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Cuba’s energy grid has collapsed, leaving millions without power, the latest in a series of failures on an island struggling from creaking infrastructure, natural disasters and economic turmoil.
HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba's government said late on Saturday it had restored power to nearly one-fifth of the island's people after the national grid collapsed twice in 24 hours, plunging millions of ...
HAVANA — Cuba announced tough economic measures for 2024 that include raising prices for fuel and basic services, cutting subsidies and placing restrictions on the emerging private sector ...
On 17 March and 18 March 2024, blackouts alongside a poor harvest and food shortages [29] [6] [30] caused [7] [8] widespread protests primarily in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba's second largest city, during which three people were arrested.
March 17 – 2024 Cuban protests: Hundreds of protestors in several cities demonstrate against food shortages, electricity outages and political repression. [4]May 15 – The United States removes Cuba from its list of countries deemed less than fully cooperative against violent groups.
The economy of Cuba is a planned economy dominated by state-run enterprises. In the 1990s, the ruling Communist Party of Cuba encouraged the formation of worker co-operatives and self-employment. In the late 2010s, private property and free-market rights along with foreign direct investment were granted by the 2018 Cuban constitution.
A huge power outage hit Cuba Oct. 19, and much of the island is still without electricity. Here’s why things may get worse. Nationwide power outage has paralyzed Cuba’s economy — but crisis ...
Cuba’s economic paralysis continued Wednesday, with the government extending the orders for all activity to remain shut down until Sunday as the island tries to recover from a nationwide ...