At least six people were arrested for demonstrating in the city of Holguín, San Andrés, on March 8, it emerged this Friday. a report of Marty News It is reported that the four detainees were kept secret at the State Security Headquarters in Pedernales before being transferred to the prison this Thursday. The arrests were … Read more
Inflation in Cuba continues to rise, reaching unprecedented levels. Both state commerce and the informal market record very high figures which directly affect every consumer on the island. If we talk about state trade, duty on imported liquor and tobacco was increased last January. This led to a 10.15% increase in strong cigars, the product … Read more
Cubans angry over frequent and prolonged blackouts broke the windows of a government store in Sagua de Tanamo, Holguín, leading to a series of protest incidents in different areas of the country in recent hours. He Cuban newspapers Posted photos of the affected facility and confirmed that a group of people broke the store’s windows. … Read more
In the context of shortages and inflation resulting from the regime’s failed economic policies, Governor Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed that currently more than 70 percent of Cuban family spending goes to purchasing food. At a meeting on the subject, he called for increased production of quality food “that reaches people’s tables” and “proposed to increase the … Read more
According to the NGO’s latest report, Cuba was the country with the least freedom in Latin America in 2023, in terms of inflation, fuel and food shortages and frequent power outages. freedom House, In its latest report, that organization evaluated Cuba’s political rights and civil liberties in 2023 on a 100-point scale. freedom in the … Read more
An Internet user condemned the unfortunate scene caused by a group of Cubans who collected rice and beans from land confiscated from a seller of agricultural products at a fair in Havana. The incident occurred on Friday in the Rio Verde neighborhood of the capital municipality of Boyerosa, when an inspector, in coordination with the … Read more
With European currencies getting a momentary reprieve, the US dollar (USD) and freely convertible currencies (MLCs) They saw their prices rise this Saturday in Cuba, Barely a peso higher than the previous day, the dollar is quoted in the unofficial foreign exchange market 315 Cuban Pesos (CUP)While MLC advanced two units and reached a price … Read more
11J political prisoner Radel Nunez Castro, 26, has been hospitalized in serious condition at La Covadonga Medical Center in Havana after suffering a seizure in prison and was denied immediate medical attention, Cuban activists said. The young man from San Miguel del Padrón was sentenced to 3 years in prison and was in the prison … Read more