PL the days of power blackouts in Holguin etc are pretty much over. Many
days and there are no power problems, when there are now they are just for a
few minutes. A night and day difference from a year ago. No food, but lots
of power. Of course doubling the cost helps keep usage down to a trickle.
Power Restored to U.S. Mission in Cuba ... HAVANA -- Electricity was restored Tuesday to the U.S. mission in Cuba... after Washington accused Fidel Castro's government of deliberately ... U.S. Interests Section Chief Michael Parmly said power to the building, ... Castro's government hit back Tuesday with a front-page editorial in the ... (soc.culture.cuba)
Cuba says US charge of harassment a blatant lie ...Cuba on Tuesday dismissed as a "blatant" lie U.S. charges that power has been deliberately cut off at its Havana diplomatic mission. ... The latest spat in the 47-year-old war of words, sanctions and other actions between the two countries has at its epicenter a streaming message board running along the 6th floor of the U.S. mission that since January has flashed news and political messages into the Havana night. ... The harassment charge came from the State Department on Monday, when spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters the power cutoff and other problems were probably due to U.S. efforts to provide Cubans with information about the world. ... (soc.culture.cuba)
Bush calls for a new Cuba ... WASHINGTON - President Bush issued a stern warning yesterday that the United States will not accept a political transition in Cuba in which power merely shifts from one Castro brother to another rather than to the Cuban people. ... (soc.culture.cuba)
Cuba: Power Generation Still Achilles Heel of Economy ...Cuba: Power Generation Still Achilles' Heel of Economy ... "When it's not because of a hurricane, it's because one of the power plants... which generates 15 percent of the electricity... (soc.culture.cuba)
