Special period

The CIA describes Cuba as being on the verge of economic collapse, but it does not anticipate an imminent fall of the regime

Cubadebate is now discussing "the cultivation of resilient crops" following the controversy over rice and potatoes

After the controversy over rice and potatoes, Marrero celebrates urban agriculture in Cuba

Ulises Toirac reminds Virulo that humor cannot mask the reality of Cuba

Rice drink and cookies with turmeric: Dietary supplements for the elderly in Cuba

Heartbreaking testimony: A Cuban mother relives her childhood as she sees her son studying in the dark

Finance Minister boasts a surplus in Santa Clara while the economic crisis deepens in Cuba

Musician and comedian Raúl Andrés Castro (Billy Ta-Lento): "There is no happiness in Cuba anymore; there is separation, pain, and dead people in the sea."

Egg production in Cuba reaches historic lows, worse than during the Special Period

Díaz-Canel refers to the Cubans who participated in the Maleconazo as “dark forces.”

Malecónazo: 31 years later, the demands for freedom remain alive in Cuba

Official journalist demands equity after 22 hours of blackout in Matanzas: “It was fulfilled during the Special Period.”

"Symbol of the decline of the revolution": this is how the Italian press views Sandro Castro

Former Cuban Health Minister Julio Teja Pérez has passed away

A family is caught sleeping on a balcony due to blackouts: “It reminds me of the 90s during the special period.”

The "Minervas" are back: Announcement of the sale of 10,000 bicycles in national currency as a transportation alternative

94-year-old Cuban recounts her ordeal: “A terrible sense of hopelessness”

Is Cuba worse off today than during the Special Period? An independent observatory explains it

Just like in the '90s! Radio in Pinar del Río will broadcast television programs during blackouts

Housing construction in Cuba falls below levels seen during the Special Period

Isla de la Juventud: The only territory not affected by the massive blackout

"Will we navigate a non-fuel economy? Is the Zero Option arriving in Cuba?"

The absurdity of being avant-garde in Cuba: Mediocre awards for a futile sacrifice

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

The sale of liquefied gas resumes following the arrival of a ship at the port of Santiago de Cuba

Cuba Libre: History, Revolution, and Flavor

Fear switched sides 30 years ago

Español recounts his trip to Cuba in 1992: The 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" congrí without beans painted with guava leaves

Cubans respond: "What is the hardest thing you've 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 unjust to label women as immoral for engaging in prostitution."

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

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

Goodbye to a master of timba: "May the people dance until they fall to pieces."

Cuban scientists create toothpaste with white clay as the main ingredient

An American ophthalmologist discovered the reason 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 gossip with a lot of smoke

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

The Cuban government does not renounce the expectation that the national economy will grow by 6% this year

HUMOR: They release the Cuban video game Special Period II, The Repression

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 health issues shares her struggles to buy dietary milk at the grocery 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 isn't Cuba: everything will be harmony and prosperity."

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

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

The new novel by Leonardo Padura deals with the challenging 1990s

Cuban writer in Mexico: "No one can take away our status as emigrants."