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Guantánamo caps subsidized oil and split peas at 11,653 people, according to Radio Guantánamo
The Municipal Assembly of People's Power in Guantánamo on Friday cut the subsidized handout of cooking oil and split peas to 11,653 people for lack of stock, against the 49,842 consumers on the provincial register, according to Radio Guantánamo, picked up by CiberCuba and Infobae.
The Municipal Assembly of People's Power in Guantánamo on Friday, November 6, capped the subsidized handout of cooking oil and split peas at 11,653 people for lack of stock, according to Radio Guantánamo, picked up by CiberCuba and Infobae. Available stocks do not cover the 49,842 consumers listed on the provincial register.
The handout is the fifth two-monthly round of the World Food Programme food module. Rice will be the only product for everyone on the register, at four kilograms per consumer; oil will be given out at one litre per person and split peas at one kilogram, only to those on the lists of the so-called New WFP Vulnerable Profile.
Those selected include social assistance recipients, women over 60 living alone, men over 65 in the same situation, pregnant women, children up to five years old, underweight children or those with chronic illnesses, and women heading households with three or more children. Belonging to one of those groups is no guarantee of inclusion: the authorities also weigh whether household income per person is below 4,000 pesos, the care burden at home, how often food insecurity recurs and damage to housing from severe weather. Households with working-age members who are not in employment are excluded.
A provincial survey reported in September had identified more than 51,000 vulnerable people in Guantánamo. Transport adds to the shortages: in September, more than 140 tons of rice and 51 tons of beans still had not been moved from Santiago de Cuba to Guantánamo for lack of fuel.
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said in early October that Cuba counted 883,446 people in a vulnerable situation. Planned international aid includes a World Food Programme plan for 2026-2030, approved in June with 116 million dollars, and a Japanese donation of one million dollars channelled through the agency in October.
Sources: Infobae
Data updated: 2026-11-08T04:15:00.000Z