From our Bureau of Socialist Excuses and Promises with some assistance from our Ministry of Truth Bureau
Every Cuban on the island knows that the country’s transport system collapsed a while ago, but it has taken this long for a Castro, Inc. minister to admit it. Naturally, as always, he boasted of trying really, really hard to overcome all the many “obstacles” caused by the embargo and promised that everything would be better in 2025.
Abridged from Cuba Headlines
Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, Cuba’s Minister of Transport, has publicly acknowledged the dire state of the country’s transportation sector, expressing his regrets in a candid self-assessment: “2024 was not the year we dreamed of,” he admitted before listing the goals that remained unmet. His statement concluded with restrained self-criticism. “The reality is that we are closing a year where some indicators for various types of transportation in the country were not achieved,” he noted.
In a manner typical of the regime’s propaganda, Rodríguez Dávila mentioned “achievements,” but only in terms of effort, not results. “There has been greater effort across all branches of transportation and throughout the country, with Cuban transport workers showing commitment under increasingly challenging conditions,” he stated. It suggests that any positives in 2024 were due to the dedication of these workers rather than any real improvement in public transport, something every Cuban can attest to.
The minister also placed “proposals, initiatives, and process execution” into the realm of effort, expecting these to eventually lead to “projects that will allow us to improve transportation in Cuba.” Among the so-called “results” were the expansion of electric tricycles to other provinces, the reopening of some rail services—still far from meeting demands—the slow legalization process of vehicles assembled from parts (VAP), and the update of vehicle sales policies in Cuba, effective January 1st.
Rodríguez Dávila claimed that, as in previous years, particularly with aviation’s contribution, significant foreign currency was generated for the country’s economy in 2024 by providing airport services that connect Cuba with the world and foster tourism development. However, he did not provide any figures to assess the expected versus actual revenue.
Reflecting on a year marked as one of the most challenging for public transport in Cuba, with airports issuing fuel shortage alerts, the minister expressed satisfaction with the recent establishment of “an early warning network of what is happening in each province and municipality across Cuba.” This is a standard practice in public and private transportation management globally, finally reaching Cuba in 2024 after 65 years of communist rule.
Following the typical rhetoric of PCC leaders, the Transport Minister promised that 2025 would be “a year where we overcome obstacles and advance, knowing that the best way to endure is by developing; and when it comes to moving forward, if we don’t rely mainly on resources we lack, we must do it at full speed. That is what these complex times demand,” he stated, without explaining how progress could be made without fuel.
With textbook cynicism, the minister concluded with a hopeful note: “May 2025 be a year where we continue building dreams, with the readiness and resolve to make them a reality,” he remarked, neglecting to address in his post how he plans to move passengers in the country without fuel.
That photo literally looks like shit, which obviously fits a third-world shithole–something Cuba absolutely was not before the “revolution.” Gracias, Fidel–but never forget Fidel’s enablers, who made it all possible.