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“Encouraging” Cuban Government Data on Oil Production

I applaud the professionals at CUPET for their efforts; however, I stress the importance of being clear and transparent in their reports.

The Cuban people are grateful for the lightbulb that turns on again, even if it goes out tomorrow.

“At first, it was a relief to know that I could control my own work schedule and, if I worked more, I could earn more, however….”.

Cuba faces a multidimensional crisis—economic, infrastructural, social—that calls for nothing less than structural change.

The Cuban government boasts of an increase, ignoring inflation and the depreciation of the national currency.

When someone in Havana needs to repair a washing machine, they imagine the mechanic will be a tall man, with rough hands and a smell of grease

The Cuban government disguises government and military owned hotels by outsourcing their management to foreign entities.

Many Cuban families cook in the hallways, using charcoal or wood, making them so smoky it’s hard to breathe.

Every morning, Jose Luis discreetly picks up the goods and walks the streets of Matanzas, Cuba to sell them.

“I only have 180 pesos left,” says a retiree waiting in line at the bank, but he’ll have to come back because it wasn’t his day to collect.