In Revolutionary Cuba today Alejandro Gil Fernandez is one of the island's most powerful and most important people...with titles such as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy.
This was the subdued Alejandro Gil today -- July 21st, 2022 -- as he spent the day addressing Cuba's General Assembly and, on state-wide television and radio, speaking directly to the island's people. He admitted that there "are not short-cuts" for the dire problem that currently hurts the Cuban citizenry -- the energy struggles that create daily blackouts. For sure, Gil mostly blamed the U. S. blockade of the island for the blackouts but he also spoke about failures of the revolutionary government.
In addition to the strong words from energy boss Alejandro Gil, Cuban television news today heard from Cuban mothers and a multitude of Cubans out on the streets explaining how the ubiquitous blackouts and inflation are affecting their families.
Here are some of the statistics and plans that Alejandro Gil discussed with the Cuban people today as the island struggles with the blackouts, inflation, COVID, and -- of course -- with the endless U.S.-Blockade that they alone face.
Oh, yes!! The Blockade!!
Families in the nation of Cuba are the only people in the world who have faced a Embargo/Blockade since 1962 imposed by a much more powerful nation. The current blackouts remind them that it is unending. Thousands of Cubans are leaving...or trying to leave...the island for the United States. But many are determined to try to survive in Cuba and hope for better days, such as without the Blockade. Meanwhile, truth be known, a few years ago the population of Cuba was a little over 13 million people...and now it is a little over 11 million people.
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