Cuban State Media Confirms: Havana Runs Out of Toilet Paper

A Cuban state media outlet confirmed last week that the nation’s capital, Havana, is suffering significant shortages of toilet paper. While the absence of common goods in the communist nation is not uncommon, such acknowledgment of a problem is rare. The state newspaper Juventud Rebelde (“Rebellious Youth”) reported on Wednesday that toilet paper had “disappeared” from stores in Havana, announcing that the government’s state-run producer of toilet paper had acquired new machinery to generate toilet paper.

“They are not the super-machines, but they have an elevated technology level,” toilet paper engineer Manolo González García told the newspaper. One advantage of the new machines, he explains, is that they can simultaneously churn out two types of toilet paper rolls: a high-quality one for tourists, and an “ecological” one to sell to Cuban citizens.

How are the 25 for $1 cigars?

Since a single good cigar in the USA can cost $5 to $10 I would love to see the difference.

How often do you go? Vacation or work? Is it as dreary as it looks?

Here is a review of the 25 for $1 cubans. I don't smoke but some of the guys I've given them to say they are ok.

https://blindmanspuff.com/blind-cigar-review-cuban-peso-selectos/cuban-pesos-selectos-1-of-1/

At the Havana Libre hotel there is a large cigar store that caters to tourist. I often pick up their sampler box to take back to friends. They carry everything from $1.50 singles to the real expensive ones.

I've been going once a year but I've gone twice this year and will go again in Feb. I run a sports equipment ministry and have been sending baseball and soccer equipment to a Christian sports group on the Island. The past 2 summers we've been able to take a baseball team down to play some of the local teams and partner with them in working with kids. We plan on going again this summer. Here is the website for our group: www.eternalpastime.org

Since the rules about taking in cigars have been dialed back, we've haven't had any problems. Now, they don't even ask at customs if you have any.

The Cubans we work with are some of the finest people I've ever met, but everyone who thinks socialism isn't so bad should go visit on a non government tour to see the truth.

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