Cuba in distress as hurricane set to hit amid national blackout
Cuba in distress as hurricane set to hit amid national blackout

A hurricane going to hit Cuba on Sunday as the island nations authorities scrambled to restore power following a massive countrywide blackout. The expected arrival of Hurricane Oscar, just days after the failure of Cubas largest power plant crippled the national grid, piles more pressure on a...

Cuba faces nationwide blackout, activists renew calls for an end to blockade
Cuba faces nationwide blackout, activists renew calls for an end to blockade

The Ministry of Energy and Mines in Cuba announced on Friday, October 18, that the National Electrical Energy System had faced a total blackout after the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant suffered an unexpected outage. The Ministry also stated that the Electrical Union and all competent...