Cuba's grid operator has reportedly restored intermittent power after the national electric grid collapsed on 16 March. It comes amid a US-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island's already struggling fuel, food, and medicine shortages
CNN says Cuba is going dark under US pressure. How the crisis unfolded and why its troubles are far from over https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/18/americas/cuba-us-pressure-blackout-latam…
Costa Rica shutters its embassy in Cuba and orders diplomats to leave
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/costa-rica-shutters-embassy-cuba/
The Associated Press reports a mix of uncertainty, anger and hope simmered in Cuba on Wednesday following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump this week saying that Washington could take “imminent action” against the island’s government.
Concern, anger and hope simmer in Cuba after Trump calls for ‘imminent action’ against government
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-us-diaz-canel-trump-rubio-f078518742b21…