With Rubio’s selection as next secretary of state, Cuba leaders’ worst fears come true
News that President-elect Donald Trump will pick Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida as the next secretary of state, ...
The Conversation21d
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 ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org6d
The story behind Cuba's economic dysfunction
This week, a powerful hurricane hit Cuba, causing nationwide electricity outages — right after a string of power failures ...
Will the lights go out on Cuba's communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer
These power failures form part of a larger economic crisis, the worst since 1991. Cuba burns oil to generate electricity and, ...
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.
MercoPress3d
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 ...
The Washington Post26d
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.
SFGate24d
Cubans struggle as power not fully restored days after blackout and hurricane hits island
The failure of the Antonio Guiteras plant on Friday, which caused the collapse of the island's whole system ... eastern Cuba before making a turn to the northeast and approaching the central ...
The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) on MSN7d
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 ...
Times Union8d
Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer
These power failures form part of a larger economic ... 1991. Cuba burns oil to generate electricity and, put simply, it cannot pay for the oil it needs, much less maintain the electric system.