No water or electricity, and children begging in streets filled with rubbish - but this is why I won't leave Cuba

[GJGCA]

Source: The Guardian
[A long read but worth it I think]

A vast human experiment is coming to an end. Fidel and Raúl Castro’s communist revolution is crumbling, to be replaced by … we know not what. The US government, after six decades of aggression, is seeking the endgame. The Trump administration, newly energised from decapitating Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolution, is looking for “assets” within the Cuban government, and briefing of warships enforcing a total oil blockade. “Make a deal before it’s too late,” President Donald Trump told Cuba’s leaders.


Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/13/no-water-or-electricity-and-children-begging-in-streets-filled-with-rubbish-but-this-is-why-i-wont-leave-cuba