AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSanctions and Health: New U.S. pressure is worsening Cuba’s shortages of fuel, food and medicine, putting healthcare at risk. Doctors at Havana’s William Soler hospital said they had to feed a severely malnourished infant a substitute made from malanga and chicken. Washington blames Havana’s mismanagement; Cuba says U.S. restrictions are deepening the crisis. Daily Breakdown: Blackouts lasting more than 40 hours, water shortages and soaring prices are adding to hardship. In Sancti Spíritus, a new gas cylinder costs $80 in cash—more than 22 minimum monthly salaries. UN Fallout: The UN General Assembly condemned the U.S. embargo, but support fell to a 30-year low: 130 countries backed the resolution, 17 opposed it and 25 abstained. Jamaica’s abstention has triggered a dispute between its foreign minister and former prime minister, while Trinidad and Tobago voted against the resolution, exposing divisions across the Caribbean. Political Repression: Prosecutors are seeking prison terms of up to five years for nine people accused of joining a 2025 Bayamo protest demanding food, electricity and water.
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