The Fuel Crisis in Cuba Gets Worse and the Lines Lengthen at the Hard Currency Gas Stations

“When I got to the service center I had 300 cars ahead of me” 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 29 August 2024 — Havana seems to have returned to the worst days of the fuel crisis. Piled up and bored, since the beginning of the week the drivers wait daily for hours in line and … Continue reading “The Fuel Crisis in Cuba Gets Worse and the Lines Lengthen at the Hard Currency Gas Stations”

The Fuel Crisis Affects In-Person Classes at Cuban Universities

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 23 April 2023 — Five universities in Cuba announced this Saturday that next week they will teach classes virtually due to the fuel crisis that has been affecting the country for almost three weeks. The Agrarian University of Havana, as well as schools in the provinces of Sancti Spíritus, Holguín and the “Marta … Continue reading “The Fuel Crisis Affects In-Person Classes at Cuban Universities”

The Cuban Government Insists on ‘Celebrating’ on May 1, Despite the Fuel Crisis

14ymedio, Havana, April 22, 2023 — The fuel shortage that overwhelms thousands of Cuban families will not stop the Government, which has already announced that there will be a parade on May 1. “We will find a way to celebrate it,” Miguel Díaz-Canel promised this Friday on a visit to the province of Villa Clara. … Continue reading “The Cuban Government Insists on ‘Celebrating’ on May 1, Despite the Fuel Crisis”

Gas Rationed in Villa Clara to Deal with Cuba’s Fuel Crisis

14ymedio, Havana, 6 March 2023 — Sales of gasoline are being limited to thirty liters per automobile at service centers in Villa Clara according to Yudit Hernandez Carrazanathe, coordinator of Governmental Programs and Objectives, in an interview with local broadcaster CMHW. The measure takes effect immediately and applies to all gas stations in the province. … Continue reading “Gas Rationed in Villa Clara to Deal with Cuba’s Fuel Crisis”

The Crisis Fuels a Fervor for Afro-Cuban Religions on the Island

Many Cubans look to the orishas for answers to their problems or ask them to help them emigrate 14ymedio, Laura Bécquer/EFE, 15 June 2024 — When a Cuban woman, Elvira García, knocked on the door of the babalao (Ifá priest) she did so looking for answers to her despair in the Afro-Cuban religion. The retired … Continue reading “The Crisis Fuels a Fervor for Afro-Cuban Religions on the Island”

The Garbage Crisis in Las Tunas Forces the Authorities To Deliver More Fuel to Communal Services

So far, the company has received only 528 gallons of fuel per month, 50% of what it needs 14ymedio, Havana, 7 May 2024 — The government of Las Tunas developed a “strategy” to mitigate the crisis of garbage dumps that have been out of control for months in the city. The plan is to deliver … Continue reading “The Garbage Crisis in Las Tunas Forces the Authorities To Deliver More Fuel to Communal Services”

In the Midst of Cuba’s Energy Crisis, Venezuela Increases Fuel Shipments

14ymedio, Havana, November 3, 2021 — Though Venezuelan shipments of petroleum have been increasing, their impact is not being felt on the island as long lines at gas stations are becoming ever more common. According to the news agency Reuters, Caracas shipped 66,000 barrels of crude oil and petroleum products to Havana in October compared … Continue reading “In the Midst of Cuba’s Energy Crisis, Venezuela Increases Fuel Shipments”

In Spite of Cuba’s Deep Economic Crisis, Inaugural Flights from Prague to Holguín Begin

Visitors probably booked their flights months earlier, not knowing what awaited them on the island. 14ymedio, Havana, 27 October 2024 — Unaware of the multiple disasters that Cuba is currently experiencing – these include long power outages and a fuel shortage that is impacting even private transportation – some 285 tourists from Prague landed in … Continue reading “In Spite of Cuba’s Deep Economic Crisis, Inaugural Flights from Prague to Holguín Begin”

With Considerable Damage to the Hydraulic Network, the Water Supply in Cuba Remains in Crisis

The official press woke up this Friday with alerts about the problem in almost all the provincial newspapers 14ymedio, Havana, 4 October 2024 — Along with blackouts and shortages, the lack of water has completed the triad of the crisis in Cuba during the last year. The official press woke up on Friday with alerts … Continue reading “With Considerable Damage to the Hydraulic Network, the Water Supply in Cuba Remains in Crisis”

Mexico Increased Its Oil Shipments to Cuba in Anticipation of the Venezuelan Crisis

14ymedio, Havana, August 10, 2024 — Gasolineras Bienestar, a subsidiary of the state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), sold 21,800 barrels of crude oil per day (bpd) to Cuba in the first quarter of this year. The amount represents an increase of 30% with respect to the 16,800 bpd that the Government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador … Continue reading “Mexico Increased Its Oil Shipments to Cuba in Anticipation of the Venezuelan Crisis”

Cuba Is Experiencing a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ and Is Approaching ‘Implosion’ According to Demographer Albizu-Campos

The loss of almost two million inhabitants since 2022 places the Island in “refugee crisis” figures 14ymedio, Juan Palop, Havana, July 22, 2024 — The prestigious Cuban economist and demographer Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos warns in an interview with EFE that statistics about his country show it to be an “unreformable” system in the midst of … Continue reading “Cuba Is Experiencing a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ and Is Approaching ‘Implosion’ According to Demographer Albizu-Campos”

With Damaged Boats, Little Fuel and Blackouts in Cuba, Las Tunas Runs Out of Fish

The province’s fishing company was only able to catch half of the fish it had planned for the semester 14ymedio, Havana, 20 June 2024 — The Fishing Company of Las Tunas, Pescatun, is back in the news this Thursday for its disastrous production. In addition to the deficient capture, with a debt of 501 tons … Continue reading “With Damaged Boats, Little Fuel and Blackouts in Cuba, Las Tunas Runs Out of Fish”

Cuba’s Economic Crisis Leads to Fewer Police Patrols

The tricycle served as a police “patrol car,” with its luminous turret and its white and blue colors. 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 23 May 2024 — “Just one kick and you can knock them over” observe two handsome young men at a bus stop on Thursday. They are talking about a Rali brand tricycle … Continue reading “Cuba’s Economic Crisis Leads to Fewer Police Patrols”

In the Cuban Athens ‘Everything Is Done on Foot’ Due to the Transport Crisis

Not even the “blues,” the inspectors in charge of intercepting vehicles and boarding passengers in Matanzas, “impose respect” 14ymedio, Julio César Contreras, Matanzas, April 27, 2024 — A Transmetro bus passes by and does not stop. A few minutes later, one from Transtur follows it. Travelers on any road in Matanzas look in desperation at … Continue reading “In the Cuban Athens ‘Everything Is Done on Foot’ Due to the Transport Crisis”

Cuba Postpones Several Sporting Events Due to the ‘Complex Situation With Fuel’

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 11 February 2024 — Cuba postponed this Saturday the national sports events in development and those planned for the coming days in disciplines such as baseball in the face of the “complex situation with fuel.”   A press release from the state National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation indicates that the decision … Continue reading “Cuba Postpones Several Sporting Events Due to the ‘Complex Situation With Fuel’”