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Cuba Plunges Into Second Island-Wide Blackout As Communist System Unravels

Cuba Plunges Into Second Island-Wide Blackout As Communist System Unravels

Cuba suffered its second nationwide blackout in a matter of days late Friday, another sign that the communist-controlled island is sliding deeper into economic collapse amid tightening US sanctions and renewed pressure from the Trump administration. Havana blames US “gunboat diplomacy” and the financial sanctions for its economic demise, but the roots of the crisis are decades of communist rule, chronic underinvestment, widespread economic mismanagement and a crumbling power grid. Yet America’s Democratic Party is increasingly embracing socialism and communist ideology, a deeply misguided political messaging campaign at a time when Cuba is offering a real-world case study in how such systems repeatedly fail, leaving economic ruin, institutional decay and human suffering in their aftermath. The latest islandwide blackout came as four US lawmakers urged the Trump administration to sanction Cuba’s state-run overseas medical-services operator, arguing it exploits healthcare workers and generates revenue for the communist regime. As we’ve described, the Feds are in the process of dismantling the command and control structure of a Cuba/China foreign subversion network with alleged links to left-wing NGOs …

Cuba suffers an island-wide blackout again : NPR

Cuba suffers an island-wide blackout again : NPR

People line up in the street to buy bread in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 13, 2026. Ramon Espinosa/AP hide caption toggle caption Ramon Espinosa/AP HAVANA — Officials in Cuba reported an island-wide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted a “complete disconnection” of the country’s electrical system and said it was investigating, noting there were no failures in the units that were operating when the grid collapsed. Lázaro Guerra, the ministry’s electricity director, told state media late Monday that crews were trying to restart several thermoelectric plants, which are key to restoring power. “It must be done gradually to avoid setbacks,” he said. “Because systems, when very weak, are more susceptible to failure.” It was the third major blackout in Cuba over the past four months. Tomás David Velázquez Felipe, a 61-year-old resident of Havana, said the relentless outages make him think that Cubans who can should just pack …