Cuba's communist-run government on Friday (February 6) detailed a wide-ranging plan to protect essential services and ration fuel, digging in its heels in defiance of a U.S. move to cut off oil supply to the Caribbean island.

A swath of measures promise to guarantee fuel supply for rice and agricultural production, education, healthcare and defence, according to several high level officials who spoke on a television news program.

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HAVANA, CUBA (FEBRUARY 6, 2026) (CUBAN GOVERNMENT TV - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF THE MINISTRY’S COUNCIL WITH CUBAN PRESIDENT MIGUEL DIAZ-CANEL

2. DIAZ-CANEL DURING COUNCIL

3. AUDIENCE

4. OFFICIAL SPEAKING

5. CUBAN MINISTERS WITH TV JOURNALIST AT TV DIALOGUE TABLE

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CUBAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN TRADE MINISTER, OSCAR PEREZ OLIVA, SAYING:

[SOUNDBITE CONTINUES OVER VARIOUS SHOTS OF PEREZ OLIVA]

"We will guarantee the sustainability of income-generating sectors.

REPORTER SAYING: "That is very important."

PEREZ OLIVA: "And this is important because without income, we cannot overcome the situation. Therefore, a plan has been designed in the tourism sector to reduce energy consumption, consolidate tourist facilities, and take advantage of the current high season in our country, which is yielding encouraging results, even surpassing those of the previous year. In other words.

REPORTER ASKING: Despite all the campaigns against us?

PEREZ OLIVA: Despite everything they have said—claiming that we would be collapsing, that we are collapsing today—perhaps they are not explaining it correctly. We are not going to collapse because the Cuban people do not collapse, and they have proven this throughout their history.

7. CUBAN MINISTERS WITH TV JOURNALIST AT TV DIALOGUE TABLE

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CUBAN WORK AND SOCIAL SECURITY MINISTER JESUS OTAMENDI CAMPOS, SAYING:

“There are employment modalities with us that have grown significantly in recent years, especially those related to telework and remote work. We are talking about adjusting work schedules. I believe that the heads of each entity must achieve an adjustment of work schedules where necessary and possible, with special emphasis on reallocation. Now, we must seek to reallocate our workers so they continue to contribute to the country’s economic and social activities, especially in basic services for the population, food production, agricultural work, and activities that allow us to contribute to the country’s economic and social life.”

9. CUBAN MINISTERS WITH TV JOURNALIST AT TV DIALOGUE TABLE

10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CUBAN EDUCATION MINISTER, NAIMA ARIATNE TRUJILLO, SAYING:

“For any probable scenario we may face, we have to preserve in-person attendance as much as possible. In-person attendance is very important for the educational process, communication, and acts where being present is crucial.”

11. CUBAN MINISTERS WITH TV JOURNALIST AT TV DIALOGUE TABLE