Doctors, tourism, tobacco: Cuba buckling under US pressure

A blockade of oil deliveries to Cuba has forced emergency rationing, kneecapping the country's critical tourism and tobacco sectors even as remittances are under threat and income earned from sending doctors abroad has been all but cut off. Here's where things stand: Medical services Sending medical missions abroad has long been a key source of foreign currency for Cuba, totaling around $7 billion last year, according to official figures. In 2025, 24,000 health professionals were deployed in 56 countries...