Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael makes landfall | Cuba
Cuba's national power grid suffered a nationwide power outage That's because Hurricane Rafael made landfall on the island's southwest coast as a strong Category 3 hurricane. The country's state-run power company Union Electrica said in a brief statement on Wednesday: “High winds from powerful Hurricane Rafael have disrupted the country's power system. Emergency response protocols […]
Scarce food and stifling homes: sputtering grid pushes Cuba nearer collapse | Cuba
Dusk has become a particularly frenetic time in Havana as Cuba braces for a third power outage after multiple failed attempts to restart the national power grid. Long lines for bread formed in the capital from early in the day. The night before, people had come out of their damp homes and were looking for […]
Hurricane Oscar brushes past Turks and Caicos and heads toward Cuba
Hurricane Oscar formed off the coast of the Bahamas on Saturday and passed south through the Turks and Caicos Islands overnight. The National Hurricane Center in Miami characterized the storm as “minor,” but hurricane warnings were in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands, the southeastern Bahamas, and the states of Holguin and Guantanamo on […]
Cuba experiences island-wide blackout | Fox News
The communist country's Energy and Mines Ministry announced Friday that one of Cuba's main power plants had malfunctioned, causing a power outage across the island. The electrical system at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant was “completely disconnected” at 11 a.m., authorities told X. The outage left millions of Cubans without power in a country […]
Cuba working to reestablish electrical service after second grid collapse
Cuba's government said it was working again to restore power to the entire island after state media reported early Saturday that the national power grid had collapsed for the second time in 24 hours. Lazaro Guerra, the country's top electricity authority, said on a morning TV news show that a new power grid failure has […]
Cuba hit by second blackout after grid collapse
Cubans experienced a second wave of power outages on Saturday after government officials said they were working to restore power to hospitals and vital service centers following Friday's power grid outage. “At 6:15 a.m., there was another complete outage of the country's electrical energy system,” a post on the official Telegram channel of the Cuban […]
Massive blackout hits Cuba after entire power grid fails; communist government blames the US
The entire island nation of Cuba fell into darkness The state energy minister made the admission Friday after a major power plant broke down. Severe power shortages had already forced the communist government to restrict electricity use to save the grid. State employees were sent home, and non-essential industries and schools were also closed. “I […]
Cuba Interfering in 2024 Downticket Races to Bolster Pro-Communist Candidates
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said in a Monday briefing that Cuba's communist regime is actively trying to interfere in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, not only to influence the presidential vote, but also to influence local and domestic parents. They warned that they were trying to support communist candidates. parliamentary […]
Cuba Seeks ‘Partner’ Status with BRICS, Threatening to Bring Its Economic Disaster to China-Led Bloc
Cuba's communist government confirmed on Monday that it had formally requested a “partnership” agreement with the BRICS, a China-led international coalition dedicated to eradicating American influence abroad. BRICS (named after its early members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) expanded for a second time in January and has since announced the possibility of adding […]
Cuba and Venezuela Stand with Iran After Missile Attack on Israel
The dictatorships of Cuba and Venezuela expressed support for Iran this week following Iran's missile attacks on Israel. Iran launched a missile attack On Tuesday, it deployed about 180 missiles against Israel, none of which caused any casualties inside Israel. Tuesday's attack was Iran's second missile attack on Israel in the past six months. Cuba's […]