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Rice, Sardines Spaghetti and Sugar to Celebrate July 26th

The special parcels distributed to the people consist of two kilos of rice, one of sugar, another of pasta and two cans of sardines.

“A pound is so expensive I haven’t given myself that luxury in a long time” They used to sell 10 ounces a month on the ration cards.

“Sales have been greatly affected. Just a few years ago, up to ten buses with tourists stopped here every day, and we catered to them.”

Cuban president Diaz-Canel says that private businesses in Cuba “do not have” the Government’s confidence.

With former minister Alejandro Gil, all the reports were hopeful, the future was promising, now his replacement has thrown cold water on us.

We’re lucky in my neighborhood that our water is guaranteed to arrive regularly every third day, from before nine am until three or four pm.

Deficiencies in all sectors of Cuban farms, non-payments to producers, lack of fuel and an exodus of the labor force.

The Cuban government routinely tries to impress with figures that the population has no way of knowing what they really represent.

The temporary migration program of health workers with “friendly countries”, is the main inflow of foreign exchange for the Cuban regime.

While serving coffee, my aunt began to talk about a new store that had opened, where everybody working there were Jehovah’s Witnesses.