Cuba begins restoring power
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A power outage struck the entire island of Cuba on Monday, the latest blackout as the United States pursues its oil blockade.
On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a "complete disconnection" of its electrical system, officials said, amid a worsening fuel shortage.
The Antonio Maceo Thermoelectric Plant, more commonly known as Renté and located in Santiago de Cuba, has suffered another setback as its Unit 5 was
A group of residents of a city in central Cuba took to the streets early Saturday and partially destroyed the local headquarters of the ruling communist party.
A complete power outage strikes Cuba as the US fuel blockade exacerbates the island's energy crisis, crippling the national grid and fueling public unrest.