AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoHuman Rights Under Sanctions: The UN’s top human-rights official says U.S. economic pressure is driving child deaths in Cuba, citing doubled infant mortality and worse cancer survival as medicines and supplies run short. Healthcare Fallout: Cuban state media reports surgeries delayed, kidney dialysis disrupted, 100,000 young children losing daily milk, and 300 of 395 essential medicines unavailable amid fuel scarcity and long blackouts. Energy Crisis Update: The Antonio Guiteras power plant is again offline after a boiler failure, with Matanzas’ unit tied to repeated shutdowns this year. Aid and Money Channels Closing: EnviosCuba, a major U.S.-to-Cuba delivery platform linked to GAESA, has stopped taking new orders, while previously approved shipments will still go out. Education Policy Shock: In Matanzas, university entrance exams have been suspended and admissions will rely on cumulative averages—leaving some students feeling the rules changed too late. Aftershocks in the Gulf: A 4.9 quake struck west of Cuba, with tremors reported as far as Florida and Havana. Local Governance/Infrastructure: Two hospital wards in Holguín are set to reopen after renovations, including neurosurgery and cerebrovascular surgery units.
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