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Murderer Confesses His Crime to the Victim’s Family and Surrenders to Cuban Police in Camajuani

14ymedio, Havana, 13 November 2023 — Carlos Javier Pérez López, age 30 and a resident of the municipality of Camajuaní, in Villa Clara province, died this Saturday at the hands of another young man from the same town. The victim worked in a state butcher shop on central General Naya Street and was stabbed after … Continue reading “Murderer Confesses His Crime to the Victim’s Family and Surrenders to Cuban Police in Camajuani”

U.S. Chicken Imports Fall by 66 Percent and Cubans Already Pay a Fortune for a Single Chicken Breast

14ymedio, Madrid, 8 November 2023 — Chicken is sought after in the streets of Havana. After a few months when the increase in private businesses had improved the availability of chicken meat, one of the most coveted foods on the Island after people had to give up first beef and then pork, things have gotten … Continue reading “U.S. Chicken Imports Fall by 66 Percent and Cubans Already Pay a Fortune for a Single Chicken Breast”

In Cuba, Egg Subsidy Has Led to the Bankruptcy of Ciego de Avila’s Poultry Company

14ymedio, Havana, 6 November 2023 — A dozen state companies in Ciego de Ávila will end this year with their accounts in the red, Cuba’s official press reported on Monday. The authorities of the province, which have seen exports crumble by 66.6%, which translates into a debt of 85 million pesos, look with special alarm … Continue reading “In Cuba, Egg Subsidy Has Led to the Bankruptcy of Ciego de Avila’s Poultry Company”

A Month After the Complaints ‘Lady Trash’ Continues to Reign in the Cuban Capital

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, November 3, 2023 —  “It’s still there, growing every day,” Clara complains while pointing out the mountain of waste on 30th Street at the corner of 37th Street, in the Havana municipality of Playa. The woman, who contacted 14ymedio last October to report the situation, once again asks for help due to the … Continue reading “A Month After the Complaints ‘Lady Trash’ Continues to Reign in the Cuban Capital”

The Month Begins and the Lack of Rice Leaves the Ration Stores Empty in Cuba

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, November 1, 2023 — November has begun, and in front of the bodega [ration store] on Arango Street, in the neighborhood of Luyanó in Havana, you don’t see the usual crowding at the beginning of the month. There are no shouts, no pushes, no line of improvised stools for the … Continue reading “The Month Begins and the Lack of Rice Leaves the Ration Stores Empty in Cuba”

Cuba: Private Businesses Are Finishing Off their State-Run Counterparts in Sancti Spíritus

14ymedio, Havana, 30 October 2023 — Government officials in Sancti Spíritus blame small and medium-sized privately owned businesses (MSMEs) for the debacle of the province’s food-service sector. In an article published on Monday in a state media outlet, they point out that, when it comes to the competition between MSMEs and state-run establishments, there is … Continue reading “Cuba: Private Businesses Are Finishing Off their State-Run Counterparts in Sancti Spíritus”

Who Controls the Cuban Economy?

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 31 October 2023 — It seems like a lie, but now we are entering a new phase. For communist leaders, it is already recognized that even though the blockade continues to be the main threat to the economy, “there are many potentialities in different places that are not yet exploited.” … Continue reading “Who Controls the Cuban Economy?”

The Foundations of the Unproductivity of Cuban Agriculture

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 28 October 2023 — We’re back to where we started. Talking for the sake of talking. Now the regime wants to tell us how to bring agricultural products from the field to the table. And the talking has been done by none other than the Minister of Agriculture, Ydael Pérez … Continue reading “The Foundations of the Unproductivity of Cuban Agriculture”

Cuban Authorities Blame the Failure of Banking Reform on Hard Currency Sellers

14ymedio, Havana, 27 October 2023 —  After turning a blind eye for decades to street currency sellers, the authorities have decided that this activity “hinders” the bancarización* [banking reform] decreed by the Government last August. On Friday, the official press reported a police raid in Sancti Spíritus against an “illegal cadeca” (exchange house run by individuals). Those … Continue reading “Cuban Authorities Blame the Failure of Banking Reform on Hard Currency Sellers”

Cuba’s Decline: Where There Were Rolex, Towels Remain

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 5 October 2023 — A woman carries a large wad of bills in her hand. She doesn’t bother to protect the thousands of Cuban pesos because, what was once a large sum of money, today barely becomes a few purchases. Adjacent to the peculiar façade, a dozen people lined up this … Continue reading “Cuba’s Decline: Where There Were Rolex, Towels Remain”

Havana Club Will Produce in Cuba 2,500 Bottles of Tributo Rum at 500 Euros a Bottle

14ymedio, Havana, 24 October 2023 — With 2,500 “exclusive” bottles of Tributo rum, which will be sold at a price of 500 euros each, Havana Club International will celebrate its thirty years of creation this November at the Expocuba fairgrounds. The new edition of the drink celebrates the “rescue” of the brand, in the middle … Continue reading “Havana Club Will Produce in Cuba 2,500 Bottles of Tributo Rum at 500 Euros a Bottle”

The Official Magazine Bohemia Finds the Cuban State is to Blame for the Disaster

14ymedio, Havana, 1 October 2023 — With a frankness unusual for an official Cuban media outlet, the magazine Bohemia touched the sore spot of the island’s labor situation. In an article entitled “¿Colgar el título?” (“Should You Put Away Your Degree?”), it recounts the personal experiences of several individuals — identifying them by name — … Continue reading “The Official Magazine Bohemia Finds the Cuban State is to Blame for the Disaster”

Faced With the Deplorable Transport Situation in Cuba, the Government Looks to the Private Sector

14ymedio, Madrid, 20 October 2023 — The Cuban Government does not yet know how to integrate the private sector into passenger transport to make it attractive but is studying it, according to the Minister of Transport, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, speaking Thursday on State TV’s Roundtable program, as part of a discussion in which he offered … Continue reading “Faced With the Deplorable Transport Situation in Cuba, the Government Looks to the Private Sector”

In Cuba, Official Culture Loses Ground in the Face of Dynamic Private Offerings

14ymedio, Havana, 20 October 2023 — Cuba’s officialdom celebrates the Day of Cuban Culture by declaring the existence of a new enemy: the “cultural colonization” promoted by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The oxygen that the “new economic actors” have given to the sector contrasts with the situation that – not without reluctance – … Continue reading “In Cuba, Official Culture Loses Ground in the Face of Dynamic Private Offerings”

‘We Give Priority to the Basic Basket,’ Says a Cuban Minister With Black Humor

14ymedio, Madrid, October 18, 2023 — Everything is bad in Cuba, but it could be worse. This is basically what Manuel Sobrino Martínez, Minister of Food Industry, said this Tuesday in a brilliant appearance on State TV’s Roundtable program, where he reviewed in detail the systematic sinking of the forecasts for this year and ended … Continue reading “‘We Give Priority to the Basic Basket,’ Says a Cuban Minister With Black Humor”