AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoSanctions and health crisis: The UN’s top human-rights official says U.S. sanctions are driving child deaths in Cuba, citing doubled infant mortality and worse outcomes for childhood cancer as doctors lack essential medicines. PCC fast-tracks reforms: Cuba’s Communist Party and National Assembly convened extraordinary sessions to push economic changes after President Díaz-Canel unveiled a reform package aimed at opening the economy, expanding private activity, and shrinking the state. Reform experts named: Díaz-Canel also convened a group of “critical” economists to propose deeper changes, including new rules for agriculture and housing and more flexibility for exports and tourism investment. Electricity strain hits communities: A fire at a Caibarién electrical substation left 15 districts without service, blamed on overheating after long outages. Church supply squeeze: Communion host shortages in Cuba prompted aid shipments from Panama and Puerto Rico, with production slowed by limited electricity. Tourism collapse: Cuba’s foreign visitor numbers plunged after tighter U.S. pressure, with airlines and hotels cutting service. Food and survival pressures: Reports highlight shortages and rising costs alongside everyday coping, from rationing disruptions to scarcity-driven desperation.
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