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Power shortages and blackouts are nothing new in Cuba. And an unprofitable sugar business has been the norm since the 1920s, except for the period when USSR propped up Cuba by overpaying for sugar. Hotel rooms go empty because there are few return tourists -- one trip is enough to discover that you're faced with unending poverty and depression on all sides on your "vacation." Pity, because Cuba has wonderful beaches, fishing, and bargain rates attractive to tourists.

Castro seems to be hell bent on wrecking the island and starving the people. All along, he could have issued the order to plow up the sugar fields and plant food crops to feed the people and even to export veggies and fruits. But no, he'd rather play lord of the plantation while the people go hungry.

Castro seems to be hell bent on wrecking the island and starving the people.

Perhaps the good people living under such a wacko will get sick enough of such abuse to hasten Mr. Castros' retirement from public life - one way or another (I can think of several possibilities.)