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Cupet Authorizes the Purchase of 20 Liters for Generators at the Plaza de la Revolución Gas Stations in Havana

The company imposes a series of measures on gas stations, which will not be adopted in the unlikely event that there is enough fuel 14ymedio, Havana, 17 November 2024 — Following the experience of the Tángana gas station, located in El Vedado (Havana), the financial company Cimex, Cuba Petróleo (Cupet), the police and other local … Continue reading “Cupet Authorizes the Purchase of 20 Liters for Generators at the Plaza de la Revolución Gas Stations in Havana”

Arturo González, a Bishop Whom Díaz-Canel ‘Admires’, Is the New President of the Episcopal Conference

The Santa Clara prelate, a skilled diplomat, is a regular interlocutor of Pope Francis and high Vatican officials 14ymedio, Havana, November 8, 2024 — The Cuban Catholic hierarchy was reorganized this Thursday with the election of a new president for the Episcopal Conference. This is Arturo González, bishop of Santa Clara, who is accompanied by … Continue reading “Arturo González, a Bishop Whom Díaz-Canel ‘Admires’, Is the New President of the Episcopal Conference”

In Holguín, Cuba, the Windows of Hard Currency Stores Are Kept Covered for Fear of Being Stoned

“We Holguin residents are such that if they prick us we don’t even bleed” 14ymedio, Miguel García, Holguín, 25 October 2024 — Although the people of Holguín only have memories of October’s Hurricane Oscar, the El Nickel store, located at the intersection of Frexes and Máximo Gómez streets, still has its windows covered with panels. … Continue reading “In Holguín, Cuba, the Windows of Hard Currency Stores Are Kept Covered for Fear of Being Stoned”

A US NGO Friendly to Cuban Regime Donates 100 Electric Generators to Cuba

The generators run on oil or propane, so they are not practical in the midst of the fuel crisis. 14ymedio, Havana, 10 November 12024 — The US organization The People’s Forum has donated 100 electric generators to Cuba that, according to Miguel Díaz-Canel, will be destined for “hospitals, polyclinics and other public service institutions in … Continue reading “A US NGO Friendly to Cuban Regime Donates 100 Electric Generators to Cuba”

Russia commits to sending 80,000 tons of fuel and equipment to repair Cuba’s electric system / 14yMedio

In total, the Kremlin loaned 62 million dollars to the Island 14ymedio, Havana, November 8, 2024 — Russia will grant Cuba a loan of 60 million dollars to acquire 80,000 tons of fuel, and another 2 million in “needed” repair equipment after the passage of Hurricane Rafael, announced Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, who … Continue reading “Russia commits to sending 80,000 tons of fuel and equipment to repair Cuba’s electric system / 14yMedio”

Total Blackouts Deepen the Multidimensional Crisis Cuba Is Suffering

The UN and the European Union will send 94 tons of supplies for those affected by Hurricane Oscar 14ymedio, Havana, 9 November 2024 — The two total blackouts that Cuba has suffered in the last three weeks are an economic, political and social disaster that deepens the multidimensional crisis that the country is suffering, experts … Continue reading “Total Blackouts Deepen the Multidimensional Crisis Cuba Is Suffering”

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”

“Lives Would Have Been Saved”: The Residents of Guantánamo Denounce the Cuban Government’s Negligence

 A resident of San Antonio del Sur confronts Díaz-Canel: “They left us alone” 14ymedio, Havana, 24 October 2024 — Four days after the passage of Hurricane Oscar through northeastern Cuba, there are communities that are still isolated, and it has not been possible to determine a total account of the number of victims. Everything points … Continue reading ““Lives Would Have Been Saved”: The Residents of Guantánamo Denounce the Cuban Government’s Negligence”

Cuba: The Methodist Church of Guantánamo Welcomes Dozens of People Evacuated After the Floods

Unicef donates 1.5 tons of medicines to Cuba for those affected by Hurricane Oscar 14ymedio, Havana, October 26, 2024 — A first donation of 1.5 tons of “medicines and consumable material” from Unicef arrived this Saturday in Havana to be delivered to the victims of Hurricane Oscar, which left seven dead in the eastern province … Continue reading “Cuba: The Methodist Church of Guantánamo Welcomes Dozens of People Evacuated After the Floods”

Canadian Tourists Losing Desire to Visit Cuba

14ymedio, Madrid, 23 October 2024 — “Affordable prices, magnificent beaches, a popular destination and ignorance. These are the reasons why Canadians to continue going to Cuba,” says Manon Girardin, deputy director of the Canadian travel agency Voyages CAA-Québec. Her company is among those which aren’t buying into the message of a safe, idyllic tourist destination … Continue reading “Canadian Tourists Losing Desire to Visit Cuba”

With Programmed ‘Alumbrones’ (Moments of Light) in Cuba, and Lines for Gas, Sancti Spíritus Returns to ‘Normalcy’

14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, 24 October 2024 — Nothing in the streets of Sancti Spíritus suggests that, as the state press states, life has returned to normal. The reconnection of the National Electric System (SEN) did not take the city out of the blackouts but merely returned it to the system of “rationed” cuts … Continue reading “With Programmed ‘Alumbrones’ (Moments of Light) in Cuba, and Lines for Gas, Sancti Spíritus Returns to ‘Normalcy’”

Requiem for Guantánamo

The easternmost province of Cuba is also the poorest, and the ideologues of the regime know that the greater the poverty, the greater the dependence 14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, October 24, 2024 — Thanks to the theater, I was lucky enough to tour almost the entire Cuban archipelago, from Pinar del Río to Santiago, … Continue reading “Requiem for Guantánamo”

Cuba and 12 Other Countries Are Admitted to the BRICS Group As “Associate Members”

Venezuela, whose candidacy had been received with reluctance by Brazil, was not included 14ymedio, Havana, October 24, 2024 — Cuba was admitted this Friday, along with 12 other countries, to the BRICS group, at a time of maximum devastation for the national economy in which the Island desperately seeks the bloc’s help. The announcement was … Continue reading “Cuba and 12 Other Countries Are Admitted to the BRICS Group As “Associate Members””

Lights Come Back On in Havana but Some Blocks Still Don’t Have Power

The recovery process in the east is much slower and residents fear how Hurricane Oscar might affect that. 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 21 October 2024 — “They all wear sweaters under their uniforms in case they’re ordered to out onto the street. This way they can take off their shirts, blend into the crowd … Continue reading “Lights Come Back On in Havana but Some Blocks Still Don’t Have Power”

“At Least Until Wednesday, There Will Be No Electricty in Sancti Spíritus”

In Holguín, hospitals are in the dark, and anguish is growing before the arrival of Hurricane Oscar There are mile-long lines to buy propane to cook food before it rots in the refrigerators 14ymedio, Mercedes García/Miguel García, Sancti Spíritus/Holguín, 20 October 2024 — When Olimpia saw last Friday that her entire neighborhood in Sancti Spíritus … Continue reading ““At Least Until Wednesday, There Will Be No Electricty in Sancti Spíritus””