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Today’s Culture of Rip Offs in Cuba

I had just gotten onto one of the buses that circulate through the breezier outskirts of the Cuban capital after a brief struggle to board.

Students question why the people should bear the consequences of ETECSA’s mismanagement, poor investments, and resource misallocation.

For now, the standoff continues. The regime tries to discredit the protest by claiming it is externally provoked, an age-worn tactic…

At the entrance of the tunnel connecting Vedado & Miramar, at the corner of Malecon and 22nd St., you’ll find the 1830 Restaurant (15 photos).

The Cuban government seems to have forgotten everything that got it where it is, along with its responsibilities.

Reactions to the recent death of former Uruguayan President Pepe Mujica say a lot about current politics, both in the world and within Cuba.

“I never imagined we’d have to cross half the world just to try to live with a bit of dignity,” says Marilin, a 56-year-old Cuban woman.

Diaz-Canel denies the university student strike exists over Etecsa’s ‘rate hike’, though the evidence is overwhelming.

Peggy Shand from Canada took our photo of the day: “Room with a View of the Mountains of Bartolome Maso, Cuba”.

Until 2022, nearly all of the charcoal produced was bought by state companies that would “process” it and ship it to Mariel for export.