Cuban man calls for resignations after challenging Manuel Marrero
The author of a Facebook post contrasted the prime minister’s statements with what he said he observed during a recent visit to Cuba.
A Cuban citizen challenged Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz over his statement that government economic measures would allow results to begin appearing. In a Facebook post, he called for the resignation of leaders he considers responsible for the economic decline.
The criticism referred to Marrero’s appearance on the program Desde la Presidencia, broadcast October 2. Discussing economic and social changes, the prime minister said the work completed put the country in a position to begin seeing results.
The writer said that on a recent return to Cuba he found neighborhoods with fewer residents, few young people and streets filled with garbage and rubble. He cited the area around the Luyanó polyclinic in Havana.
He also recalled the announcement of 63 agricultural measures in 2021 and a forecast of three-percent GDP growth for 2023, made by then Economy Minister Alejandro Gil Fernández in December 2022. The article says authorities later acknowledged that GDP fell 1.9 percent in 2023 and 1.1 percent in 2024.