Cuba is struggling through its worst energy crisis in living memory as the US-imposed blockade on oil continues. CNN’s Patrick Oppmann’s night drive through Havana reveals a city increasingly plunged into darkness, with exasperated residents enduring hot, sleepless nights without power.
The government is struggling to meet a shortfall in fuel and is wary that higher prices at the pump could stir unrest.
The U.S. price of a gallon of regular grade gasoline remained above $4 a gallon for the fifth consecutive day on Friday as escalating Middle East tensions and low domestic oil inventories put downward pressure on American fuel supplies.
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Cuba’s already struggling schools are ending the academic year early because of a crippling fuel shortage caused by the U.S. oil blockade.
Cuba is facing its worst-ever energy crisis, and water supplies in the country are taking a major hit. Cuban officials have said nearly 3 million people lack water. President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could "take Cuba." NewsNation's Brooke Shafer reports for "Morning in America." Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
As the Cuban government resists Trump's escalating pressure for regime change, Cubans are facing a worsening humanitarian crisis. Why it matters: Prolonged blackouts due to limited fuel supply are disrupting essential services, making even basic tasks — like cooking — difficult or impossible. State of play: Fuel shortages have gripped the country since the U.S. captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, stripping Cuba of its key oil provider for the island's nearly 11 million residents. - Residents have struggled to keep refrigerators running, leaving depleted food stockpiles to rot, and about 1 million Cubans lack reliable access to water because delivery trucks don't have enough diesel, according to the…
A Russian tanker seemingly en route to Cuba with a lifeline of fuel has changed direction, a painful development for the island suffering under a U.S. oil blockade.
The U.S. oil blockade has left millions without cooking gas. In Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of the Cuban revolution, apartment tower residents resort to charcoal and firewood.
Cuba’s top diplomat in the U.S. said the country is sticking to its red lines amid faltering negotiations it says have made “no progress” and a looming threat from President Trump to invade the nation. CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Cuba on Thursday, meeting with officials as the agency warned the window for negotiations “will not stay open indefinitely” and that “the Cubans should have no illusions that the president will not enforce red lines.” #cuba #johnratcliffe #trump #cia