As 650 activists from 33 nations sailed into Havana on Saturday with 20 tons of aid, the 15-member Caribbean Community — which promised Cuba humanitarian support “in short order, within a month” — had still not dispatched so much as a crate. The summit theme was “Beyond Words.” The irony is unbearable.
![People gather on the street during an electricity blackout in Havana, Cuba [AFP]](/images/2026/03/16/cubans-on-the-street-1200_thumbnail.jpg)