AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoMilitary Human Cost: A Cuban Citizen Audit Observatory report says at least 97 recruits died or disappeared during mandatory service from 2001-2026, with suicide the top documented cause (34%), and 2025 the worst year (22 cases). Energy & Daily Survival: With blackouts and fuel limits biting hard, Cubans are reverting to firewood, charcoal and improvised charcoal stoves built from discarded materials—an “almost indigenous” workaround to keep cooking and power basic life. Tourism & Hospitality Pressure: Meliá says it will end operations in Cuba by July 24, citing persistent legal, economic and financial instability; separately, Havana’s beach leisure is described as collapsing under near-total outages. Innovation for Industry: The EU-funded Innolabs project is strengthening STEM labs at Cuban universities (Cujae, Cienfuegos, Holguín), including prototyping and a construction-materials hackathon. Trade/Investment Context: Cuba’s foreign ministry and Díaz-Canel denounce a new U.S. State Department “blacklist” report on alleged espionage and “subversion,” while Cuba’s UN push targets the U.S. blockade’s economic impact. Humanitarian Supply Chain: The Open Arms “Rumbo a Cuba” sailboat Astral delivered seven tons of solar panels, backup batteries and medical supplies to Havana’s Juan Manuel Márquez Pediatric Hospital.
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