Special period

"Cuba is prepared for a total blockade," says its representative to the UN

The sinking of Cuba makes the front page of El País: the end of the revolutionary narrative

Woman in Trinidad rescues solar oven from the 90s amid new energy crisis

Cuba cannot pay for its energy or its oil: the regime is collapsing without external subsidies.

What is the "Zero Option" and why does the Cuban regime present it as its lifeline?

How Cuba Turned Soviet and Venezuelan Oil into Its Largest Source of Foreign Currency

"Cuba is a trauma in the lives of Cubans": Testimony revives the ghost of the Special Period

Cuban chef in Spain recalls the Special Period and recipes against hunger in Cuba

From the Special Period to the current crisis

Mike Hammer: "This crisis is different from the Special Period; there is no longer a Venezuela for Cuba."

Mike Hammer on the situation in Cuba: “It is time to speed things up.”

Cuba in the dark: blackouts increase due to a deficit nearing 2,000 MW

Residents report: Authorities order dumping of garbage in front of pre-university school in Havana

"Everything is reduced to the minimum": Cienfuegos enters survival mode due to the energy crisis

Cuban mother erupts against Díaz-Canel and speaks to Trump: “The president has food, we are the ones suffering.”

Surgeries suspended and services readjusted: Matanzas makes urgent decisions

How much longer can they endure? Measures deepen the wear and tear on Cubans

The margin is running out: Authorities restrict fuel purchases

Transportation goes into emergency mode: MITRANS announces key cuts

"There will always be solutions to problems": Miguel Díaz-Canel

Ministry of Tourism ensures energy autonomy in hotels on the Island

"When did you have that?": A conversation between a young man in Miami and his mother in Cuba dismantles the narrative about Trump

The ghost of the Special Period: Economist warns of signs of "zero option"

"Dictatorship without Imagination": The Snapshot of Cuba from El Mundo

Blackouts, closures, and increased control: Government imposes tough emergency measures in the Isle of Youth

"Don't let any more lies be fed to you, there is no future plan with that dictatorship": Yotuel's message to the Cuban people

Cuban economist reacts to Díaz-Canel's appearance: austerity, improvisation, and an obsolete economic model

Holguín University has reportedly suspended classes until March due to a lack of electricity

The great Cuban master Lázaro Bruzón recounts why he decided to leave Cuba

Despair is growing in Cuba following Díaz-Canel's appearance: “This is beyond repair.”

Díaz-Canel admits that Cuba is reliving the difficult years of the Special Period

"Medieval Configuration and Food Insecurity": A Warning About Cuba's Energy Future

"There are people who don't want to work": Criticism of Cubans on the island who depend on those from abroad

Cuba is currently enduring without Venezuelan oil, but experts warn of an impending collapse

Mexico's oil, the last concession to the Cuban regime

The CIA describes a Cuba on the brink of economic collapse, but does not foresee an imminent fall of the regime

Cubadebate now speaks of "resilient crop planting" following the controversy surrounding rice and potatoes

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

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

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

Heart-wrenching testimony: Cuban mother relives childhood seeing her son study in the dark

Finance Minister boasts of 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 bodies 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

Officialist journalist demands fairness after 22 hours of blackout in Matanzas: “It was fulfilled during the Special Period”

"Symbol of the twilight of the revolution": this is how the Italian press sees Sandro Castro

Former Cuban Health Minister Julio Teja Pérez has passed away

A family is caught sleeping on a balcony due to power outages: “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 Shares Her Ordeal: "A Terrible Sense of Hopelessness"

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

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

Housing construction in Cuba falls below levels of the Special Period

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

"Will we transit through non-fuel in the economy": Is the Zero Option coming to 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