Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera said the island’s beggars were faking poverty to make ‘easy’ money, drawing public outrage.
- Research Associate, Institute of the Americas, UCL
Desde 2020, los cubanos han sufrido la caída de los salarios, el deterioro de los servicios públicos, cortes regulares de electricidad, una grave escasez y un creciente mercado negro. Ahora atraviesan su peor crisis en tres décadas.
Cuba’s economy – saddled by US sanctions and ill-timed reforms – is in dire straits.
Cubans turned out in higher numbers than expected at the recent elections.
Hardship is driving Cubans out on to the streets. A lot of the economic woe is due to US foreign policy.
Cuba’s excellent disaster planning is paying dividends in the current pandemic.
As Cuba opens up, the country has the chance to lead a shift away from the dream of car ownership.
Farms in the cities and suburbs produce half of Cuba’s vegetables. But warming relations with the US could put this unique, productive system at risk.
The restoration of full diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba, announced simultaneously by Barack Obama and Raúl Castro yesterday, is a huge political breakthrough. The benefits to the Cuban economy…
Cuba has imposed new limits on the amount of goods that travellers can bring into the country. The new measures will be unpopular with many involved in the trade from suppliers to customers, and at first…
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