Activists renew call for an end to the US blockade against Cuba as the Caribbean nation suffers electricity blackout
Both Russia and Ukriane deny responsibility for the strike
ACTIVISTS renewed calls today for an end to the 64-year-old US blockade of Cuba after the government said that the restricitions were hampering efforts to fix a massive power cut.
About half of the socialist island was plunged into darkness on Thursday evening, followed by all of it the following morning, after a power plant failed.
Havana’s electricity company said in a statement on Saturday that part of its western system had been disconnected “after the exit of one of the plants that was delivering service.”
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