AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPower & Infrastructure: A power outage hit eastern Cuba, affecting provinces from Holguín to Guantánamo, blamed on transmission-line fluctuations and disconnections of generating units. Education Under Strain: Cuba plans to start the school year on September 1 despite shortages and transport/electricity problems; officials say about 1.5 million children and adolescents will return, with teachers already being reinstated and schools using flexible, individualized support. U.S. Pressure on Tourism: Cuba’s tourism sector is facing its worst crisis in decades as major hotel chains exit or liquidate operations, citing intensified U.S. extraterritorial sanctions and secondary-sanctions risk tied to GAESA. Diplomatic Pushback: Cuba’s UN envoy denounced the U.S. “policy of suffocation,” saying sanctions are collective punishment and violate international law. Human Stories: A Cuban cruise worker says she was barred from returning home for five years after remaining abroad, while a separate report says a Cuban national previously convicted of child sexual assault was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol. Sports (Cuba in focus): The Philippines’ women’s baseball run ended after losses to Chinese Taipei and Venezuela, but they had earlier beaten Cuba.
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