Special Period

Father Alberto Reyes: "Cuba today is infinitely worse than during the Special Period."

"We spend our lives thinking about what we're going to eat": The heart-wrenching reflection of a Cuban

Chequera recalls the Special Period in Cuba

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 rewrites the Maleconazo and presents Fidel Castro as the hero: "A tyrant would have ordered to shoot."

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

Cuban mother appeals to the regime about her sweaty baby unable to sleep: "I hope they pay for everything in this life."

"To eliminate the CITMA," they didn't ask "a single written question," criticizes a Cuban professor

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

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

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

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

Díaz-Canel claims that legalizing the dollar generated inequality in Cuba

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

This is how the streets of Cuba are: the Monumental Avenue in Havana, deserted and dark

This is how this Cuban was able to cook at home amidst the blackouts in Cuba: "The reality for many families."

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

"Am I punished for loving?": The unexpected outpouring of a pro-government Cuban broadcaster

Journalist María Salomé Campanioni has passed away, a recipient of the Micrófono de la Radio Cubana

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

Michel Torres Corona bursts out against El Cangrejo: "What justifies his 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 admits to the regime's mistakes but insists that the U.S. embargo, rather than the socialist model, is what destroys the lives of Cubans

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

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

Ulises Toirac: Was it like this... the lyrics?... "Get out 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 a 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 "consensually."

The Cuban regime will allow private companies 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 émigré

"The blackouts will not return": Abel Prieto's promise that time destroyed

PCC defends GAESA while Cubans take to social media

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

"Cuba is wearing me down": It shows everything that was spent and bought to send to the island

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

"The majority people... bet on themselves": Powerful verses from Pedro Luis Ferrer in this hour of Cuba

Cuban woman delivers a powerful 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 destroyed place in Cuba without the need for bombs

"We need more people like this": Private entrepreneur from Sancti Spíritus donates 20 meals to homeless individuals

"All the Cuban children have taken it! It's found in Walmart, and they were in shock: 'I thought it was only available in Cuba.'"

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

Pedro Monreal warns of a possible decline in the Cuban 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 not effective

Marxlenin Pérez Valdés and another tribute to Fidel Castro: "Do not play into the hands of the enemy ideology."

"Cuba has already overcome the Special Period": Díaz-Canel calls for resilience in the face of crisis and assures that the people have confidence

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

"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