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Cuba: Father of Young Man Arrested in the Caibarien Protests Calls for His Release

14ymedio, Havana, 23 July 2022 — Dayron Yarisbel Garcia Bolaños was arrested Friday morning after participating in protests over extended power outages in Caibarién, a town in Santa Clara province. “They went looking for him. When the police approached him, they handcuffed him, threw him on the floor and put him in the car,” says … Continue reading “Cuba: Father of Young Man Arrested in the Caibarien Protests Calls for His Release”

Cuba: Electrical Power Restored in Jaguey Grande and Caibarien Shortly After the Start of Protests

14ymedio, Havana, 22 July 2022 — Electrical power blackouts led to at least two protests in Cuba during the early morning hours of Friday: one in Jagüey Grande, a town in Matanzas province, and the other in Caibarién, in Villa Clara province. According to accounts posted on social media, protestors also demonstrated by banging pots … Continue reading “Cuba: Electrical Power Restored in Jaguey Grande and Caibarien Shortly After the Start of Protests”

In Cuba There is Not Even Enough Sugar Cane to Make Guarapo

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 22 July 2022 — The debacle of Cuba’s sugar sector, which recorded catastrophic harvests in the last two years, is affecting an entire cultural tradition in Cuba: the guaraperas, selling guarapo — sugar cane juice. Instead of guarapo this Friday, they sold mango juice at the premises of Neptuno, between Belascoaín … Continue reading “In Cuba There is Not Even Enough Sugar Cane to Make Guarapo”

My Hometown Cuban Vacation in Sancti Spiritus Turned Into an Ordeal

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 21 July 2022 — I could not postpone my trip to the city of Sancti Spíritus any longer. After several months without visiting my family, I prepared everything to arrive in the second half of July and spend a few days with my relatives in the center of the island. … Continue reading “My Hometown Cuban Vacation in Sancti Spiritus Turned Into an Ordeal”

‘If You Lock Yourself In Your House, You Die of Heat and, If You Open the Windows, Mosquitoes Kill You’

14ymedio, Havana, 20 July 2022 — Cuba faced one of its worst days of electricity deficit on Wednesday due to the increase in demand. The Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) has announced an availability of 2,499 MW, very insufficient due to the need for 3,000 MW planned for today on the island. In previous weeks, … Continue reading “‘If You Lock Yourself In Your House, You Die of Heat and, If You Open the Windows, Mosquitoes Kill You’”

For the Government, the Problem of Light is ‘Complex’; For Cubans It’s Unbearable

14ymedio, Havana, 19 July 2022 — The fire in unit 2 of the Lidio Ramón Pérez plant in Felton (Mayarí) has been “a hard blow” for the Cuban electrical system, and repairing it “will not be a quick process. It will take us at least more than a year to recover that boiler and put … Continue reading “For the Government, the Problem of Light is ‘Complex’; For Cubans It’s Unbearable”

Cuba: 11J (July 11th), the Day We Swallowed Our Fear

14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Generation Y, Havana, 11 July 2022 — No one foresaw it, no analyst included it in their forecasts, and even the most optimistic had put aside, years ago, the possibility of a popular protest in Cuba. “People have gotten used to it,” “young people prefer to jump into the sea than to … Continue reading “Cuba: 11J (July 11th), the Day We Swallowed Our Fear”

Cuba, Between Sects and Heretics

14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, 6 July 2022 — According to the Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of Legal Spanish, a sect is a religious group usually characterized by a charismatic, messianic and dogmatic leader, with a vertical and totalitarian structure, which demands absolute detachment from its members. Any Cuban who reads this definition could agree that, effectively, … Continue reading “Cuba, Between Sects and Heretics”

Stores Leased to the Self-employed Are Without Electricity in Havana

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 2 July 2022 — Private workers who rent state premises in the stores of Central Havana are experiencing martyrdom in these days of intense blackouts due to the imposition of working without electricity. “This is a lack of respect for the amount of money we generate,” one of the self-employed … Continue reading “Stores Leased to the Self-employed Are Without Electricity in Havana”

Due to Lack of Energy in Cuba, Sancti Spiritus Paralyzes Part of its Industries During Peak Hours

14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, 2 June 2022 — The promises made by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel last week in the Council of Ministers have not been fulfilled and energy continues to be a serious problem, to the point that in Sancti Spíritus there is a total or partial paralysis of industries and services considered … Continue reading “Due to Lack of Energy in Cuba, Sancti Spiritus Paralyzes Part of its Industries During Peak Hours”

In the Absence of Present Solutions, Today’s Cuban Regime is a Caricature of Republican Era Cuba

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Generation Y, Havana, 29 June 2022 — As popular indignation grows due to the continuous power outages that affect a large part of Cuba, the authorities deploy all kinds of justifications to place the responsibility for the blackouts as far as possible from their own management. There is no shortage of repeated phrases … Continue reading “In the Absence of Present Solutions, Today’s Cuban Regime is a Caricature of Republican Era Cuba”

Are Any Changes Coming in the Regime’s Economic Area?

Elías Amor Bravo, Economist. 16 July 2022 — Another character from the Party, who has decided to enter directly into economic affairs, is Joel Queipo Ruiz, identified in the State newspaper Granma as a member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Party and head of its Economic-Productive Department, a name that sounds … Continue reading “Are Any Changes Coming in the Regime’s Economic Area?”

Almost All the Industries of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Are Shut Down to Save Energy

14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, 14 June 2022 — The cuts extend throughout Cuba due to the energy problems that put an end to a summer whose worst part is just beginning. The directors of companies in Sancti Spíritus gathered their workers on Monday to give them the bad news: practically all production processes must … Continue reading “Almost All the Industries of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Are Shut Down to Save Energy”

The Blackout is the Essence of the Cuban Communist Revolution

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 17 June 2022 — The social pressure cooker is about to explode. This kind of thing has not been seen in Cuba since the time of the maleconazo. Unexpectedly, Díaz Canel appeared along with other senior officials of the regime and directors of the sector, simultaneously on Cubavisión, Cubavisión Internacional … Continue reading “The Blackout is the Essence of the Cuban Communist Revolution”

Electrical Capacity Will Stabilize within Months, Predicts Cuban President

14ymedio, Havana, 16 June 2022 — Cuba’s National Energy System remains in critical condition after protests erupted across the country in recent days, rattling the nerves of Cuban government officials. Radio and television programming was interrupted on Thursday for an address by President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who emphasized that the country’s electricity generation would stabilize in … Continue reading “Electrical Capacity Will Stabilize within Months, Predicts Cuban President”