{"id":332890,"date":"2026-01-02T08:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=332890"},"modified":"2026-01-02T08:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:15:27","slug":"2025-images-of-the-year-that-is-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/2025-images-of-the-year-that-is-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"2025: Images of the year that is ending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2025 has been an extremely difficult year for\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/category\/cuba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cuba<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Even more so than the already very tough 2024, which we said goodbye to with the feeling that the next year\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0be worse for the island. But it was.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The economic and social crisis that has plagued the country for several years\u00a0intensified, without the government\u2019s plans and measures being able to even alleviate it. Thus, the year that is ending will see another decline in GDP and,\u00a0consequently, in the lives of Cubans.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cuba-Otma1.jpg\" alt=\"A Cuban flag on a street in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Cuban flag on a street in Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carretillas_Otmaro_2024.jpg\" alt=\"A wheelbarrow with agricultural products for sale, next to a street mural. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A wheelbarrow with agricultural products for sale, next to a street mural. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With the old thermoelectric plants at their limit and the fuel shortage through the roof, in 2025 power outages became commonplace on the island. National production fell even further, tourism continued its decline from the previous\u00a0year\u00a0and the meager state coffers yielded\u00a0less and less, amidst a reinforcement of U.S.\u00a0sanctions after Trump\u2019s return to the White House.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The year that is ending also marked a consolidation of dollarization on the island, bolstered by a new government package and the establishment of the promised official floating exchange rate. Furthermore, inflation continued to squeeze Cubans\u2019\u00a0wallets to the maximum and\u00a0ETECSA\u00a0implemented its unpopular price increase, minimally disguised to appease citizen criticism and protests.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Supermercado-de-3ra-y-70_Otmaro3_2025.jpg\" alt=\"The dollarized supermarket\u00a0at\u00a03rd and 70th\u00a0streets, in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dollarized supermarket\u00a0at\u00a03rd and 70th\u00a0streets, in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Apagon_otm_9.jpg\" alt=\"Children play with their grandmother during a power outage due to the collapse of the National\u00a0Power\u00a0System. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children play with their grandmother during a power outage due to the collapse of the National Power System. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2025 was also the year of the terrible blow of Hurricane Melissa, the year of the conviction of former minister Alejandro Gil, the year of the spectacular fall of the former\u00a0minister of labor\u00a0after denying the existence of beggars on the island, and the year of a dengue and chikungunya epidemic that has cost many lives, sickened thousands, and put even more strain on the already struggling healthcare system.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We have covered all this and more over these 12 months\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OnCuba<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, not only through news reports and articles, but also through photo essays and galleries. As the year draws to a close, we offer you a photographic record of this\u00a0very difficult\u00a02025 through images by our correspondent\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Foto_Otmaro2.jpg\" alt=\"A bicycle taxi and a route minibus in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bicycle taxi and a route minibus in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tiedas-Agua-y-Jabon-en-Obispo_Otmaro13_2025.jpg\" alt=\"Former store\u00a0in\u00a0MLC (freely convertible currency) converted to selling goods with dollar cards, in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former store\u00a0in\u00a0MLC (freely convertible currency) converted to selling goods with dollar cards, in Old Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mypime_Otma2025_1.jpg\" alt=\"People\u00a0queuing\u00a0to buy at\u00a0a private business. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People\u00a0queuing\u00a0to buy at\u00a0a private business. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Coche-_otma_4.jpg\" alt=\"A horse-drawn cart in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A horse-drawn cart in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Salideros-de-Agua_Otma_1.jpg\" alt=\"Water\u00a0leak\u00a0in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water\u00a0leak\u00a0in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Basura_otma_1.jpg\" alt=\"Garbage dump near the Grand Packard\u00a0Hotel in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garbage dump near the Grand Packard\u00a0Hotel in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mendigos-Obispo_otma_1.jpg\" alt=\"A beggar\u00a0sleeping\u00a0on the street. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A beggar\u00a0sleeping\u00a0on the street. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aguadores-del-Parque-Central_otma_1.jpg\" alt=\"People filling water containers at a cistern in\u00a0the Parque Central,\u00a0in\u00a0Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People filling water containers at a cistern in\u00a0the Parque Central,\u00a0in\u00a0Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Etecsa8_Otmaro_2025.jpg\" alt=\"A young man connects to the internet via his cell phone in Havana, after the announcement of the new\u00a0ETECSA\u00a0rates. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young man connects to the internet via his cell phone in Havana, after the announcement of the new\u00a0ETECSA\u00a0rates. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Omnibus_Otma_1.jpg\" alt=\"People\u00a0queuing\u00a0to board a P7 bus in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People\u00a0queuing\u00a0to board a P7 bus in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Apagon_Otma2025_2.jpg\" alt=\"A woman doing chores in her kitchen during a power outage. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman doing chores in her kitchen during a power outage. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fumigadores_otma_2.jpg\" alt=\"Fumigator in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fumigator in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Recogedor-de-latas_2025.jpg\" alt=\"A man pushing a wheelbarrow with bottles and other items salvaged from the trash. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man pushing a wheelbarrow with bottles and other items salvaged from the trash. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mercados-Habana23_otma2025.jpg\" alt=\"Agricultural market\u00a0on Tulip\u00e1n Street\u00a0in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agricultural market\u00a0on Tulip\u00e1n Street\u00a0in Havana. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Terminal-Guanabo_Otma_4.jpg\" alt=\"Arrival of the train from\u00a0Guanabo\u00a0at the beach station in East Havana during the summer holidays. Photo:\u00a0Otmaro\u00a0Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arrival of the train from Guanabo at the beach station in East Havana during the summer holidays. 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