¡Hoy es domingo dividido! (Today is divided Sunday!)
La fecha es el veintidós (22) de octubre del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is October 22, 2023.)
The economic feature article of this week is:
El régimen cubano admitió la grave crisis económica que atraviesa la isla debido a la escasez de alimentos y combustible (The Cuban regime admitted the grave economic crisis that the island is experiencing due to the shortage of food and fuel)
Here is key vocabulary from the article:
| régimen | (regime) |
| grave | (grave; serious) |
| atravesar | (to experience) |
| alimento | (food) |
| combustible | (fuel) |
| la ONU | (the UN) |
| gastar | (to spend) |
| dictador | (dictator) |
| celeridad | (speed; quickness; celerity) |
| flete | (cargo; freight; shipping) |
| canasta | (basket) |
| montado | (assembled) |
| paquete | (package) |
| subvencionado | (subsidized; financed) |
| cartilla | (identification document) |
| padecer | (to suffer; to endure) |
| apagón | (power outage; blackout) |
| galopante | (accelerating) |
| dolarización | (dollarization) |
| desabastecimiento | (shortage; scarcity) |
| derrotismo | (defeatism; pessimism) |
| desequilibrio | (imbalance; instability) |
| estabilidad | (stability) |
| reprensión | (reprimand) |
| detenido | (detained) |
| reclamo | (complaint; claim) |
¡Que tengas un domingo dominador! (May you have a dominating Sunday!)
L. A. Feliz