AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEconomic Strain: Cuba’s informal dollar rate climbed to 793 pesos, a new monthly high, while the euro reached 888. The government is also opening oil refineries and fuel depots to private investment and issuing a new decree aimed at boosting domestic oil and gas output. Health and Energy: Cárdenas hospital reportedly lost power, forcing intensive-care patients to be transferred to Matanzas. Solar panels are no guarantee of backup: many Cuban hospitals cannot store the electricity they generate. Public Health: Mercury used in illegal gold mining in Las Tunas is linked to alarming rates of neurological, kidney and psychiatric illness in nearby communities, according to the state-run press. Migration: The U.S. Coast Guard returned six Cubans after two operations in the Florida Straits. Separately, a report says Russian authorities sent 11 Cubans to Uzbekistan without telling them their destination.
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