Cuba reports $8 billion in embargo damages as U.S. sanctions and fuel restrictions disrupt healthcare, food, education and daily life.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/53050640

Sept. 10, 2026
[weekly newsletter about Cuba from the Belly Of The Beast news collective. Their videos can be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

Cuba’s government says the U.S. embargo caused more than $8 billion in damage in a single year.

Its latest report to the United Nations describes surgeons working under the light of a cell phone, a mother worrying about her son’s cancer treatment being interrupted and children waiting for vaccines that are stuck in warehouses.

This week, we look at how the U.S. government’s economic war on Cuba affects everyday life on the island.

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