AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPower Crisis in Cuba: Cuba’s national electricity grid suffered a total collapse Friday, plunging the island into darkness and leaving about 9.4 million people without power; UNE said recovery protocols were activated after a failure in high-voltage transmission lines, with only small parts of Havana seeing electricity by evening. Humanitarian Fallout: The blackout is the latest in a worsening pattern tied to fuel shortages, aging infrastructure, and daily scheduled cuts—disrupting water, cooking gas, telecoms, and transport. Diplomatic Tensions: Cuba’s Foreign Ministry accused Costa Rica’s foreign minister of acting under U.S. influence after he told a Miami outlet that diplomatic relations had broken down without formally notifying Havana. U.S. Pressure and Politics: The U.S. Embassy in Havana warned Americans to plan for outages, while Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar faced Trump backlash over an ad criticizing his immigration crackdown. Solidarity and Culture: A U.S.-funded humanitarian shipment reached Santa Clara for Caritas distribution, and Cuba’s writers and artists delivered messages at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Repression Amid Blackouts: Matanzas historian Alina Bárbara López Hernández was detained as she tried to protest for political prisoners.
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