Papaya Has Gone from Essential to a Luxury for Many Cubans
Papaya reigned in Cuban kitchens in recent decades when oranges, cashew fruits, custard apples and soursop began to disappear.
Papaya reigned in Cuban kitchens in recent decades when oranges, cashew fruits, custard apples and soursop began to disappear.
The Council of Ministers says it has implemented “very important actions,” but they have not yet reached the population.
Cuba has once again extended the date for importing non-commercial food, hygiene products, and medicines without customs duties.
Clothing, like almost everything, and I am talking about the most basic needs, has been a challenge in the midst of daily life here in Cuba.
These instruments have been marked by non-compliance and Cubans loss of trust in the country’s financial system.
The stakes are high. According to a recent report by Global Witness, 196 land and environmental defenders were murdered in 2023
Like them, there are many Cubans who, tired of the salary conditions in the service of the State, try their luck in the private sector.
This week a pound of chickpeas in Havana costs 700 pesos ($2.20 USD). In September of last year, the price was 450.
Cuba’s Communist Party government has shown that times of greatest scarcity are not the scenarios that most threaten its power.
Annie feels abandoned by the system. “After 35 years of working, they wouldn’t give me a few months leave or let me work remotely.”