The Ministry of Finance and Prices (MEP) of Cuba extended until June 30 the exemption of tariffs on food, toiletries, medicines and medical supplies that travelers can bring to the island for non-commercial purposes, official media reported this Thursday. This rule – adopted in 2021 and which has been extended several times – will now […]
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Getting sanitary towels, a monthly headache for Cuban women
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Ensuring enough feminine sanitary pads for the menstrual period has become a real headache for Cuban women in recent months. With the persistent crisis that plagues the country, more than three million Cuban women have to “invent” every month due to the shortage of this essential product, which has disappeared from state pharmacies and is […]
Medicine shortage in Venezuela was 26.2% in November, according to NGO
The scarcity of medicines to treat six high-incidence morbidities in Venezuela was 26.2% in November 2023, according to a bulletin released this Sunday by the NGO Convite, which monitors the availability and access to these drugs in Caracas and 16 other cities throughout the country. “November 2023 closes with a general indicator of 26.2% of […]
They discover the secret of the scarcity of pink diamonds
Researchers found the “secret” of the scarcity of pink diamondswhich are only found almost exclusively in Australiawhich explains its astronomical price, according to a study published on Tuesday. More than 90% of all existing pink diamonds are mined from the recently closed Argyle mine in northwest Australia. But no one really knows why they were […]
LPG in Arequipa: fuel continues to run out of taps in the White City
The shortage continues liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Arequipa. On the morning of this Tuesday, August 22, Exitosa reported from the Chaskigas tap, located between Muñoz Najar and La Paz avenues in the city fence, that fuel is highly demanded these days. The staff working in the parking lot reported that the fuel is being […]
Gas shortage persists and households opt for coal
Panorama. Given the blockade of roads, speculation grows in the south of the country. The most affected are Cusco and Puerto Maldonado. Domestic gas shortages and speculation persist in several cities in southern Peru. Despite the fact that South Pan American It is free of blockages, the tanker trucks from Ica do not arrive with […]
No domestic gas! Bottled LPG shortage continues in Cusco
Distributors have not had the resource for more than 15 days. Now, the long lines are made in the packaging in search of the gas balloons. Unlike other days, the domestic gas distributors in Cusco looked empty, without the presence of users who woke up to get a ball of precious fuel. Perhaps resigned by […]
Cusco begins to feel the shortage: taps close due to lack of fuel
With 45 taps reporting gasoline and oil shortages, around 800 distributors of LPG who do not have resources and an increase in the price of meat, the city of Cusco begin to feel the shortage. Around 26 points blocked on roads in the region prevent the supply of taps, gas establishments for cooking and markets. […]
Labor shortage could reduce US business after COVID
Reggie Kaji’s employment agency received a strange request last year: Could you find 200 migrant workers ready to take a bus from Texas to Detroit, where they would be put up in hotels while they worked in a factory that makes car doors for the Big Three? automotive manufacturers? “I’ve never seen anything like it,” […]
Latin America begins to feel the effects of the global shortage
Fertilizers for the powerful Brazilian agricultural industry, semiconductor chips for Mexican automakers or lack of ships to export Colombian coffee: Latin America is also beginning to feel the effects of the global supply crisis. Although the situation is not critical, as in the United States, where the Christmas season is threatened, the supply chain in […]