Gainesville native Matéo Penado recently went down to Cuba amid a United States energy blockade.
Current situation
Last week, it was reported Cuba ran out of oil completely.
Recent reporting from the Associated Press shows Cuba’s national energy grid suffered a “major failure” on May 14, leading to food spoilage as refrigerators stop working and hospitals have canceling surgeries.
This is in the midst of rising tensions between the U.S. and Cuba, with former President Raúl Castro being indicted on a 30-year-old plane shootdown incident and the January capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro halting oil shipments to Cuba…