Cuba Prioritizes Essential Services Amid US Efforts to Halt Oil Supply
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Cuba Rations Fuel, Protects Services Amid US Oil Supply Cut Threat
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CNBC TV18•07-02-2026, 13:04
Cuba Rations Fuel, Protects Services Amid US Oil Supply Cut Threat
•Cuba details wide-ranging plan to protect essential services and ration fuel in defiance of US efforts to cut off oil supply.
•Measures announced after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on countries exporting fuel to Cuba, leading to severe shortages.
•Government ministers assure fuel supply for key sectors: agriculture, education, water, healthcare, and defense.
•Commerce Minister Oscar Perez-Oliva states, "We are not going to collapse," emphasizing focus on tourism and export sectors for foreign exchange.
•Plans include planting 200,000 hectares of rice, increased reliance on renewable energy and animal power, and a hybrid system for secondary and higher education.