Facing severe shortages, Cubans team up on WhatsApp to swap and shop


A woman checks the settings of the Donde hay? chat group that helps Cubans locate items they need amid a shortage worsened by the pandemic. — dpa

BUENOS AIRES: “Does anyone know where yogurt’s available?” a woman asks a chat group. At the moment, no one can help – but someone has discovered cement and tiles at a store in the Cuban capital, Havanna. “Hurry though, the queue outside is already really long.”

“Who wants to trade toilet paper for shampoo?” someone else asks.

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