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Cuban Government Lifts Censorship Against Revolico / 14ymedio, Zunilda Mata

14ymedio,Zunilda Mata, Havana, 12 August 2016 — With the same discretion that eight years ago led the government to censor a popular Cuban version of Craigslist, it has now lifted its electronic blocking, without any announcement or public statements. The news of the unlocking the Revolico, a site filled with classified ads, has revolutionized the … Continue reading “Cuban Government Lifts Censorship Against Revolico / 14ymedio, Zunilda Mata”

Cuba Punishes Doctors for Using Revolico / Cubanet, Orlando Gonzalez

The government has cancelled your INFOMED email account due to its having been used on a classified ad website. Cubanet, Orlando González, Mayabeque, Cuba, 12 March 2015 — Since February 23, the government has been cancelling some doctors’ and dentists’ internet and email accounts on the nation’s INFOMED network, which the state designates for health … Continue reading “Cuba Punishes Doctors for Using Revolico / Cubanet, Orlando Gonzalez”

Curiosities in Revolico.com / Regina Coyula

Exchanging Marriage for a House. Read this please!!! Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 3:43 PM Sir: For people like you who make fraudulent marriages or use Canadian citizens to come to this country and then let them ship out, the image of Cubans in this country is falling so low. More and more Cubans are … Continue reading “Curiosities in Revolico.com / Regina Coyula”

Revolico.com, a Cuban virtual store / Iván García

The creators of Revolico define it as “a small and functional team of programmers who one day felt the urge of a more simple way, organized and efficient to advertise and review what other people were already advertising”. It was born in 2007 and nobody knows for sure who manages a web in which you … Continue reading “Revolico.com, a Cuban virtual store / Iván García”

Disguised as a Doctor, a Cuban Woman From Sancti Spiritus Exchanged False $100 Bills

14ymedio, Havana, March 14, 2023 — Three people were arrested in Sancti Spíritus for selling counterfeit dollars, but the report published on Tuesday in the official press suggests that there may be more involved in the scheme. According to Escambray, the detainees earned about 160,000 pesos [$1,000]* for each operation, using counterfeit $100 bills. The … Continue reading “Disguised as a Doctor, a Cuban Woman From Sancti Spiritus Exchanged False $100 Bills”

Cuba Bought More and Cheaper Chicken From the United States, But the Price for the Consumer Hasn’t Gone Down

14ymedio, Madrid, 9 March 2023 — In January, 29,412 tons of chicken arrived in Cuba from the United States, 11% more than in December, and yet the consumer must go look for it in foreign exchange stores or in the informal market. The same goes for the price: the Cuban state took advantage of a … Continue reading “Cuba Bought More and Cheaper Chicken From the United States, But the Price for the Consumer Hasn’t Gone Down”

With the Blackouts, Charcoal Making Starts Up Again in Cuba

14ymedio, Yankiel Gutiérrez Faife, Camajuaní, 21 February 2023 — The hands of Emilio, a 66-year-old farmer, say everything about his trade: rough, firm, and smeared with soot. For decades he has gotten up at dawn, along with his brother Daniel, and they go to work in the fields of Vueltas, a town a few kilometers from Camajuaní, in … Continue reading “With the Blackouts, Charcoal Making Starts Up Again in Cuba”

Patients Can Bring Resin but not Anesthesia, Clarifies a Cuban Dentist

14ymedio, Havana | 8 February 2023 — Sancti Spíritus hospitals refuse to use the medical supplies provided by the patients themselves if they are not previously approved by the Center for State Control of Quality of Medications (CECMED). Daniel Álvarez Rojas, head of the Stomatology (Oral Medicine) section in the province, admitted that they do not … Continue reading “Patients Can Bring Resin but not Anesthesia, Clarifies a Cuban Dentist”

Shortage of Condoms in Cuba Causes Rebound in Sexual Infections and in Abortions

14ymedio, Havana, 14 January 2023 — The shortage of condoms in pharmacies and health centers is taking a heavy toll on Cuban families with a rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as well as unwanted pregnancies and abortions, said Dr. Deglis Luciano, head of the Program of STIs in the province of Guantanamo. The official … Continue reading “Shortage of Condoms in Cuba Causes Rebound in Sexual Infections and in Abortions”

In Camajuani, the Cuban State Leaves the Majority of Farmers in Poverty

14ymedio, Yankiel Gutiérrez Faife, Camajuaní (Cuba), 24 September 2022 — Like most Cuban farmers, Ernesto gets up before dawn and has coffee. Half of his house is made of boards; the other is covered with fiber cement. He isn’t poor, but the money he earns has to be reinvested in crops. His land, located on … Continue reading “In Camajuani, the Cuban State Leaves the Majority of Farmers in Poverty”

In Central Havana, ‘The Bicycles Arrived and Armageddon Set In’

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 10 March 2022 — “The bikes arrived and Armageddon set in,” says Maria. The shouting on San Nicolás street, in Central Havana, called the attention of passers-by who, despite being accustomed to long lines and fights forming when the Mundo de la Fantasia [Fantasy World] toy store displayed merchandise, today … Continue reading “In Central Havana, ‘The Bicycles Arrived and Armageddon Set In’”

Cuban State Security Evicts Journalist Yadiris Fuentes from Her Home

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 22 January 2021 — Serious threats from Cuban State Security are forcing independent journalist Yadiris Fuentes to, in a few days, move out of the home she’s lived in since June 2021. The owner of the home was warned by political police that if he did not evict her, he could … Continue reading “Cuban State Security Evicts Journalist Yadiris Fuentes from Her Home”

Coffee in Cuba? Not Even in the Dollar Stores

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 9 December 2021 — Two days before the end of the month of November, Pedro went to buy coffee at the bodega [ration store], but was very upset when they told him there was none. “No, there is no coffee now, you have to wait for it to come back … Continue reading “Coffee in Cuba? Not Even in the Dollar Stores”

Electric Bicycles Compete With ‘Motorinas’ On Cuban Streets

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 19 October 2021 – The curious and potential buyers arrived this week at the store that only takes payment in freely convertible currency (MLC) on Infanta Street, in Centro Habana, to see the new electric bicycle marketed by the State. Gone are the days of the hated Chinese bicycles of … Continue reading “Electric Bicycles Compete With ‘Motorinas’ On Cuban Streets”

The Law of Supply and Demand Draws Cubans to Garage Sales

14ymedio, Natalia Lopez Moya, Havana, October 12, 2021 — Clothes, shoes and small appliances, but also electrical outlets, a screw, hair clips, earrings, silicone, an ornamental plant, an old hookah and even a pre-1959 phone book. You can find anything at garage sales, which the government legalized on July 20 and are now proliferating across … Continue reading “The Law of Supply and Demand Draws Cubans to Garage Sales”