AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSanctions and Jobs: Canadian miner Sherritt plans to lay off 280 workers—47% of its Canadian staff—as sanctions and stalled operations in Cuba disrupt the nickel-and-cobalt business. Restarting its Cuban mine and Alberta refinery depends on further U.S. approvals. Economic Strain: The dollar hit 914 pesos on Cuba’s informal market, while the euro neared 995, underscoring mounting pressure on household budgets. Tourism: Meliá reported a 47.4% drop in nine-month net profit after leaving Cuba; it attributed €79.8 million in losses to discontinued operations on the island. Daily Services: President Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged serious water-supply problems, pointing to aging infrastructure, limited investment and power cuts, and called for concrete responses to public complaints. Regional Ties: Belize will end its medical-cooperation agreement with Cuba but offer individual contracts to Cuban health workers already there. Meanwhile, Caribbean governments remain divided over the U.S. embargo, with Jamaica’s abstention drawing criticism.
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