(FILES) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero speaks during the closing of the International Convention on Environment and Development of the G-77 and China at the National Hotel in Havana, on July 4, 2023. In view of the 'energy emergency' facing Cuba, the government has decided to paralyze all non-essential state work activities, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said on October 17, 2024. (Photo by Yamil LAGE / POOL / AFP) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)