surgery."

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

It has been reported that executives in Bayamo are pressuring workers to obtain signatures in triplicate and are threatening those who refuse

Why Cuba is a unique case compared to Venezuela and Iran

Sandro Castro says he will continue to help "for the Cuba of everyone."

A Cuban carries logs on his shoulder every day so that his community can have bread

Fidel Castro's grandson speaks from Moscow and says that in Cuba they are working for the future

What is experienced in Cuba: turning boots and containers into frog legs for fishing

Leftist journalist downplays the impact of the crisis: "Getting around Havana isn't complicated."

A Cuban set out to dig a well with a pick and shovel: "Yesterday, I got two buckets of water."

A man is caught eating from the garbage on a street in Santiago de Cuba

Price control operation in Sancti Spíritus results in 450 fines totaling over 650,000 pesos

Cuban returns to the island and breaks down in tears: "The people can't take it anymore."

The signature as scenery: Power, pressure, and simulation in Cuba

"This was never love, it was a kidnapping": The Salsa Doctor criticizes the Cuban dictatorship

Unprotected Childhood: Cuban Girls Forced to Walk Alone Due to Lack of Transportation

Through tears, she shares the moment she sends her father a refrigerator in Cuba: "I already won."

"Sign for more lies and decay": Viral poem criticizes the campaign "My signature for the Homeland"

Cubans mock dishes honoring Fidel at a culinary forum in Las Tunas

A Cuban woman is prohibited from recording in a store in Havana

They are surprised by everything this Cuban woman bought to take to Cuba

After distributing food, Sandro Castro announces that he will continue his 'humanitarian aid': "For my Cuba and for all of us."

Cuban grandmother lashes out in tears against the dictatorship: "There are still people who support that."

Cuban grandfather thanks for the help: "They're going to envy me."

Caribbean country announces aid to Cuba and pledges "unconditional" support amid the crisis

Informal fuel market skyrockets as gas shortages hit Cuba

Just a pound of sugar and three of rice "with pests and bugs" to the store

A Cuban reports that a store is selling donations only for children and the elderly: "What about the rest?"

The regime boasts support in Egypt for its declaration on Girón while mobilizing signatures within Cuba

Sandro Castro provides food to the poor in Havana and sparks debate on social media

"We can't live like this": Cubans erupt over the water crisis in Havana

Outburst of criticism on social media after Díaz-Canel's phrase: “Defeat with hunger?”

Cuban: "What can they take from us if we have nothing?"

Toirac criticizes "wastefulness" at Díaz-Canel's event amid blackouts

Nine quintals of beans and four of rice: those involved in a robbery in Sancti Spíritus arrested

Cubans face violence over garbage: “Who is the owner?”

They blame the U.S. for rice production issues in Cuba

The uncertainty for flights to Cuba this summer is growing amid an increasingly deepening crisis

Five Provinces on the Edge: Report Reveals Critical Levels of Food Security in Cuba

Cuban shows how she survives the transportation crisis in Cuba

"I don't know whether to eat them or return them so they can finish making them": Cuban shows the bread she bought for 30 pesos

Cuba loses academic appeal: Universities cancel exchanges as restrictions grow on the island

Cubans are once again using stoves from the 1980s due to the energy crisis

Heartbreaking video from Havana: people are picking onions from the trash

Wall Street Journal reveals the rise of the Castro clan amid tensions with the U.S.

"It doesn't matter if the country is destroyed, we have dignity": Cubans react to the closure of the National Botanical Garden