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Nineteen Cubans sentenced for the diversion of eight million eggs / 14ymedio

Nineteen citizens who worked for the Havana Base Business Unit for the Collection and Distribution of Eggs and the Provincial Commerce Company were sentenced this week for the diversion of more than eight million eggs. The Prosecutor asked for sentences ranging from 8 to 20 years, according to a report today in the newspaper Granma. … Continue reading “Nineteen Cubans sentenced for the diversion of eight million eggs / 14ymedio”

One of Its Inventors Describes the Cuban App ‘Ticket’ As ‘The Monster I Helped Create’

  14ymedio, Mercedes García, Havana, 11 May 2023 – The App ’Ticket’, launched in Cuba in December 2022 to facilitate the electronic processing of appointments in both public institutions and private businesses, increasingly displeases customers and even one of its creators, Jesús Daniel Saura Díaz. A few days ago, the latter expressed one of the … Continue reading “One of Its Inventors Describes the Cuban App ‘Ticket’ As ‘The Monster I Helped Create’”

‘Illegalities’ in Cuba: A Two-Level Issue

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 5 November 2022 — In a previous post we highlighted the actions of confrontation with illegalities that have been launched by the communist regime in Havana. The state press reported actions of control and monitoring in establishments and points of sale in the capital in the local development project of … Continue reading “‘Illegalities’ in Cuba: A Two-Level Issue”

Cuba: The Death of an Old Man in the Food Line of a Store in Luyano Uncovers a Network of Thieves

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 2 November 2022 — The residents of Luyanó, in Havana, say that his name was Arístides and he lived on Manuel Pruna Street, at the corner of Municipio. This Tuesday, he was found dead at the doors of the nearby store on Melones Street, between Enna and Guanabacoa, where he … Continue reading “Cuba: The Death of an Old Man in the Food Line of a Store in Luyano Uncovers a Network of Thieves”

Cuba: A UMAP for ‘Social Transformation’ of People Who Do Not Study or Work?

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 27 October 2022 — A brief note in Cuba’s officials state newspaper Granma has set off the alarm. It’s getting ugly. During the council of ministers, which met yesterday, October 25th, they presented general directives for preventing and confronting crime, corruption, illegalities and lack of discipline. It was about time, … Continue reading “Cuba: A UMAP for ‘Social Transformation’ of People Who Do Not Study or Work?”

Perpetual Inventories, When Scarcity and Paranoia Come Together in State Enterprises

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana,5  June 2022 — The crisis hits all of Cuba, but the state sector suffers twice. In addition to the lack of raw material, looting by employees is added. The most recent solution to reduce these robberies has been to apply the so-called “perpetual inventory” in the community canteens in Havana, … Continue reading “Perpetual Inventories, When Scarcity and Paranoia Come Together in State Enterprises”

What Led the Cuban Regime to the Current Explosive Crisis

14ymedio, Ariel Hidalgo, Miami, 20 July 2021 — The model born in Stalin’s Russia and imposed by communist parties in each country where they have succeeded, carries, by its very nature, a degenerative evil that makes it unsustainable: since there are no private owners, only administrators appointed by the state leadership, real productive stimulus does … Continue reading “What Led the Cuban Regime to the Current Explosive Crisis”

Only in Cuba: Stealing 208 Tons Without Leaving a Trace

14ymedio, Havana, 17 November 2020 — The history of thefts from the Cuban state sector has milestones that seem insurmountable. Adulteration of figures, disguising merchandise and even ingenious garments with internal pockets to transport products. This November, the Potemkin warehouse was added to the list , stacks of rice sacks that were only a facade with a large empty … Continue reading “Only in Cuba: Stealing 208 Tons Without Leaving a Trace”

“For a Dialogue to be Positive Political Guarantees Must Exist,” says Reinaldo Escobar

14ymedio, Roberto Veiga González, Murcia/Havana | 18 October 2020 — Reinaldo Escobar participates in the most sensitive issue of Cuban political reality and, in addition, he does so in a direct, concrete way. The editor-in-chief of 14ymedio seeks to find the definitive starting point for a valid solution to our social problems. The change, the dialogue, the … Continue reading ““For a Dialogue to be Positive Political Guarantees Must Exist,” says Reinaldo Escobar”

Cimex Closes All Its Virtual Stores In Cuba Due To "Customer Dissatisfaction"

14ymedio, Havana, 10 June 2020 — The Cuban Government has surrendered to the evidence of the failure of its virtual stores and has ordered their temporary and staggered closure in order to restructure the sales. “Despite the different measures taken to meet customer requests, we recognize that we have not achieved the expected result and … Continue reading “Cimex Closes All Its Virtual Stores In Cuba Due To "Customer Dissatisfaction"”

In The Country of Scarcity, Rum Is Never Lacking

14ymedio, Havana, 23 December 2019 — In spite of the economic crisis, which makes it hard to put some traditional foods on the Christmas table, something will not be missing in Cuba at the end of this year: Alcohol. The figures from the World Health Organization (OMS) cite Cuba as the 15th country for alcohol … Continue reading “In The Country of Scarcity, Rum Is Never Lacking”

Cuban Authorities Engage in Search and Seizure of Plastic Bags

14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez, Havana, 20 September 2018 — Until recently, elderly people have commonly been heard outside the agricultural markets calling out “plastic bags,” which they sold to supplement their low pensions.  The resellers buy the products at 50 centavos each (about 2 cents US) and sell them for one Cuban peso, an enterprise that … Continue reading “Cuban Authorities Engage in Search and Seizure of Plastic Bags”

The Scandal of the 15,000 Apples

EFE/via 14ymedio, Atahualpa Amerise, Havana | 18 September 2018 — In face of chronic shortages in Cuba, products of the United States embargo and the inefficient policies of state planning, hordes of black marketeers stockpile goods to resell them at a higher price, an open secret that has finally burst with the “scandal of 15,000 apples.” La Puntilla supermarket, … Continue reading “The Scandal of the 15,000 Apples”

Cuba: The Black Market Never Sleeps / Iván García

Ivan Garcia, 15 December 2017 — In the papers, it appeared that El Encanto state pizzeria, in Havana’s La Vibora neighborhood half an hour by car from downtown Havana, sold around a dozen daily products: lasagna, cannelloni, five versions of spaghetti and pizzas, beer, entrepanes (sandwiches), guava, crab and empanadas, among other offers. But the reality … Continue reading “Cuba: The Black Market Never Sleeps / Iván García”

Corruption Versus Liberty: A Cuban Dilemma / Dimas Castellano

Dimas Castellanos, 18 November 2016 — The evil of corruption–the act of corruption and its effects–has accompanied the human species since its emergence. It has been present in all societies and in all ages. Its diverse causes range from personal conduct to the political-economic system of each country. In Cuba it appeared in the colonial era, … Continue reading “Corruption Versus Liberty: A Cuban Dilemma / Dimas Castellano”