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How Prison Language Has Crept Into the Lives of Cubans

A ration of personal hygiene supplies that are reduced to soap, toothpaste and perhaps a little detergent to wash clothes.

Just when the heat is at its peak in this country, the government acknowledges the existence of another serious crisis in power generation.

“I just moved here and still notice it, but I’m horrified that we could so easily normalize this situation for the sake of survival.”

Avon Products company has filed for bankruptcy in the US. This is what we know about its international sales in countries such as Nicaragua.

Alina asks for my help at the ATM; she needs to withdraw money from her card. She’s 82 and has been standing in line for a long time.

Without a safe roof, electricity or running water, people find no other way to protest than to bang on pots and pans during a blackout.

The sale of school uniforms, which officially began on August 1, is already a display of long lines and complaints. Read why…

Now back in my Havana, and recovered from an exhausting trip, I can detail how difficult it was to return from Bayamo, Granma.

Hopes are for more “investments in the Cuban economy,” which remains in a coma despite Cuba’s alliances with Russia, China and Venezuela.

The inability to withdraw money from Cuban banks has become a daily ordeal. People go from place to place, trying their luck at each ATM.