An impromptu sit-in protest at the steps of Havana University on Monday drew a small group of students concerned about their education amid an energy crisis worsened by a U.S. oil blockade of the island, which has reduced classes and is paralyzing the country.
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Coconut custard meets pineapple upside-down toppingPope names veteran Vatican diplomat as ambassador to the US to manage relations with TrumpExplosiones sacuden Teherán e Israel es atacado, mientras que EEUU advierte de mayores bombardeos Coconut custard meets pineapple upside-down toppingPope names veteran Vatican diplomat as ambassador to the US to manage relations with TrumpExplosiones sacuden Teherán e Israel es atacado, mientras que EEUU advierte de mayores bombardeosAn impromptu sit-in protest at the steps of Havana University on Monday drew a few students concerned about their education amid an energy crisis that has reduced classes and is paralyzing the country. A car rides past students sitting outside the University of Havana during a protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026. Students gather outside the University of Havana during a sit-in protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026. Students gather outside the University of Havana during a protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026. An impromptu sit-in protest at the steps of Havana University on Monday drew a few students concerned about their education amid an energy crisis that has reduced classes and is paralyzing the country. A car rides past students sitting outside the University of Havana during a protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026. A car rides past students sitting outside the University of Havana during a protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026. Students gather outside the University of Havana during a sit-in protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026. Students gather outside the University of Havana during a sit-in protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026. Students gather outside the University of Havana during a protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026. Students gather outside the University of Havana during a protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026. HAVANA — An impromptu sit-in protest at the steps of Havana University on Monday drew a small group of students concerned about their education amid an energy crisis worsened by aPower outages and transportation shutdowns have forced the university to reduce the number of classes or hold them online, though many students are also struggling with slow and unreliable internet. “We aren’t martyrs for any side; we are university students. So, none of us intended to be here, but there has been no other way,” said one of protesters, who didn’t want to be identified by name due to fear of government reprisals. The First Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Modesto Ricardo Gómez, stepped out to speak to the students. He acknowledged the financial difficulties affecting higher education, and said they have been made worse by the current standoff with the Trump administration. “Today we have been tremendously affected by the criminal and genocidal blockade of the United States government, which, without a thought for the people or our youth, is truly massacring an entire society,” Gomez said. On the main streets of Havana, many people had to walk to work or go shopping Monday. Gasoline is rationed to 20 liters per car, and getting a fill-up involves During a summit in Florida with conservative Latin American and Caribbean leaders Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will turn its attention to Cuba after the war with Iran and suggested his administration would cut a deal with Havana underscoring Washington’s increasingly aggressive stance against the island’s communist leadership.Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Saturday described the summit as “small, reactionary and neocolonial.”The Cuban government hasn’t confirmed that meetings are happening.Following the capture of Maduro, Trump signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that further crippled the island plagued by a deepening energy crisis.
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