Cuba’s biggest blackout in at least two years left millions without power and prompted the government to announce emergency measures
Millions of Cubans were plunged into total darkness as they faced a country-wide blackout after a power plant failed, causing the nation’s electrical grid to disconnect.
Government officials, who had warned about ongoing blackouts in recent days, implemented emergency measures such as suspending classes, shutting down some state-owned workplaces and canceling non-essential services
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said in an address on Thursday evening that the government had been “paralyzing” the economy in recent weeks in an attempt to continue providing electricity to citizens.
For weeks, Cuba has suffered a fuel shortage which has impacted the ability to run the power grid. Parts of the country have had no power for 12 hours a day. When power is turned on, demand increases putting a strain on the weak infrastructure.
That is, in part, due to an economic crisis and weather-related problems which have made imports difficult to obtain.
Then why are the sanctions still in place? If the US stopped pirating maybe we would be able to tell bow shitty the government is. But all anyone can see here is a cruel government getting off oppressing smaller nations. It’s not even about political blackmail, given how Puerto Rico and Hawaii are treated, only gratuitous violence.
I disagree with the sanctions. Hell, we trade with worse regimes every day. Lifting the sanctions would help the residents of Cuba immensely. The “sticking point” of the nationalized property back in '59 should be moot. It’s not about making property owners whole at this point, it’s about helping the people of Cuba. That is non-negotiable for the expats though.