Venezuelan Oil Shipments in January: Historic Minimum for Cuba and Maximum for US Chevron

PDVSA exported only 10,000 barrels per day in the first month of the year, 65% less than in December 2024 14ymedio, Madrid, 5 February 2025 — Oil shipments from Venezuela to Cuba fell in January, 2025, to an all-time low of just 10,000 barrels per day (bpd), 65% less than last December, when 29,000 arrived. … Continue reading “Venezuelan Oil Shipments in January: Historic Minimum for Cuba and Maximum for US Chevron”

In Holguin, Cubans Gather En Masse To Buy Liquid Gas Before The Arrival Of Hurricane Oscar

14ymedio, Holguín, 20 October 2024 – Hundreds of Holguín residents have been gathering en masse since this morning at retail outlets of liquid gas, in order to buy fuel that will allow them to cook food over the coming days before the arrival of hurricane Oscar. According to the island’s Meteorology Institute, Insmet, the hurricane … Continue reading “In Holguin, Cubans Gather En Masse To Buy Liquid Gas Before The Arrival Of Hurricane Oscar”

New Total Blackout in Cuba Due to the Disconnection of the Antonio Guiteras Power Plant

 The Government suspends all teaching and work activities, except for “vital” ones The break occurred at 2:08 a.m. on Wednesday. 14ymedio, Havana, 4 December 2024 — Cuba’s National Electricity System (SEN) suffered its third disconnection in less than two months at 2:08 a.m. this morning, plunging the country into total darkness once again. According to … Continue reading “New Total Blackout in Cuba Due to the Disconnection of the Antonio Guiteras Power Plant”

Santiago de Cuba Shuts Down: Four Hours of Electricity a Day and Hospitals Disconnected From the Network

The province is approaching zero energy generation and receives one-tenth of what it needs 14ymedio, Havana, November 18, 2024 — The population of Santiago de Cuba requests help in the face of a more dramatic energy crisis than in the rest of the country. The province, the second most populous of the Island, is currently … Continue reading “Santiago de Cuba Shuts Down: Four Hours of Electricity a Day and Hospitals Disconnected From the Network”

Artemisa and Pinar Del Río, Cuba, Are Still Without Electricity, Havana Has Just 15 Percent, While the East Is Better

In Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución district, neighbors have been without electricity for more than 50 hours 14ymedio, Havana, 8 November 2024 — Two days after the impact of Hurricane Rafael in western Cuba and the consequent total collapse of the national energy system (SEN), there are still populated areas of the Island without power. … Continue reading “Artemisa and Pinar Del Río, Cuba, Are Still Without Electricity, Havana Has Just 15 Percent, While the East Is Better”

The IAPA Denounces the Increased ‘Offensive’ Against Independent Journalism in Cuba

The report points to the case of Mayelín Rodríguez, who was sentenced in May to 15 years in prison for “interviewing and broadcasting videos about two girls beaten by agents of the Ministry of the Interior.” EFE (via 14ymedio), Córdoba (Argentina), 18 October 2024 — A report presented at the 80th General Assembly of the … Continue reading “The IAPA Denounces the Increased ‘Offensive’ Against Independent Journalism in Cuba”

Not Even the Hospitals Are Spared From Blackouts in Cuba

La Dependiante, a hospital in Havana, has been without an elevator for more than a week 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 8 October 2024 — Until very recently, living near a hospital on the Island gave a little consolation: no matter how much the electricity deficit increased, it was unlikely to suffer a blackout. The … Continue reading “Not Even the Hospitals Are Spared From Blackouts in Cuba”

The Regime Shuts Down the Turkish ‘Patanas’ for the Day To Conserve Fuel

The Cuban authorities keep the few oil reserves to support the nighttime power deficit 14ymedio, Havana, 24 September 2024 — “For the first time in a long time the landscape is not stained with the smoke of the patanas. Now things have become critical,” exclaimed a resident of Nuevo Vedado on Tuesday. Until about 7 … Continue reading “The Regime Shuts Down the Turkish ‘Patanas’ for the Day To Conserve Fuel”

‘It’s As if They Hate the People,’ Cubans Complain About the State Electric Company’s Blackouts

For this Tuesday, the state forecasts a deficit of 1,030 megawatts during peak hours 14ymedio, Madrid, September 17, 2024 — Many Cuban neighborhoods will suffer from blackouts this Tuesday. The forecast of the Cuban Electric Union (UNE) once again exceeds 1,000 megawatts (MW). This has put the citizens of the Island, who live hopelessly pending … Continue reading “‘It’s As if They Hate the People,’ Cubans Complain About the State Electric Company’s Blackouts”

A Dozen Cuban Political Prisoners Are at Risk of Suicide

After Yosandri Mulet Almarales’ death, NGOs warn of the risk this kind of prisoner is facing in the island’s prisons 14ymedio, Madrid, 3 September 2024 — Three “suicidal ideation events”, three self-harming events and six attempts to take one’s own life have been registered by the Cuban Prison Documentation Center (CDPC in Spanish) since January … Continue reading “A Dozen Cuban Political Prisoners Are at Risk of Suicide”

Cuba’s Electricity Deficit Reaches a New Record of 39 Percent of Consumption

The breakdowns in seven thermoelectric plants and the lack of fuel oil have brought back the blackouts of more than 12 hours 14ymedio, Havana, August 22, 2024 — If with a deficit of less than 500 megawatts (MW) two days ago Cubans suffered blackouts of up to 19 hours, for this Thursday they fear it … Continue reading “Cuba’s Electricity Deficit Reaches a New Record of 39 Percent of Consumption”

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”

The Authorities Are Blamed for the Deaths of 95 People in Cuba Over the Last Five Years

14ymedio, Havana, 9 February 2024 — At least 382 Cubans were victims of police violence between 2018 and 2023. Of these, 95 people died as a result of confrontations with the authorities, denial of medical care or excessive use of force, according to a report published Friday by the Cuban Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH) and … Continue reading “The Authorities Are Blamed for the Deaths of 95 People in Cuba Over the Last Five Years”

If You Want the Rice From the Cuban Ration Book, You Have To Go Unload the Ship

In the absence of stevedores, the authorities summon the population and the Army 14ymedio, Havana, July 8, 2024 — The Cuban authorities have put the population to work unloading rice from the ships due to the lack of stevedores in the ports. This is recognized in articles in the official press published this Monday, one … Continue reading “If You Want the Rice From the Cuban Ration Book, You Have To Go Unload the Ship”

A Deadly Thursday on Cuban Roads With Seven Deaths in Two Accidents

The crashes also left at least three people injured. 14ymedio, Havana, 5 July 2024 — On Thursday, seven people died on Cuban roads in two traffic crashes. One of them occurred at the exit of Santa Lucía Beach in the province of Camagüey and the other in the town of Las Mangas, in Granma province, … Continue reading “A Deadly Thursday on Cuban Roads With Seven Deaths in Two Accidents”