AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoUS Sanctions Tighten on Cuba: Washington expanded penalties on nine state-linked firms in construction, mining and metals, and targeted senior ICAP officials, accusing the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples of running a “subversive network” in the US—moves that come as Americans returning from Fidel Castro’s centenary events faced questioning and detentions. Cuba Denounces the Crackdown: Cuba’s foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez called the sanctions an attempt to strangle the economy and block basic services, while anti-sanctions voices abroad—including South African priest Michael Lapsley—warn of a “genocide without bombs” driven by shortages and blackouts. Economic Fallout in Real Life: ECLAC forecasts Cuba’s economy will shrink 10.3% in 2026, underscoring how the island’s downturn is widening from the rest of Latin America. Daily Strain in Havana: In Regla, residents protested lack of water and were told to haul it in buckets; in Santiago de Cuba, theft of dielectric oil from a medical center transformer delayed urgent tests and risks broader power outages. Humanitarian Solidarity: Namibia’s National Council donated N$27,609 to the Namibia-Cuba Solidarity Campaign for medicine, supplies and solar kits.
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