Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“In Cuba, blackouts may be bringing light. The island’s power grid has collapsed at least four times in October, plunging the country into darkness. Even under the best conditions, electricity reaches only parts of the population for a few hours at a time. President Miguel Diaz-Canel declared a state of emergency and blamed the crisis on Washington’s long-standing economic embargo. But even his most senior aides no longer trust that old excuse to placate frustrated citizens. On Tuesday, the ruling Communist Party fired the vice prime minister in an anti-corruption probe into private business. Several days earlier, Vice President Manuel Marrero Cruz openly contradicted his boss, ascribing the outages – a ‘complex’ situation, he called it – primarily to dilapidated energy infrastructure.” (10/31/24)
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2024/1031/The-light-in-Cuba