As Hurricane Rafael slams into Cuba, the island’s power grid is knocked out once more
Wednesday’s total blackout also follows a similar episode last month when the entire country lost power for several days.
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As Hurricane Rafael slams into Cuba, the island’s power grid is knocked out once more
Less than three weeks after Cuba lost all electrical service ... The government, which is highly indebted and runs an inefficient centrally planned economy, is bankrupt and does not have money ...
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Rationing, long queues and empty shelves in Cuba as the economy heads to recession
President Miguel Diaz-Canel, accused the Trump administration of engaging in an “asphyxiating financial persecution” to which new U.S. sanctions, due in part to Cuba’s support for Venezuela ...
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Cuba’s power grid collapse reveals the depth of the country’s economic crisis
Professor of Management and Co-director of the Centre for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University of Essex Cuba’s national ... its grip on the centrally planned economy, and the reforms ...
Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer
After a brief respite, the U.S. reimposed sanctions on Venezuela in 2024 as President Nicolás Maduro reneged on his promise to hold free and fair elections. Venezuela now sells oil to middlemen while ...
Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer
Without an obvious new patron to prop up its economy, Cuba’s leaders have had to turn to other tactics to relieve the ...
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Cuban electrical collapse causes island-wide blackout, paralyzes economy
Cuba’s electrical system collapsed Friday, as mounting problems with a lack of oil and dilapidated infrastructure reached a crisis point, paralyzing the economy of the Communist nation.