Special Period

Economist compares the current agricultural crisis in Cuba to the Special Period: "No recovery in sight."

The New York Times describes the current crisis in Cuba as the worst since the Revolution

Catholic priest from Santiago de Cuba: "By 2025, those who do not change will become extinct."

They are promoting henequen cultivation in Matanzas, a key plant in the 1990s for producing rope and threads

The sale of liquefied gas has resumed following the arrival of a ship in the port of Santiago de Cuba

Cuba Libre: history, revolution, and flavor

Fear changed sides 30 years ago

Spanish recounts its journey to Cuba in 1992: Cubans sympathized with the Spanish crisis, while they could barely afford food

Cuba produces less milk today than during the Special Period

Worse than the Special Period: The opinion of many Cubans on the Island

Cuban "invents" the congrí without beans painted with guava leaves

Cubans respond: "What is the hardest thing you have had to live through?"

MININT claims that the Maleconazo was a "victory" for Fidel, and the Cubans respond

Héctor Noas recalls the premiere of the adventure "Shiralad."

Leonardo Padura: "It is unfair to label women as immoral for engaging in prostitution."

Cuban musician Edesio Alejandro claims that he turned down millions of dollars to avoid staying in the U.S.

Authorities in Sancti Spíritus advocate for the use of cassava and pumpkin flours in baking

Farewell to a master of timba: "May the people dance until they fall apart."

Cuban scientists create toothpaste with white clay as the main ingredient

An American ophthalmologist found the cause of why 50,000 Cubans lost their vision during the Special Period

Scheduled blackouts continue in Cuba

Díaz-Canel: "We overcame the Special Period and we will also overcome this moment."

Cuban: The future of my country is like the dim light of a gossiper surrounded by a lot of smoke

Five-hour blackouts in Sancti Spíritus: "Breakdowns, maintenance, and now investments... how long will this last?" users ask

The government of Cuba does not abandon its goal for the national economy to grow by 6% this year

HUMOR: New Cuban video game Special Period II, The Repression debuts

Monumental lines to buy gasoline in Holguín

Ulises Toirac remembers the Cuban mothers who lost their children in the war or at sea

A Cuban woman with several illnesses discusses the difficulties of buying special diet milk at the store

Cuba of guts and without a heart

Three essential recipes in Cuba during times of scarcity

The resellers of El Paraíso

"I imagine myself in another country that is not Cuba: everything will be harmony and prosperity."

Cuban government distributes agriculture manual so the population can produce their own food

Cubans gather spilled detergent in the middle of the street in Havana

The new novel by Leonardo Padura deals with the difficult years of the 1990s

Cuban writer in Mexico: “No one can take being an immigrant away from us.”

The Cuban government is considering imposing measures from the "Special Period" in response to the coronavirus crisis

Cuba: The coronavirus is spreading and beans are running out

Cubans remember the Special Period: "There was nothing"

Shortage of liquefied gas in Cuba forces the use of coal and firewood for cooking

The Cuban economy 25 years after the "Special Period"

25 years since "Habáname" and other memorable songs from the album "Como los peces"

They have turned the convertible peso into a colorful mummy

She escaped from Cuba as a child and now earns $400,000 a year in the United States

Crisis or Special Period? State factory operates with tanks converted into homemade ovens

At Carlos III, Cubans are standing in a huge line to buy bicycle cameras

Official press celebrates austerity measures in Sancti Spíritus amid the fuel crisis

Doctor in Cuba on the shortages in a hospital: "Not even during the Special Period was there such a lack of supplies."

Residents of Holguín describe the transportation situation in the province as "criminal."

Four-hour line to buy fuel in Havana

Díaz-Canel urges to "dust off" measures from the Special Period of the 1990s

Little traffic on the streets of Havana due to a lack of fuel

The police take control of the bus stops in Havana

The last thing the ship brought

How many times was the word "coyuntura" mentioned during the special broadcast of the Mesa Redonda?

"The one that is coming is dark," says a Cuban about the energy crisis

Cuba in "Plan Maceta 2.0"

Residents of Vedado complain about prolonged blackout

In September, the highly anticipated Cuban film "Agosto" will be released worldwide