Hurricane Ian Brought Down Almost All of Cuba’s Tobacco Warehouses in San Juan y Martinez

14ymedio, Havana, 30 September 2022 — The tobacco disaster in the municipality of San Juan y Martínez, in Pinar del Río, leaves alarming figures. As of Wednesday, 151 of Tabacuba’s 155 tobacco storage sheds had totally collapsed. They store the leaf that is grown in the locality, considered the tobacco mecca of the world, and … Continue reading “Hurricane Ian Brought Down Almost All of Cuba’s Tobacco Warehouses in San Juan y Martinez”

Hurricane Ian in Cuba: Does Anyone Know What They’re Going to Do With the Donations?

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 30 September 32022 — Analysts have been surprised that the Cuban communist regime has not openly asked for international aid to compensate for the disaster caused by Hurricane Ian. However, the regime has rushed to disclose information about the bank accounts authorized to receive emergency donations to Cuba that individuals … Continue reading “Hurricane Ian in Cuba: Does Anyone Know What They’re Going to Do With the Donations?”

Cuba: The Economic Consequences of Hurricane Ian (Part 2)

14ymedio, Elias Amor Bravo, 29 October 2022 — Now the state press is describing in detail the “desolate panorama that the most violent meteorological phenomenon to hit Vueltabajo in the last 14 years has left in its wake.” That is, they even dare to grant the hurricane this honor by its strength and its devastating … Continue reading “Cuba: The Economic Consequences of Hurricane Ian (Part 2)”

Cuba: The Economic Consequences of Hurricane Ian (Part 1)

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 28 September 2022 — At the moment, there is no doubt that the most worrisome news for Cubans is the damage caused by the passage of Hurricane Ian through Pinar del Río. With its proverbial propagandist efficacy, the official newspaper Granma has referred to the consequences in the important region … Continue reading “Cuba: The Economic Consequences of Hurricane Ian (Part 1)”

Cuba: Anxiety Over Food, Electricity and Emigrating Following Hurricane Ian

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 28 September 2022 — In La Coloma (Pinar del Río), where Hurricane Ian reached its maximum strength on Tuesday as it passed over the Island, people just want to leave. “If my family comes out of this one, they won’t stay more than six months in Cuba,” bemoans a Miami-based … Continue reading “Cuba: Anxiety Over Food, Electricity and Emigrating Following Hurricane Ian”

Hurricane Ian’s Winds Leave Havana in the Dark and More Depleted of Supplies

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, September 27, 2022 — Havana woke up this Tuesday with the rains and winds that Ian had been leaving in the Cuban territory for hours, but people on the street seemed not to have heard that the hurricane that was coming and was of considerable intensity. The food shortage in … Continue reading “Hurricane Ian’s Winds Leave Havana in the Dark and More Depleted of Supplies”

Hurricane Ian Moves On, While the Damage is Just Being Assessed in Cuba

Thanks to everyone who worried about us. We are fine. It has been hard: part of our house was flooded, we suffered very intense gusts of wind and we felt a lot of fear, but now the rain and the wind are decreasing. Our Newsroom has only suffered minor damage and in our neighborhood we can see … Continue reading “Hurricane Ian Moves On, While the Damage is Just Being Assessed in Cuba”

Cubans Are More Concerned About Hurricane Ian Than About Voting in the Referendum

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez and Herodes Díaz, Havana/Santiago de Cuba, 25 September 2022 — In the early hours of this Sunday morning there was a notably small turnout in the voting centers for the referendum on the Family Code, and the majority of the voters were elderly, according to 14ymedio reporters in Havana and Santiago … Continue reading “Cubans Are More Concerned About Hurricane Ian Than About Voting in the Referendum”

Cuba, Venezuela and a Hurricane Called Maria Corina Machado

14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Generation Y, Havana, 30 October 2023 — I met her in Madrid almost ten years ago. Hyperactive and direct, María Corina Machado was at that time one of the many figures of the Venezuelan opposition who were trying to insert themselves into the political scene after the death of Hugo Chávez. From … Continue reading “Cuba, Venezuela and a Hurricane Called Maria Corina Machado”

The Dream of a Proletarian Home in Cuba Sinks in San Miguel del Padron

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 20 September 2023 — Electrical storm this Tuesday night in Havana only aggravated what is already “a normal state of things” in the Barrio Obrero of San Miguel del Padrón, in Havana. The potholes in the streets filled with water, mud reached the deteriorated sidewalks and garbage that had not … Continue reading “The Dream of a Proletarian Home in Cuba Sinks in San Miguel del Padron”

Hurricane Idalia Leaves Power Cuts and Collapsed Buildings in Western Cuba

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 29 August 2023 — The two-story building located at number 352 Paseo Del Prado at Virtudes in Havana suffered a partial collapse on Tuesday after the rains caused by Hurricane Idalia. According to 14ymedio, the police have the property under surveillance. The inhabitants protested on several occasions, placing objects in … Continue reading “Hurricane Idalia Leaves Power Cuts and Collapsed Buildings in Western Cuba”

Idalia Causes Storms in Cuba and Becomes a Hurricane As It Approaches Florida

The United States foresees that, when Idalia hits land in Florida, it will be a “dangerously large hurricane.” 14ymedio, Havana, 29 August 2023 — Around 3 am this Tuesday, tropical storm Idalia was now far from Cabo de San Antonio, at the westernmost end of the Island, where it made landfall at 9 pm on … Continue reading “Idalia Causes Storms in Cuba and Becomes a Hurricane As It Approaches Florida”

The 111 Million Dollar Russian Loan to Cuba Revives Antillana de Acero, a Huge Energy Consumer

14ymedio, Havana, 4 February 2023 — With the credit of 111 million dollars, offered by Russia to Cuba in 2017, the integral repair of Antillana de Acero has been achieved. Now, the experts say that it remains to be seen how, in a country that lives to the rhythm of blackouts, the enormous amount of … Continue reading “The 111 Million Dollar Russian Loan to Cuba Revives Antillana de Acero, a Huge Energy Consumer”

Despite the Embargo, U.S. Humanitarian Donations to Cuba are Growing

14ymedio, Havana, 9 October 2022 — While the Cuban regime devotes a lot of energy to make believe that the shortage of food on the Island is due to the Washington embargo, mass imports of chicken from the United States continue and, above all, the humanitarian donations of that country are growing, which in the … Continue reading “Despite the Embargo, U.S. Humanitarian Donations to Cuba are Growing”

Repression Breaks Out in Cuba in the Face of the Increasing Protests on the Fifth Day of the Post-Hurricane Blackout

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 2 October 2022 — With the mobilization of police officers, State Security agents dressed in civilian clothes and military service recruits armed with sticks, the authorities responded on Saturday night to the popular protests on the fifth day without electricity in several municipalities of Havana. The cacerolazos [banging on pots … Continue reading “Repression Breaks Out in Cuba in the Face of the Increasing Protests on the Fifth Day of the Post-Hurricane Blackout”