12+ hour, 49+ min ago   (754+ words) Isolated, under-developed Laos brands itself the "Battery of Southeast Asia", powering its neighbours with dozens of hydroelectric plants, but frequent power outages leave its own people in the dark. Exports of electricity to neighbouring countries including Thailand and Vietnam are…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (140+ words) The U.S. Embassy in Havana issued a health alert on September 4 warning U.S. citizens of increased intestinal illnesses and diarrhea across Cuba due to deteriorating water and electricity infrastructure. “This degradation affects water supply, and food storage and temperature control,” the embassy…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (397+ words) Thursday, September 10, 2026 by James Rodriguez Amid a severe food crisis and years of government failure to ensure adequate food production and supply in Cuba, the regime is now transferring greater responsibility to municipalities, businesses, and producers to generate the food…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (441+ words) At a maternity hospital in Cuba, anesthesiologist Dr. Yudmila Rodríguez Verdecia describes what happens when electricity fails during an operation. “The surgery cannot be stopped. We have had to keep operating under the glow of cell phone flashlights,” she says…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (332+ words) Natalia Suyos · September 10, 2026 A pharmacy key is supposed to open a door. It is a small object with a plain purpose: turn the lock, enter the room, reach the shelf, obtain the thing that the body has been waiting for....

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (545+ words) Without relinquishing control of the land Producers will finally be able to market their products “without mandatory intermediaries,” according to one of the new regulations published in the Official Gazette. By Diario de Cuba HAVANA TIMES – Amid a severe food…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (539+ words) Thursday, September 10, 2026 by Alexander Flores In the Versalles neighborhood of Matanzas, a Cuban doctor named Griselda has been without electricity in her home for almost three months. During this time, she has been the sole caregiver for her bedridden mother,…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (514+ words) Thursday, September 10, 2026 by Elizabeth Alvarado The Cuban National Zoo has announced an indefinite closure, citing a lack of electricity and water as the primary reasons. This announcement was made through a brief post on their official Facebook page, leaving many…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (216+ words) Cuban Communications Minister Mayra Arevich denounced on Tuesday that the United States’ economic, financial, commercial, and energy blockade imposed on the island is causing millions of dollars in losses to the sector. “It hinders the modernization of networks, access to…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (947+ words) HAVANA -- The psychological toll of daily life in Cuba is pushing many to their breaking point on this island of nearly 10 million people, with no relief in sight as a U.S. energy embargo persists and longtime economic and financial troubles deepen....