Richard Branson is the co-founder of Virgin Group. Brett Perlmutter is an investor and former head of Google Cuba.
The standoff between the United States and Cuba is taking a disturbing toll on ordinary Cubans. New research from the Center for Economic and Policy Research shows that infant mortality in Cuba has more than doubled since 2018, from roughly four deaths per 1,000 live births to nearly 10 today. Meanwhile, garbage is piling up in the streets as sanitation trucks are idle due to a fuel shortage caused by the U.S. blockade.
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