Poverty

Ulises Toirac: "The economy of 'revolution' has never been able to stand on its own."

"Not Enough to Just Resist": Father Alberto Reyes Reminds Us That Life Is More Than Just Surviving

Cuts in Florida threaten to leave thousands of patients with HIV without treatment

"Have you eaten?": Young Cuban gives lunch to needy elderly people on the streets of Havana

“Those without dinner, come on in”: Residents of Mulgoba open their doors to ensure no one goes hungry on Christmas Eve

"Every day of the Revolution is a victory," says the government, and the people respond, "Every day brings more misery."

Holguin poet dies after living homeless

"My nation is mortally wounded": A heart-wrenching cry for help from the writer Wendy Guerra in the face of Cuba's collapse

Michel "Dull" Torres and the false epic of the blackout

Cubans respond to Gerardo Hernández: "The Yuma may not be paradise, but Cuba is hell."

Gerardo Hernández: "The haters portray 'la Yuma' as the earthly paradise."

Ulises Toirac to the government of Cuba: "The future cannot be after we die."

Family left homeless after fire in Santiago de Cuba

Cubans collect expired beer cans thrown in the trash in Havana

The Cuban regime seeks to strengthen its ties with the Spanish government

Manuel Marrero continues his tour of shelters for the homeless in Cuba

Eating ice cream, always having coffee and milk, or eating fried chicken: the unattainable luxuries of older adults in Cuba

Trump demands immediate eviction of homeless people: "They have to go now."

Mother and her two children lose everything in a fire in Guantánamo: They were left with just the clothes they were wearing

A family sleeps under a platform and survives on leftovers at the agricultural fair in Matanzas

Marrero visits "street dwellers" in Ciego de Ávila following the scandal involving the Minister of Labor

Social promises without funding: the reality of care for impoverished individuals in Las Tunas

A center opens to shelter "vagrants" in Villa Clara

"‘Invisible’ People in Matanzas: Government Hides Poverty and Abandonment Under the Rug of Euphemisms"

The former Minister of Labor and Social Security of Cuba disappears, even from X

Elderly Cuban with a disability amazes by exchanging art for food

Yordenis Ugás after the resignation of the Minister of Labor: "Canel, Marrero, Lazo, and the entire Communist Party should also resign."

Marrero speaks about the resignation of the Minister of Labor and Social Security: "She was brave."

Minister details with figures the deep crisis of the Cuban food industry and announces measures

Díaz-Canel acknowledges in a full parliamentary session that there are homeless people in Cuba and criticizes the minister's "superficial" judgments

Ulises Toirac attacks the minister and declares himself a "beggar": Here are his arguments

Silence at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security following the controversial statements made by the minister regarding beggars

Luis Alberto García reveals what is most concerning about the minister's intervention regarding the homeless in Cuba

Díaz-Canel speaks out on the statements made by the Minister of Labor and Social Security regarding begging in Cuba

Trump's new law puts Medicaid and SNAP beneficiaries at risk: Here's what changes

Cubans Sentenced in the U.S. for Attempted Marijuana Theft: The Reasons Behind the Crime

They seek help for a Cuban mother with disabilities: "Her house barely holds up."

The heartbreaking scene between a Cuban mother and her young son that has gone viral

Díaz-Canel acknowledges child labor and begging in Cuba after years of official denial

They are asking for help for a 12-year-old Cuban girl and her grandmother in the U.S.: This is their dramatic situation

From Abandonment to Propaganda: Cuba Celebrates the Achievement of Rescuing Its Own Beggars

Cuban boxer Félix Lemus denounces government neglect: "Nobody cares about me, nor do they know where I am."

Cuban distributes food to those in need on the streets of Miami: "May God multiply the good you do."

Does anyone know her? A Cuban in the streets of Miami has been without news of her family for years

An elderly woman from Guantánamo is living with a plague of mice in her home

Economist calculates the monthly cost of basic food for two people in Cuba: The result is dramatic

Doctor Francisco Durán discusses the increase of "buzos" on the streets of Cuba

The reaction of a group of Cubans following the arrest of a street vendor in Havana

Leonardo Padura on Havana: "Marginalization, violence, poverty, and inequality have increased."

Blunt but Envious: The Official Obsession with Punishing Others' Prosperity

An elderly man found dead in the streets of Havana

Cuban woman with twins faces homelessness in Miami and pleads for help

Cuban living under a bridge in Miami thanks the community for their support: "I am doing well."

“On the coast, there’s always food”: Homeless Cuban shares how he survives in Cienfuegos

Solidarity in Holguín: Cubans donate a house to a mother in extreme poverty

"Passage to Cuba without return": Milei recalls his response to a journalist defending the regime

Poverty is decreasing in Latin America, but inequality persists, says CEPAL

Canada donates $400,000 to support communities in Guantánamo affected by the hurricane

More than 39% of retired Cubans survive on minimum pensions

Cuban mother sells alongside her daughter on a street in Camagüey