That’s Prime Minister and Cuban alumnus, the Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew. His were comments were made on Tuesday Mar. 17^th and came as many of SKN’s nationals are studying in Cuba.

On Monday Mar. 16^th, Cuba’s national electric grid collapsed, plunging around 10 million people into darkness. The latest breakdown has been tied to a wider energy squeeze that intensified after the US cut off Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba and threatened tariffs on any country that sells oil to the island.

Moreover, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Cuba early Tuesday, adding to crisis.

On Wednesday Mar. 18^th, aljazeera.com reported that Cuba reconnected its power grid and brought online its largest oil-fired power plant, putting an end to a nationwide blackout that lasted more than 29 hours. But officials said power shortages may continue because not enough electricity is being generated.