Tag: Cuba
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Cubans turn to free community pharmacies as medicines grow scarce
Every Thursday and Sunday at noon, dozens of people gather outside an apartment building in Havana’s Vedado neighborhood. Laura Mendoza comes downstairs, checks their names against ... -
Cuba’s ballet tradition endures through blackouts and shortages
For months, two-thirds of Cuba had no electricity at night. Some neighborhoods in the capital of Havana have been without running water for more than two ... -
Fidel’s 100th birthday: his shadow still shapes a nation in crisis
Fidel Castro would have turned 100 on Thursday, and his long shadow continues to loom over the island as he remains revered by some who miss ... -
An islandwide blackout strikes Cuba for the second time this week as its grid crumbles
An islandwide blackout struck Cuba on Friday for the second time this week as the nation of nearly 10 million people grapples with a crumbling power grid and fuel shortages ... -
Garbage crisis engulfs Havana as fuel shortages stall trash pickup
On a recent afternoon in Cuba, the temperature climbed and anxiety grew among the residents of a Havana street. Their focus was an improvised dump site ... -
US energy blockade leaves Cuban farmers struggling to feed a nation
Eduardo Obiols Sobredo struggles to feed Cubans young and old, a task even harder now because of a U.S. energy blockade that has caused sweeping water ... -
Cuban families devise solutions to endure frequent power shortages
For Marylín Álvarez and her family, like countless other Cubans, the question is no longer if the power will go out, but when — forcing them ... -
Cuba’s cigar fair showcases humidors as the new object of desire
Cuba’s legendary cigars, hand-rolled from the finest tobacco leaves, have long captivated connoisseurs, and now a growing number of enthusiasts recognize the vital importance of humidors, ... -
US reopening visa and consular services at embassy in Cuba
The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services today [Macau time], the first time it has done so since a spate of ...
