AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoHumanitarian Crisis Under Sanctions: The UN human rights chief says U.S. economic sanctions are driving child deaths in Cuba, citing doubled infant mortality and a sharp drop in childhood cancer survival as doctors lack essential medicines and supplies. Energy Strain Hits Daily Life: Catholic churches in Cuba have started rationing Communion wafers because extended blackouts are limiting production at a Havana monastery, with priests warning restrictions could worsen. Electricity System Breakdown: Cuba’s Antonio Guiteras power plant is again taken offline after a boiler failure, marking another disconnection this year and deepening the electricity deficit. Aid Channels Closing: EnvíosCuba, a major online portal for Cubans in the U.S. to send food and household goods to relatives, has stopped taking new orders, with pending shipments still set to go—another sign of tightening pressure on Cuba-linked business networks. Cuba’s Reform Push: Cuba’s Communist Party leadership will hold an extraordinary plenum to review proposals for economic and social transformations announced by President Díaz-Canel.
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