Hunger is reshaping moral and social behaviors; according to Food Monitor Program families resort to hunting wild or domestic animals for food: poaching birds, capturing and selling cats, consuming iguanas - years ago unthinkable practices

Former North Korean ambassador to Cuba revealed that the embassy was a base of a smuggling ring; cigars would allegedly bought for $50 a box, put in the diplomatic pouch, and sold abroad for much higher prices

Increase in hospitalizations in due to a rare virus transmitted by mosquitos have been confirmed after no cases of the disease had been reported since 2015; the province of Matanzas, one of the island's most visited destinations, is the most affected

A job offer for Cubans living in Grenada has been announced by the embassy in Havana, which posted on its social media the start of the hiring process; as of 16 September the post recorded more than 2.800 likes on Instagram and over 2.500 comments