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1 month ago | 
nbcnews.com | Orlando Matos |Carmen Sesin |Nicole Acevedo
HAVANA — In a rattan chair with a large oval backrest, almost like a throne, the 94-year-old “Diva” of Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo, sat in her home in Cuba as she reminisced about her life and storied career, both of which inspired the main storyline of a Broadway show premiering Wednesday.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
msn.com | Orlando Matos |Carmen Sesin
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
nbcnews.com | Orlando Matos |Carmen Sesin
Oct. 20, 2024, 11:35 PM UTCHAVANA — Millions remain without power in Cuba for a third consecutive day as slow progress is made in restoring electricity following three major grid failures. Power is expected to be restored to everyone on the island by Tuesday, the minister of energy and mines, Vicente de la O Levi, told reporters during a press conference Sunday.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
nbcphiladelphia.com | Carmen Sesin |Orlando Matos
Some progress has been made in reestablishing power throughout Cuba, but most of the island remained in the dark Saturday after the electrical grid collapsed twice in 24 hours. The power initially went out on the entire island around 11 a.m. Friday after its largest power plant, Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric, failed. Almost all of Cuba’s 10 million inhabitants were in the dark.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
msn.com | Carmen Sesin |Orlando Matos
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
nbcnews.com | Carmen Sesin |Orlando Matos
Oct. 19, 2024, 5:54 PM UTCAs electricity was being restored in parts of Cuba following an island-wide blackout, a total collapse of the electrical grid occurred once again Saturday, leaving many across the country alarmed. State-run media reported that at 6:15 a.m. local time there was complete disconnection from the national electro energetic system. The Electric Union is working to re-establish power. On Saturday morning, there were few cars in the streets of the capital, Havana.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
msn.com | Carmen Sesin |Orlando Matos
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
cnbc.com | Carmen Sesin |Orlando Matos
Electricity went out on the entire island of Cuba on Friday, affecting its population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba's energy ministry. The government had tried to keep the lights on earlier in the day by closing schools and having most state workers stay home in an effort to conserve energy. But it wasn't enough and by 11 a.m. the largest power plant went offline, causing a grid failure.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
msn.com | Carmen Sesin |Orlando Matos
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
nbcnews.com | Carmen Sesin |Orlando Matos
Electricity went out on the entire island of Cuba on Friday, affecting its population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba’s energy ministry. The government had tried to keep the lights on earlier in the day by closing schools and having most state workers stay home in an effort to conserve energy. But it wasn’t enough and by 11 a.m. the largest power plant went offline, causing a grid failure.
