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Food Rations Reduced and Arrive Late in Cienfuegos, Cuba

The provincial government claims there is enough food to go around but the ration store reality paints a different picture. .

State media frequently report on investments aimed at improving access to water. However, these actions do not seem to alleviate the crisis.

The Cuban State pays 15,000 pesos for an animal, processes it and sells it for 60,000 pesos, denounce the producers. (1 USD = 300 pesos)

Three years after the sector’s paralysis due to COVID-19, Cuba has not recovered the visitor numbers that exceeded 4 million in 2019.

“I know that today they’ll give us another story, but when you least expect it, they will take away the electricity again,” says Ernesto.

Dayron vigorously scrubs the inside of the tank and an orange liquid with a strong chemical smell comes out. The risk of buying a used tank.

A friend is visiting me and makes a comment while laughing. We’ve gotten used to laughing at everything, even when it’s not exactly funny.

This is a recurring topic these days because it seems that the Cuban government is playing cat and mouse with private business owners.

Gangs armed with knives and pipes wait for cars, and when they slow down, they pounce on them.

Instead of addressing the direct causes of the farm sector’s low productivity, the authorities continue to promote centralized structures.