Anibal Quevedo News Today

Online supermarkets allowing Cuban Americans to pay for food for their families in Cuba have become a lifeline for many on the island during the pandemic, helping them survive amid widespread food shortages.

The online store where it’s possible to find everything that one cannot find in physical shops belongs to a network of companies tightly linked to the regime. It’s all part of a government strategy called “venta en frontera”, roughly translated as “border purchasing”.