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U.S. Exports to Cuba Surge 61% as Island Grows More Dependent on Washington

U.S. exports to Cuba reached nearly $700 million as a 61% surge in American food, fuel, and consumer goods helps fill the void left by halted Venezuelan oil shipments and tightening Washington sanctions.

Latin Times · Oct 2

US sanctions, power cuts, climate crisis: why Cuba is betting on renewables

With Trump blocking Venezuelan oil imports and old power plants breaking down, the island – with Chinese help – is turning to solar and wind to bolster its fragile energy system

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Protesters in Cuba demand food and electricity as shortages bring hardship

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in recent days in the city of Santiago.

WEKU · Mar 20, 2024

Cubans juggle exchange rates, soaring prices as peso plunges to 30-year low

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters · Sep 9, 2022

Cubans sweat in the dark as government scrambles to end blackouts

When the lights go out, Cuban mother of two Nilde Viera, 39, of the small interior city of Guanajay, sees her life turned upside down.

Reuters · Jun 22, 2022