Special Period

Economic embargo or failed model? BBC analyzes why Cuba is unable to feed its population

After 28 years, a bottle with a message from Cuba arrives in Vigo, Spain

Díaz-Canel assures that in Cuba "there are no capitalist reforms."

Bicitaxi caravan in Santiago de Cuba to celebrate the centenary of Fidel Castro

Díaz-Canel says that Cuba is going through "one of the most difficult moments" of the revolution

A Cuban recalls what he did as a child during the Special Period on the island: "My daughter doesn't want to believe me."

The Cuban regime is rewriting the Maleconazo and presenting Fidel Castro as the hero: "A tyrant would have ordered to shoot."

Granma rewrites the Maleconazo: When propaganda tries to turn protest into a heroic legend

Cuban mother calls out the regime for her sweaty baby who can't sleep: "I hope they pay for everything in this life."

"To eliminate the CITMA," they did not ask "even one written question," criticizes Cuban professor

A Cuban remembers the Maceta Plan and the Rastrillo Plan: "What happened, authority?"

A bicycle is gifted to an Intensive Care chief, and social media erupts: "Is he going to cycle all over Havana after a shift?"

Díaz-Canel acknowledges that Cuba relied on the USSR, China, and Venezuela, and states that now he wants to "not be dependent on anyone."

Díaz-Canel acknowledges that the Cuban regime has turned to capitalism to stay in power: "It hurts me."

Díaz-Canel states that legalizing the dollar has generated inequality in Cuba

Cubans doubt the regime's 176 measures: "Why should I believe them?"

This is what the streets of Cuba look like: the Monumental Avenue in Havana, deserted and dark

Thus, this Cuban woman could cook in her home amidst the blackouts in Cuba: "The reality of many families."

"From that paradise island, only a land sunk in misery remains," asserts Cuban writer Daína Chaviano

“Am I being punished for loving?”: The unexpected outpouring from a Cuban state broadcaster

Journalist María Salomé Campanioni has passed away, a recipient of the Cuban Radio Microphone Award

Roberto Morales Ojeda and the rhetorical acrobatics of the regime: "Finding creative and even uncomfortable solutions"

Michel Torres Corona erupts against El Cangrejo: "What justifies their impunity?"

Cuban journalist erupts against the government: "I want to see who dares to ask me for more creative resistance."

State-owned companies will be able to set salaries, prices, and create subsidiaries as part of the 176 economic measures

Díaz-Canel acknowledges the regime's mistakes but insists that the U.S. embargo, not the socialist model, destroys the lives of Cubans

Nephew of the Castros: The U.S. wants to impose forced economic dependency on Cuba

Julio César González Pagés questions Cuban émigrés in Spain who accuse those living on the island of cowardice

Ulises Toirac: Was it like this... the lyrics?... "Leave without measures or mercy!"

Cubana estimates that it has lived 44,300 hours without electricity since 1985: the equivalent of more than five years in blackout

Mariela Castro calls on women to support the new economic measures

When hunger outweighs the risk: neighbors collect spoiled eggs in Boyeros

The government will apply Value Added Tax (VAT) to production and consumption chains

Díaz-Canel says he is willing to be criticized, but the reforms have already arrived at the Parliament "agreed upon."

The Cuban regime will allow private enterprises to make financial investments for the first time

Cuban academic Hilda Landrove: The regime's promises and "the soundtrack of endless destruction"

The photo of a mother that moved a Cuban emigrant

"Blackouts will not return": the promise of Abel Prieto that time destroyed

PCC defends GAESA as Cubans lash out on social media

"The failure of the revolution is an undeniable fact," opines a Chilean journalist knowledgeable about Cuba

"Cuba is exhausting me": It shows everything that was spent and purchased to send to the island

Hotel Habana Libre's candy shop switches to dollars, causing a stampede of customers

"The majority people... bets on themselves": Powerful verses by Pedro Luis Ferrer in this moment for Cuba

Cuban woman delivers a strong response to men who label other women as "jinetera."

"That breaks my heart": The helplessness of a Cuban grandmother for families who have nothing to eat

Hospital Lebredo: a place destroyed in Cuba without the need for bombs

"More people like this are needed": Private entrepreneur from Sancti Spíritus donates 20 meals to people on the street

"All the Cuban children have had it! It's at Walmart, and I was left in shock: 'I thought it was only available in Cuba.'"

Díaz-Canel congratulates Cuban mothers with a message dedicated to a young soldier

Pedro Monreal warns of a possible decline in Cuba's GDP of at least 15% in 2026

The government promises another "economic transformation," and Cubans respond with disbelief after decades of improvisation

The Cuban government advocates for "reinventing itself" after admitting that its "traditional methods" are ineffective

Marxlenin Pérez Valdés and another tribute to Fidel Castro: "Not playing into the hands of the enemy ideology"

"Cuba has already overcome the Special Period": Díaz-Canel calls to resist the crisis and assures that the people have confidence

Cayo La Rosa: The Cuban town that once had a factory, an airport, and a hospital, and today lives in obscurity

"Cuba: the totalitarian grip and the desire for change," analyzes a Cuban essayist

"Neither food nor infrastructure": Rubio denounces that GAESA accumulates more money than the Cuban state without benefiting the people

A Spanish woman is being criticized for having a long-distance relationship with a Cuban who is still on the island: "I feel sorry for her."

VIRAL: "Where is the meat?"

An expert on authoritarianism believes that the crisis of the Special Period was never resolved and that Cuba only experienced "moments of relief."