Matanzas
capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas
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- Jul 11
Cuba suffers second total power collapse in five days amid US fuel blockade
A total grid collapse on Friday afternoon left Cuba without electricity for the second time in a week, deepening an energy crisis fueled by aging power plants and a US oil blockade.
- Jun 7
Foreign hotel chains and businesses flee Cuba as US sanctions on military conglomerate Gaesa take effect
Major Spanish, Canadian and Indonesian hotel groups have abandoned operations in Cuba, forced by a 1 May US executive order targeting the military-run Gaesa conglomerate that controls a vast swath of the island's economy.