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Cuba faces economic collapse as US oil blockade hits tourism
Cuba is experiencing one of its worst crises in decades. Since Venezuela ceased to be its main oil supplier following the arrest of Nicolas Maduro in January, and US President Donald Trumpthreatened special tariffs on any other oil suppliers, the island has received no crude oil. There have been no deliveries for three months now, and the effects are acute. Flights have been canceled, and tourism, Cuba’s most important source of income, has virtually dried up.
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Cuba is experiencing one of its worst crises in decades. Since Venezuela ceased to be its main oil supplier following the arrest of Nicolas Maduro in January, and US President Donald Trumpthreatened special tariffs on any other oil suppliers, the island has received no crude oil. There have been no deliveries for three months now, and the effects are acute. Flights have been canceled, and tourism, Cuba’s most important source of income, has virtually dried up.
Cuba is experiencing one of its worst crises in decades. Since Venezuela ceased to be its main oil supplier following the arrest of Nicolas Maduro in January, and US President Donald Trumpthreatened special tariffs on any other oil suppliers, the island has received no crude oil. There have been no deliveries for three months now, and the effects are acute. Flights have been canceled, and tourism, Cuba’s most important source of income, has virtually dried up.
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