Cuba’s Christmas not so merry this year as economic crisis grinds on
By Anett Rios and Alien Fernandez HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban craft vendor Melani Ramos says she is feeling pretty down ahead of the holidays this year, as shelves that are bare and…
Cuba’s sugar harvest worst in over century, another hit to ailing economy
HAVANA – Cuba’s emblematic sugar harvest topped out at just over half of the communist-run government’s target this year, according state-run newspaper Granma, representing another major blow to the country’s already crisis-racked…
Puffed with pride: Cuba’s legendary hand-rolled cigars post record sales in 2021
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA – Cuba’s state cigar monopoly, Habanos S.A., said on Wednesday it logged record sales of its famous hand-rolled smokes in 2021, rebounding strongly after two years of pandemic-induced…
Analysis-Ukraine-related price jolts threaten Cuba’s already tepid recovery
By Marc Frank HAVANA – The Russian invasion of Ukraine is making Cuba’s three-year-old foreign exchange crisis worse as import costs jump, undermining an incipient recovery and threatening more hardship for residents,…
Cuba’s sugar industry headed toward worst season ever as production falters
By Marc Frank HAVANA – The Cuban sugar industry is barreling again toward its worst season ever, according to official media reports and sources, threatening to dent both national pride and economic…
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