MIAMI — Frustration is boiling over in Cuba.

Protests have erupted in Havana as rolling blackouts continue to cripple the island. Fuel is also becoming nearly impossible to find at state-run gas stations, leading to growing desperation for many residents.

“I’m looking for information at CUPET (Cuba’s state-run oil company), but they haven’t given me any information. Nothing has come out,” said Havana resident Mirko Cejas, referring to CUPET.

Cejas said his young son is sick, and he has been searching for gasoline to keep a generator running.

The fuel shortage has left many Cubans unable to use their cars after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on countries exporting fuel to Cuba.

In Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, Cuban exiles say now is the time for change in Cuba.

“For me it’s a little frustrating,” a protester said. “I think this thing is taking too long.”

Meanwhile, residents in Havana are reportedly rejecting a U.S. plan to indict former Cuban President Raúl Castro in connection with the 1996 shootdown of planes operated by the humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue, which killed four people.

The incident was condemned internationally.

“If it does happen, it is an act of justice,” said Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat.

“They savagely massacred these four young men,” Gutiérrez-Boronat said.

Back in Little Havana, there are also growing concerns about conditions inside Cuba, especially as the island’s health care system faces severe shortages and delays.

“More than 32,000 pregnant women face increased risks due to reduced access to diagnostic services, as well as limited transport for obstetric emergencies,” said Altaf Musani of the World Health Organization.

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