Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“An annual cigar festival in Cuban capital Havana has become the latest casualty of a fuel shortage caused by a US oil blockade. The organising committee of the Festival del Habano announced on Saturday that this year’s event – which was due to take place over five days in late February – would be postponed until further notice. It said the decision was ‘motivated by the complex economic situation’ facing Cuba due to the ‘economic, commercial and financial blockade’ by the US. A fuel shortage causing power cuts on the Caribbean island has been worsened by the US seizing oil shipments from Cuba’s long-standing ally Venezuela. Cuba also has a shortage of aviation fuel, leading several airlines to suspend services there, while some countries, including the UK, have warned against non-essential travel to the island.” (02/14/26)