At the beginning of the year, when Donald Trump ordered an attack on Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro, we immediately looked at Cuba. If Chavismo collapsed, what would become of the island, which historically depends so much on Caracas?
The United States has been blocking Cuba for more than 60 years, but Trump has gone further: he threatens sanctions on countries that sell oil to him. So, for Cubans, who were already in survival mode, things can always get worse.
In this episode we talk to Cubans who have been living with electricity cuts for years and working in several places at the same time. For a few weeks now, they have had to add to that the lack of fuel and tourists, with the consequent decrease in their income.
Osniel is 40 years old and manages vacation apartments in Havana. He has seen family and friends emigrate, but he has loved ones in his care and has resigned himself to staying on the island. Mario Arrastia, retired Physics professor, needs four jobs to survive. He tells us that both he and most of his compatriots are worse off than when the Soviet Union fell, in the so-called Special Period.
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