Special Period

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

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

Heartbreaking testimony: Cuban mother relives her childhood upon 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 are still alive in Cuba

Official journalist demands fairness after 22 hours of blackout in Matanzas: “It was met 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."

"Minervas" Return: Announcement of the sale of 10,000 bicycles in national currency as an alternative means of transportation

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 power outages

Housing construction in Cuba falls below levels from the Special Period

Isle of Youth: The only territory unaffected by the massive blackout

"We will transit through non-fuel in the economy": Is the Zero Option coming to Cuba?

The absurdity of being at the forefront 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."

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

LPG sales resume following the arrival of a ship at the port of Santiago de Cuba

Cuba Libre: history, revolution, and flavor

Fear changed sides 30 years ago

Español recounts his trip to Cuba in 1992: The Cubans felt sympathy for 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" congris without beans painted with guava leaves

Cubans respond: "What is the hardest thing you have ever 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 that he turned down millions of dollars in order not to stay in the U.S.

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

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 behind the loss of vision in 50,000 Cubans during the special period

Scheduled blackouts continue in Cuba

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

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 give up on 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 illnesses shares her struggles to buy 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 for the population to grow their own food

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

The new novel by Leonardo Padura deals with the challenging years of the nineties

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

Cuban government considers imposing "Special Period" measures in response to the coronavirus crisis

Cuba: The coronavirus is spreading and beans are running out

Cubans remember the Special Period: "There was nothing"