/tags/humanitarian-crisis humanitarian crisis en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT /americas/2026-05-27/cuba-needs-a-long-term-solution-to-its-energy-crisis Cuba has run out of oil, the country’s energy minister announced on May 14, 2026. As an economist specializing in Latin America and a master’s candidate in public policy, we believe that the broader history of Cuba’s energy sector sheds some light on the current situation. Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT /americas/2026-05-27/cuba-needs-a-long-term-solution-to-its-energy-crisis Luisa Blanco and Isabella Elias | The Conversation /americas/2026-05-06/a-solar-powered-charging-station-in-central-cuba-brings-life-to-a-darkened-island A free, solar-powered charging station, or "solinera" as it's known, has opened in Cuba's central region. It has become a lifeline for people on an island with chronic blackouts and a severe gas shortage stemming from a U.S. energy blockade. Wed, 06 May 2026 16:29:00 GMT /americas/2026-05-06/a-solar-powered-charging-station-in-central-cuba-brings-life-to-a-darkened-island Dánica Coto and Andrea Rodríguez | Associated Press /americas/2026-04-03/cuba-releasing-2-010-prisoners-as-the-us-pressures-the-islands-government The Cuban government says it will release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island's government with a suffocating oil blockade. The announcement Thursday said the pardons were a "humanitarian gesture" in connection with Holy Week and didn't mention mounting pressures with the U.S. The government said the prisoners affected are foreigners and Cubans but didn't name them. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:17:00 GMT /americas/2026-04-03/cuba-releasing-2-010-prisoners-as-the-us-pressures-the-islands-government Andrea Rodriguez | Associated Press /americas/2026-04-01/one-cuban-family-navigates-daily-life-under-a-us-oil-embargo-and-a-deepening-economic-crisis Cuba's deepening economic crisis is pushing struggling families into hunger and forcing them to rely on donations and the black market. One Havana mother says she sometimes has no lunch for herself and her daughters, as fuel shortages, daily blackouts and cuts to rationed food impact families across the island. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:21:00 GMT /americas/2026-04-01/one-cuban-family-navigates-daily-life-under-a-us-oil-embargo-and-a-deepening-economic-crisis Andrea Rodriguez | Associated Press /americas/2026-03-26/trumps-venezuela-solution-to-cuba-would-see-the-island-nation-returned-to-a-client-state The U.S. and Cuban governments have been at odds since the conclusion of the Cuban Revolution 67 years ago. From my perspective as an expert on Havana-Washington ties, however, this moment seems different. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT /americas/2026-03-26/trumps-venezuela-solution-to-cuba-would-see-the-island-nation-returned-to-a-client-state Joseph J. Gonzalez | The Conversation /americas/2026-03-25/politifact-fl-did-activists-cause-power-outage-and-patient-deaths-in-cuba The crisis in Cuba, driven by systemic mismanagement and intensified by a U.S. oil blockade, spurred a group of liberal activists to travel to the country. But some commentators and conservative politicians denounced the trip as performative and said the activists mocked the Cuban people by staying in luxury hotels and traveling in air conditioned buses. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:37:00 GMT /americas/2026-03-25/politifact-fl-did-activists-cause-power-outage-and-patient-deaths-in-cuba Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact /americas/2026-03-12/young-cubans-turn-to-church-and-state-as-cheap-synthetic-drugs-flood-the-streets Cuba is grappling with a fast-growing wave of synthetic drug use that is hitting young people hard. The Associated Press visited Havana's psychiatric hospital and saw men struggling to stay clean, vowing for the sake of their loved ones to rid their bodies of toxins in the next 24 hours. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:36:27 GMT /americas/2026-03-12/young-cubans-turn-to-church-and-state-as-cheap-synthetic-drugs-flood-the-streets Andrea Rodriguez | Associated Press /americas/2026-03-05/millions-left-without-power-after-major-blackout-hits-cubas-western-region A blackout has left millions of people without power in Havana and the rest of western Cuba in the latest outage on an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves and a crumbling electric grid. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:12:25 GMT /americas/2026-03-05/millions-left-without-power-after-major-blackout-hits-cubas-western-region Milexsy Durán and Dánica Coto | Associated Press /americas/2026-02-22/global-pop-star-camila-cabello-calls-for-urgent-aid-to-her-native-cuba-to-stem-humanitarian-crisis She said she is speaking out because the "Cuban people are suffering in an echo chamber where no one can hear them because to speak is to risk your life." Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:55:13 GMT /americas/2026-02-22/global-pop-star-camila-cabello-calls-for-urgent-aid-to-her-native-cuba-to-stem-humanitarian-crisis Sergio R. Bustos /americas/2026-02-13/cuba-is-facing-an-economic-and-social-catastrophe-and-not-entirely-because-of-donald-trump If you’re planning on a winter break to Cuba, get ready for an adventure rather than a vacation. If you’re wondering if United States President Donald Trump’s oil embargo will shatter Cuba’s Communist government, dig in for a drawn-out slog. And if you’re Cuban, brace for a nightmare. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT /americas/2026-02-13/cuba-is-facing-an-economic-and-social-catastrophe-and-not-entirely-because-of-donald-trump Robert Huish | The Conversation