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"Explore the impact of severe blackouts in Cuba, highlighting disrupted routines, public protests, and government responses as the island grapples with an ongoing energy crisis."

Cuban Leader Díaz-Canel Vows to End Blackouts, But Delays Persist
Cuban Leader Díaz-Canel Vows to End Blackouts, But Delays Persist

Published on 12/21/2024

Camagüey Electric Company Labels Blackouts as "Public Opinion"
Camagüey Electric Company Labels Blackouts as "Public Opinion"

Published on 12/21/2024

Cuban Power Workers to Join Demonstration Amidst Energy Crisis: "Celebrating Blackouts and Poverty"
Cuban Power Workers to Join Demonstration Amidst Energy Crisis: "Celebrating Blackouts and Poverty"

Published on 12/21/2024

Turkish Power Barge's Brief Stay in Havana: Not Part of Cuba's Electrical Grid Agreement
Turkish Power Barge's Brief Stay in Havana: Not Part of Cuba's Electrical Grid Agreement

Published on 12/14/2024

Cuban Priest Reflects on Energy Crisis: "A Dim Christmas Awaits Us"
Cuban Priest Reflects on Energy Crisis: "A Dim Christmas Awaits Us"

Published on 12/6/2024

Cuban Leader Acknowledges Crisis but Claims Nation is "Moving Forward and Thriving"
Cuban Leader Acknowledges Crisis but Claims Nation is "Moving Forward and Thriving"

Published on 12/5/2024

Creative Perseverance: Cubans Hand-Operate Lathe During Power Outage to Finish a Project
Creative Perseverance: Cubans Hand-Operate Lathe During Power Outage to Finish a Project

Published on 12/3/2024

Bolivian YouTuber Sheds Light on Cuba’s Harsh Reality: Blackouts, Shortages, and Sky-High Prices
Bolivian YouTuber Sheds Light on Cuba’s Harsh Reality: Blackouts, Shortages, and Sky-High Prices

Published on 12/6/2024

Residents of Guisa Demand Answers to Energy Crisis: Heated Confrontation with Local Officials
Residents of Guisa Demand Answers to Energy Crisis: Heated Confrontation with Local Officials

Published on 11/24/2024

Nine Cuban Thermoelectric Units Remain Offline: 1,230 MW Power Cut Forecast
Nine Cuban Thermoelectric Units Remain Offline: 1,230 MW Power Cut Forecast

Published on 11/24/2024

Power Lines Restored in Artemisa Post-Hurricane Rafael, but Many Still in the Dark
Power Lines Restored in Artemisa Post-Hurricane Rafael, but Many Still in the Dark

Published on 11/22/2024

Iraisel Pintueles Addresses Living in Korea While Her Daughter Misses Cuba, Even the Blackouts
Iraisel Pintueles Addresses Living in Korea While Her Daughter Misses Cuba, Even the Blackouts

Published on 11/20/2024

Cuban-American Offers Candid Insights on Visiting Cuba: "Enjoy Your Family, But Be Prepared"
Cuban-American Offers Candid Insights on Visiting Cuba: "Enjoy Your Family, But Be Prepared"

Published on 11/20/2024

Cuba's Main Power Plant to Halt Operations for Four Days, Sparking Blackout Concerns
Cuba's Main Power Plant to Halt Operations for Four Days, Sparking Blackout Concerns

Published on 11/19/2024

Catholics in Santiago de Cuba Describe 2024 as One of the Most Challenging Years
Catholics in Santiago de Cuba Describe 2024 as One of the Most Challenging Years

Published on 11/19/2024

Electric Company in Santiago de Cuba Offers Mere 5 Hours of Power Daily: "It Could Be Less"
Electric Company in Santiago de Cuba Offers Mere 5 Hours of Power Daily: "It Could Be Less"

Published on 11/18/2024

Electric Company in Holguín Holds "Screw Sorting" Volunteer Event Amidst Daily 15-Hour Blackouts
Electric Company in Holguín Holds "Screw Sorting" Volunteer Event Amidst Daily 15-Hour Blackouts

Published on 11/17/2024

Residents of Nuevo Vedado Protest with Pot-Banging Against Extended Blackouts in Havana
Residents of Nuevo Vedado Protest with Pot-Banging Against Extended Blackouts in Havana

Published on 11/9/2024

Critical Water Supply Crisis Unfolds in Santiago de Cuba
Critical Water Supply Crisis Unfolds in Santiago de Cuba

Published on 11/6/2024

Tourism Crisis in Cuba Deepens: Hurricanes Strike, Agencies Depart, Hotels Empty Out
Tourism Crisis in Cuba Deepens: Hurricanes Strike, Agencies Depart, Hotels Empty Out

Published on 11/6/2024

Villa Clara Plunged into Near Total Blackout Due to Electricity Shortage
Villa Clara Plunged into Near Total Blackout Due to Electricity Shortage

Published on 11/1/2024

Cuban Power Company Warns of Widespread Blackouts Due to Severe Energy Shortfall
Cuban Power Company Warns of Widespread Blackouts Due to Severe Energy Shortfall

Published on 10/24/2024

Power Company in Havana Warns of Emergency Blackouts
Power Company in Havana Warns of Emergency Blackouts

Published on 10/24/2024

Cuban Leader Dismisses U.S. Aid Offer Amid Hurricane Oscar's Aftermath and Widespread Blackouts
Cuban Leader Dismisses U.S. Aid Offer Amid Hurricane Oscar's Aftermath and Widespread Blackouts

Published on 10/23/2024

13-Year-Old Girl in Cuba Dies After Receiving Spoiled Insulin Amid Blackouts
13-Year-Old Girl in Cuba Dies After Receiving Spoiled Insulin Amid Blackouts

Published on 10/23/2024

Gas Cylinder Skyrockets to 60,000 Pesos in Ciego de Ávila Amid Energy Crisis
Gas Cylinder Skyrockets to 60,000 Pesos in Ciego de Ávila Amid Energy Crisis

Published on 10/21/2024

Flor de Cuba Seeks Refuge from Blackouts in Havana Hotel: "Protecting My Family"
Flor de Cuba Seeks Refuge from Blackouts in Havana Hotel: "Protecting My Family"

Published on 10/21/2024

Urgent Coal Sales Initiated in Santa Clara Amid Widespread Blackouts
Urgent Coal Sales Initiated in Santa Clara Amid Widespread Blackouts

Published on 10/19/2024

Widespread Outrage Among Cubans Over Lengthy Blackouts: "Resign Now"
Widespread Outrage Among Cubans Over Lengthy Blackouts: "Resign Now"

Published on 10/18/2024

Electric Company Limits Camagüey Power Supply to Three Hours Daily
Electric Company Limits Camagüey Power Supply to Three Hours Daily

Published on 10/16/2024

Cubans Lose Patience: "Shut Everything Down," They Demand Amid New Record of Blackouts
Cubans Lose Patience: "Shut Everything Down," They Demand Amid New Record of Blackouts

Published on 9/30/2024

Cuba Faces Escalating Blackouts as Energy Crisis Deepens
Cuba Faces Escalating Blackouts as Energy Crisis Deepens

Published on 9/18/2024

Children in Bayamo Forced to Sleep Outdoors Due to Power Outages
Children in Bayamo Forced to Sleep Outdoors Due to Power Outages

Published on 9/10/2024

Cuba Ends Another August with Severe Blackouts and Unresolved Electrical Crisis
Cuba Ends Another August with Severe Blackouts and Unresolved Electrical Crisis

Published on 8/30/2024

Thieves Exploit Blackouts to Burglarize Homes in Cienfuegos
Thieves Exploit Blackouts to Burglarize Homes in Cienfuegos

Published on 8/16/2024

Summer Power Outages Persist in Cuba: Where Are the Thermoelectric Plant Repairs?
Summer Power Outages Persist in Cuba: Where Are the Thermoelectric Plant Repairs?

Published on 8/8/2024

Projected Blackouts in Cuba to Reach 610 MW Despite Addition of Two Thermoelectric Units
Projected Blackouts in Cuba to Reach 610 MW Despite Addition of Two Thermoelectric Units

Published on 8/2/2024

Minister of Food Industry Declares No Need for Investment in New Technologies in Cuba
Minister of Food Industry Declares No Need for Investment in New Technologies in Cuba

Published on 7/18/2024

Young Cuban Captures the Reality of Life in Cuba
Young Cuban Captures the Reality of Life in Cuba

Published on 6/21/2024

Wave of Thefts Alarms Artemisa Residents
Wave of Thefts Alarms Artemisa Residents

Published on 6/12/2024

Military and Government Officials Hold Meetings in Chilled Air-Conditioned Rooms Despite Energy Crisis
Military and Government Officials Hold Meetings in Chilled Air-Conditioned Rooms Despite Energy Crisis

Published on 6/11/2024

Cuban Authorities Arrest Eleven Protesters in Cienfuegos, Impose Bail of 200,000 Pesos
Cuban Authorities Arrest Eleven Protesters in Cienfuegos, Impose Bail of 200,000 Pesos

Published on 6/5/2024

Daniela Reyes: "My Dream Cuba Is One Where We Don't Feel the Need to Emigrate"
Daniela Reyes: "My Dream Cuba Is One Where We Don't Feel the Need to Emigrate"

Published on 6/5/2024

Sleeping Outdoors with Mosquito Nets: A Desperate Measure for Cuba's Nightly Blackouts
Sleeping Outdoors with Mosquito Nets: A Desperate Measure for Cuba's Nightly Blackouts

Published on 6/4/2024

Electric Union Shares Grateful Messages from Cubans Amid Daily Blackouts
Electric Union Shares Grateful Messages from Cubans Amid Daily Blackouts

Published on 6/1/2024

Ramiro Valdés Urges Cuban Families to Conserve Energy Amidst Ongoing Crisis
Ramiro Valdés Urges Cuban Families to Conserve Energy Amidst Ongoing Crisis

Published on 5/28/2024

Díaz-Canel's Staged Interactions with Citizens Exposed in New Video
Díaz-Canel's Staged Interactions with Citizens Exposed in New Video

Published on 5/28/2024

Cuban Leader Díaz-Canel Acknowledges Harsh Blackouts to Children in Banes
Cuban Leader Díaz-Canel Acknowledges Harsh Blackouts to Children in Banes

Published on 5/25/2024

Cubans Block Central Havana Street in Protest Over Blackouts
Cubans Block Central Havana Street in Protest Over Blackouts

Published on 5/24/2024

Cuban Leader Díaz-Canel Admits Difficulty in Ensuring a Blackout-Free Summer
Cuban Leader Díaz-Canel Admits Difficulty in Ensuring a Blackout-Free Summer

Published on 5/23/2024

Hundreds of Thousands of Cubans Without Daily Water Supply Due to Blackouts
Hundreds of Thousands of Cubans Without Daily Water Supply Due to Blackouts

Published on 5/22/2024

Young Cubans Resort to Illegal Gambling During Blackouts in Santiago de Cuba
Young Cubans Resort to Illegal Gambling During Blackouts in Santiago de Cuba

Published on 5/21/2024

Class Schedules Adjusted in Villa Clara Due to Energy Crisis: Two Hours in the Morning, Two in the Afternoon
Class Schedules Adjusted in Villa Clara Due to Energy Crisis: Two Hours in the Morning, Two in the Afternoon

Published on 5/19/2024

Cubans Forced to Sleep Outdoors Amidst Severe Power Outages
Cubans Forced to Sleep Outdoors Amidst Severe Power Outages

Published on 5/19/2024