Poverty in Cuba

“Christmas Eve is no longer the same”: The sad reality of Cuban families at Christmas

"Those without dinner, come on in": Mulgoba residents open their doors to ensure no one goes hungry on Christmas Eve

Children without light and grandparents without rest: Cuba's sorrowful Christmas Eve

Children rummage through the trash in Ciego de Ávila as extreme poverty rises in Cuba

Cuban mother denounces state abandonment after Hurricane Melissa: "We are living in the open air."

Impossible Christmas! That’s how the prices of rice, chicken, and pork are in Cuban markets

Fines and confiscations against the vulnerable: Two inspectors reported in Havana

"Inframundo": Short film moves social media with its portrayal of Cuba

Spanish tourist speaks about the "charm" of Cuba, and Cubans respond: "It's not the same to visit it as it is to live it."

Poverty or Material Deprivation?: The New Euphemism of the Cuban Regime to Deny the Social Dimension of the Crisis

What will Cubans have for dinner on Christmas and New Year's Eve? "Picadillo with MDM, sausage, eggs... and even lemonade."

Abandonment and old age in Cuba: the sad reality of Pascual, a Santiago resident surviving amid ruins and neglect

Methodist church feeds more than 400 people every Sunday in Santiago de Cuba

Reflection of a Cuban: The greatest tragedy of the country is not poverty or mass exile, but the normalization of human degradation

Díaz-Canel acknowledges a critical outlook: GDP decreased by 4% and inflation skyrockets

Díaz-Canel speaks of daily "victories"; Cubans remind him of hunger, darkness, and the neglect of the people in contrast to the privileges of the elite

Díaz-Canel wants a Party that overcomes inertia and bureaucracy; on social media, responses include: “the brake on Cuba is the PCC.”

Vice President of UPEC dances upon returning from Venezuela, and the mockery comes at a cost: "How nice it is to travel with the people's money."

Anna Sofía exposes the double standards of Castroism in her new viral video

11-Year-Old Boy Sells Puddings in Santiago de Cuba: “My Grandfather Taught Me to Help”

Old, torn, and stained clothing: Outrage over donation to elderly man in extreme poverty in Santiago de Cuba

MINTUR reacts angrily to mockery over new hotels: “Cuba should not be viewed as a joke”

Crisis in Cuba: This is how Cuban mothers recycle disposable diapers

Ulises Toirac after protests in Cuba: "Responsibility cannot be addressed by criminalizing and repressing."

Sister Nadieska Almeida: "The revolution says it leaves no one behind, but abandonment is greater than ever."

Elderly people in Granma must draw water from the Cauto River to survive: "A water that is not drinkable."

Elderly man with cancer left without treatment due to inability to purchase supplies and medications in Cuba

Guanabacoa fire was not accidental: Neighbor recounts how the events unfolded

Díaz-Canel calls for the reconstruction of Cuba after six decades of destruction: Did he confess the real reasons?

Cuban influencer helps an elderly woman: "I didn't expect to find this in her house."

The heart-wrenching video of a Cuban boy breaking down in tears after receiving rackets as a gift: "It broke my soul."

"How much longer will this humiliation last?": Donation of meat to an elderly home sparks outrage over conditions

Official media recalls the farewell to Fidel Castro and social networks explode: "Turned to ashes just like he left Cuba."

Bruno Rodríguez speaks about poverty and child mortality in the U.S., and they respond: "Check the figures from the island."

"This is what a retiree can buy with their pension": Cuban influencer showcases poverty in viral video

The Cuban regime is cracking down on the informal currency market, and families are feeling the impact on remittances

Cubadebate promotes Colombian oil and Cuban rum for export and faces a flurry of criticism

Cubans face the worst crisis in decades, warns independent organization

Informal market rate under the regime's scrutiny: El Toque reveals the poverty and inequality of “dollarized Cuba.”

Cuban retirees stand in long lines at the bank in Cárdenas to collect meager pensions

Cubana reveals the terrible conditions in which she survived in Cuba: "Here, I cooked a lot with firewood."

Lis Cuesta continues her journey in the east and visits a school in Santiago de Cuba

Cuba in survival mode: This is how to create a stove with sawdust for cooking without electricity or gas

Gerardo Hernández mocks poverty in the U.S., and Cubans remind him of the misery in Cuba

The legacy of Fidel: to destroy the Cuban middle class in order to create a country with 99% poor and 1% rich

Díaz-Canel assures that Fidel Castro continues to speak to him nine years after his death

"They have left us adrift here": Residents of Damajayabo, Santiago de Cuba, report

A Cuban mother of three children shows her humble home in Santa Clara, and everyone notices the same thing: “Everything is very difficult for me.”

They use ETECSA vehicles as hearses and ambulances in Cuba

"Why does Cuba no longer excite even its former defenders?" according to a Chilean professor

The harsh confession of a sick Cuban: “My wife died and I am dying.”

Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba: What sense does it make as a people to go through the hardships we are experiencing?

"Giant" fairs and modules for the vulnerable: the government's promise in Villa Clara for the end of the year

Santiago mother denounces corruption in donations for children and the elderly: "This is theft."

Documentary about the family from the Ciénaga de Zapata wins the top award at a Film Festival in Spain

A story of love and empathy: Elderly woman receives a new bed thanks to the community's unity

Cuban healer shares reflection after Hurricane Melissa: It wasn't the cyclone, it was poverty that left you without a roof

While some receive assistance for free, those affected by the cyclone in Guantánamo will have to purchase mattresses from the reserve for 3,730 pesos

"A country that doesn't function": The Economist warns about the collapse of Cuba

The Catholic Church provides aid to those affected by Hurricane Melissa in towns of Santiago de Cuba