The Minister of Domestic Trade (MINCIN), Betsy Díaz Velázquez, announced the start of food distributions to vulnerable groups in the province of Guantánamo, as part of the May distribution of the standard family basket.
During her visit to the province, the head of MINCIN toured warehouses of the wholesale system and met with executives of the sector to coordinate strategies in response to the persistent irregularities in food distribution, according to reported the local newspaper.
Essentially, the decision was announced to prioritize pregnant women, children up to 14 years old, and adults over 65, who will begin receiving sardines, pasta, and a sixth additional round of food consisting of 2 kilograms of rice, 1 kilogram of peas, and a bottle of oil.
William Boet Cisneros, director of the Guantánamo Wholesale Food Company, explained that products such as coffee, beans, peas, and three pounds of rice will be distributed per consumer, from a shipment received at the port of Santiago de Cuba. Distribution of cooking oil, sugar, and salt is also being prepared, although it is acknowledged that current levels do not yet cover all demand.
Cubans report problems with food deliveries
On social networks, the population catharsis in the face of the ongoing problems with the delivery of products subsidized by the Cuban government.
User R. Acosta questioned why some stores are charging for donated rice from March, while Y. Ricardo denounced the total lack of rice in Holguín for the past three months and called consumers "scumbags" for accepting this situation.
For his part, J. Carrel lamented that Cubans have to read "things like this" and ironically wondered if the quota bread is already leaving the country. From Aguada de Pasajeros, Y. Cardoza confirmed that only the March rice, also donated, has arrived, and that the rest of the products are still "conspicuous by their absence."
Along these lines, L. Espino comments that she feels completely disoriented by the uneven distribution, while N. Pérez asserts that "this is no longer a standard family basket," because the products that should feed five people fit into a simple nylon bag.
The situation has reached such a level of severity that every article related to MINCIN on our website generates hundreds of comments. One phrase is frequently repeated: "We are all vulnerable." It's a sentiment that sums up the emotional state of many Cubans, immersed perhaps in the deepest crisis they've experienced in decades.
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I haven't seen that extra rice because all the rice they've given has been collected by the Moro. It seems like we don't belong to Havana anymore because everything arrives super late, and if it doesn't arrive late at all.
Hahaha. That makes me laugh.
Problems of all kinds continue to increase.
The government no longer knows what it has; the chaos is growing, now even worse with the power outage across Cuba.
But meetings and signing of agreements with all countries continue.
For?
Where are the results of the collaboration agreements signed with Russia, China, and all Latin American countries?
How much more needs to be repaired so that there is Arona bread and cooking gas?
Let's wait for the answer.
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In Cienfuegos, at the Pastorita Cienfuegos warehouse, the laundry soap for those over 65 was not enough and to date has not arrived.