English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
Spanish airlines Iberia and Air Europa announce technical stops to refuel in the Dominican Republic 14ymedio, Havana, February 9, 2026 – The Canadian airline Air Canada suspended its flights to Cuba this Monday due to the country’s critical shortage of jet fuel. In a statement, the company said the measure will directly affect around 3,000 … Continue reading “Air Canada Cancels Its Flights to Cuba Due to Fuel Shortages”
In a statement allegedly from the Presidency that went viral on social media, it was said that these measures were being adopted “in light of the escalation of hostile actions by the United States” 14ymedio, Havana, January 12, 2026 — The Government denied this Sunday rumors about the suspension of all labor and social activities … Continue reading “Amid the Fuel Shortage, Cuba Denies Suspension of Activities”
“The few that are operational will not be able to carry out all of the planned trips,” authorities say. 14ymedio, Havana, 7 January 2025 — Almost all GAZelle minibuses operating in Havana are currently out of service due to a lack of fuel. This was announced on Wednesday by local authorities in a Facebook post, … Continue reading “Havana Is Without Its GAZelle Minibuses Due to Fuel Shortage”
14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 16 April 2023 – ’Up La Rampa and down La Rampa!’ was the slogan used by all the people who flocked to Calle 23 in El Vedado, Havana at the weekends in order to get to or from the Malecón sea wall, or a cinema or the queue for the … Continue reading “The Fuel Shortage Leaves Havana’s La Rampa Deserted — No Cars, No People”
14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 27 May 2022 — A new fuel crisis looms over the country, judging by the long lines at numerous gas stations that Havana woke up to this Friday. In the Cupet station at San Rafael and Infanta, a line of vehicles that occupied a block and a half was waiting … Continue reading “Once Again, Long Lines at Gas Stations and Fuel Shortages in Cuba”
14ymedio, Bertha K. Guillen, Candelaria, June 10, 2019 — The highway connecting Candelaria with Soroa, a town in Artemisa province, is filled with pedestrians. Every day, hundreds of women with children on their backs, self-employed merchants carrying their wares and state-sector workers walk a stretch of road on which public transport is increasingly absent. “We’re … Continue reading “Fuel Shortage In Artemisa Leaves No Option Than to Go by Foot”
More than 250 workers have been hired, including brigades from two MSMEs from Morón and Trinidad 14ymedio, Havana, 10 July 2024 — After Manuel Marrero’s visit at the end of June, the Zaza de Sancti Spíritus hotel underwent a marathon to restore it before the July 26 celebrations, whose main act will be held in … Continue reading “Remodeled for July 26 Celebrations, the Zaza Hotel Has No Shortage of Workers or Fuel”
14ymedio, Havana, 25 October 2022 — Bread didn’t reach the tables of Cuban families in several municipalities in the provinces of Guantánamo and Holguín last week. The lack of flour and fuel prevented companies from accomplishing the production needed to guarantee supplies. In Guantánamo, the director of the Food Industry, Albis Hernández Díaz, recognized that … Continue reading “Bread Making is Slowed Down by a Shortage of Flour and Fuel”
14ymedio, Madrid, 28 March 2022 — The Cuba-Petroleum Union (Cupet) justified this Saturday the shortage of gasoline and diesel by the 20% increase in consumption in March compared to January and February. The statement from the state monopoly adds that the demand grew up to 65% last week, which led the authorities to ration fuel … Continue reading “Cuba’s State Fuel Company Attributes the Shortage to a 65 Percent Increase in Demand”
There is no doubt that this service station dispenses fuel from the US, despite Washington’s ban on providing gasoline to the State 14ymedio, Havana, Darío Hernández, September 14, 2026 / It has been more than five months since the second and final tanker of the year arrived in Cuba with fuel, and setting aside the … Continue reading “The “El Eficiente” Gas Station Fuels the Cuban Regime’s Repressive Apparatus”
The State Security Crimes Chamber sentenced him for sabotage after he stole more than 5,700 liters of diesel 14ymedio, Madrid, May 12, 2026 — A worker at the Saturnino Lora Provincial Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was sentenced to 12 years in prison for “embezzlement” and “sabotage.” The man was prosecuted for stealing more than … Continue reading “A Worker at Santiago de Cuba Provincial Hospital Sentenced to 12 Years for Stealing Fuel”
The 730,000 barrels received provide a breath of fresh air to the regime for a few weeks, but do not lift Cuba out of its energy crisis. 14ymedio, Havana, April 19, 2026 — The Cuban government is trying to present the refining of 100,000 tons of crude oil donated by Russia in Cienfuegos as a … Continue reading “Cuba’s Largest Oil Company, Cupet, Begins Distributing Fuels Obtained From Russian Oil”
The Cuban regime celebrates the 60th anniversary of Renté, its most obsolete plant, while announcing a new breakdown at Guiteras 14ymedio, Havana, April 6, 2026 – This Monday, while Cuba’s Electric Union (UNE) announced the shutdown of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant, the country’s largest power generator, due to a “boiler puncture,” the official newspaper … Continue reading “‘Ingenuity Is the Main Fuel,’ Cuban Authorities Boast in the Face of Thermoelectric Plant Failures”
The announced “return” of state sales to the population in Sancti Spíritus only reached some residents of one neighborhood. 14ymedio, Sancti Spíritus, March 24, 2026 / In Sancti Spíritus, the crisis in state poultry production has worsened. To the problems accumulated in previous years is now added the fact that the provincial Poultry Company does … Continue reading “Because of Cuba’s Fuel Crisis, Chickens Are Left Without Feed and the Population Without Eggs”
• Faced with this ban, the Sea Horse has changed course and is now looking for another port in the Caribbean to sell its cargo • The Anatoly Kolodkin, sanctioned by Washington, is continuing on its route and had a Russian Navy escort at the start of its voyage The United States suddenly banned the … Continue reading “US Will Prevent the Arrival in Cuba of Two Oil Tankers Heading to the Island with Russian Fuel”