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Two People Die in Santiago De Cuba After Exposure To Fake “Alum Bleach”

The chemical is used to purify domestic drinking water. 14ymedio, Santiago de Cuba, 25 November 2025 — The official journalist Cuscó Tarradell, in a Facebook post quoting the Municipal Assembly’s Communications Department, warned that two people had died in Santiago de Cuba after being exposed to a highly toxic substance sold as “alum bleach”. According … Continue reading “Two People Die in Santiago De Cuba After Exposure To Fake “Alum Bleach””

The Private Sector Has Become the Main Producer of Rice in Cuba

Despite the good performance of a Vietnamese company, only 10% of national consumption was covered in 2024 14ymedio, Madrid, October 8, 2025 — The participation of the private sector in rice production has grown so much that it has already exceeded the State’s contribution. Based on official information, the economist Pedro Monreal deduces that private … Continue reading “The Private Sector Has Become the Main Producer of Rice in Cuba”

A Gang Led by a Cuban Is on Trial in Spain for Laundering Drug Money

The prosecutor is requesting prison sentences of more than 200 years and fines totaling more than 47 million euros for the thirty defendants. 14ymedio, Madrid, September 22, 2025 — Around thirty people who were part of a criminal gang led by a Cuban face trial this Thursday in Palma de Mallorca for laundering drug money … Continue reading “A Gang Led by a Cuban Is on Trial in Spain for Laundering Drug Money”

The Well-Kept Secret of Ciego de Avila’s La Cuba, a Successful State-Owned Business

14ymedio, Havana, July 27, 2025 — In a country where a trip to the farmers market is a game of Russian roulette, a place with more emotion than food, where the price board is often left blank, a phenomenon that defies Cuban logic has emerged: a state-run produce market with stable supplies, no middle-men and … Continue reading “The Well-Kept Secret of Ciego de Avila’s La Cuba, a Successful State-Owned Business”

With the Reservoirs Dry, the Water That Reaches Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Is Dirty and ‘Has a Bad Smell’

Several residents told the official press that maggots, mosquito larvae and snails come through the pipes. 14ymedio, Havana, 8 August 2025 — Earth, maggots, mosquito larvae and even snails have arrived in recent days in the homes of the residents of Sancti Spíritus through the water pipes. With the reservoirs at minimum capacity due to … Continue reading “With the Reservoirs Dry, the Water That Reaches Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Is Dirty and ‘Has a Bad Smell’”

Sherritt Registers Losses in Nickel and Must Import Foreign Technical Personnel to Cuba

Businessman William Pitt says Canada will send food aid to improve the company’s image in the areas where it operates. 14ymedio, Holguín, August 5, 2025 — The collapse of nickel and cobalt mining in Cuba is proceeding apace, with direct consequences both for the economy of the island and for Canada’s historic mineral extraction partner, … Continue reading “Sherritt Registers Losses in Nickel and Must Import Foreign Technical Personnel to Cuba”

The Cuban Government Remains Silent on the Historic Collapse of Venezuelan Oil Shipments

Reuters reveals that Caracas sent only 8,000 barrels of crude oil per day in June, instead of 55,000 14ymedio, Madrid, 2 July 2025 — Havana, which has historically benefited from fewer scheduled power cuts, has already had its dose of blackouts for a few days. According to the authorities, the change “is due to the … Continue reading “The Cuban Government Remains Silent on the Historic Collapse of Venezuelan Oil Shipments”

The Mexican Press Reveals That Pemex Has Sent More Oil to Cuba, in Addition to Ammonia

Since January, the Sheinbaum government has delivered more than one million barrels to the island. 14ymedio, Madrid, June 30, 2025 — The oil tanker Sandino, which sails under a Cuban flag, is anchored in front of the Port of Coatzacoalcos (Mexico) where it awaits its turn to load approximately 296,000 barrels of crude destined for … Continue reading “The Mexican Press Reveals That Pemex Has Sent More Oil to Cuba, in Addition to Ammonia”

Cuban Government to Allow a U.S. Exporter to Open a Branch Office on the Island

A Chinese technology company and a Mexican food marketing company will also be able to do so, although none of the three will be able to directly market their products on the Island. 14ymedio, Havana, June 1, 2025 — On Friday, Cuban authorities licensed three foreign companies to do business on the island. They will … Continue reading “Cuban Government to Allow a U.S. Exporter to Open a Branch Office on the Island”

From a Prison in Cuba, the Owner of the Havana ‘Costco’ Denounces Deception and Torture

Cuban-American Frank Cuspinera accuses his lawyer of colluding with State Security to “keep me in prison, defenseless.” 14ymedio, Olea Gallardo, Havana, 28 May 2025 — Almost a year after his arrest and lack of information about his whereabouts, Frank Cuspinera, owner of the Diplomarket, the “Cuban Costco” of Havana, has reappeared. He did so through … Continue reading “From a Prison in Cuba, the Owner of the Havana ‘Costco’ Denounces Deception and Torture”

Two Men Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Drugs in Santiago de Cuba

In another exemplary trial, in Las Tunas, a young man was sentenced to one year in prison for possession. 14ymedio, Havana, May 26, 2025 — The immediate result of the current “national exercise” against drugs -the third in six months in the country and the fifth in Havana- is, as in previous ones, the publicity … Continue reading “Two Men Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Drugs in Santiago de Cuba”

New Party Leader in Las Tunas, Cuba: ‘The People Can’t Eat Explanations’

Osbel Lorenzo pointed out that only a third of the “production plans” in the province were implemented. 14ymedio, Madrid, 30 April 2025 — The arrival of the Party’s first secretary in Las Tunas will be hard to forget. Osbel Lorenzo Rodríguez, who assumed the position just a month ago, didn’t mince his words in his … Continue reading “New Party Leader in Las Tunas, Cuba: ‘The People Can’t Eat Explanations’”

With So Much Trash To Collect in Havana, No Street Sweeper Can Handle It

Without gloves and without supplies to carry out his task, he is faced with an inhumane task: saving what is the dirtiest city in Cuba. 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 22 April 2025 — The man was slumped on the sidewalk, in the shadow of a crumbling wall. He could have been a beggar—it’s not unusual … Continue reading “With So Much Trash To Collect in Havana, No Street Sweeper Can Handle It”

‘El Químico’ Is No Longer Just for Poor People in Cuba

A young doctor tells ’14ymedio’ that among his colleagues “there are many hooked” on this cheap and highly addictive drug. 14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, havana, 21 April 2025 — “Time of death 2:32 in the morning, cause: cardiac arrest,” summarizes the death certificate of a young man from Havana, 28, who died earlier this year … Continue reading “‘El Químico’ Is No Longer Just for Poor People in Cuba”

‘Químico Sold Here’: The Cry of Lujanó Residents Against Drug Traffickers in Cuba

 A sign painted next to a house led the cannabinoid sellers to flee. 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 31 March 2025 — “Químico for sale here,” the synthetic cannabinoid, commonly called ’the chemical’ that is wreaking havoc in Cuba. The phrase appeared painted in enormous white letters on the asphalt of Pérez Street in Luyanó … Continue reading “‘Químico Sold Here’: The Cry of Lujanó Residents Against Drug Traffickers in Cuba”