CARACAS, Venezuela - The latest on Venezuela’s political and economic crisis (all times local): 6:15 p.m.People collect water from an open pipeline during rolling blackouts, which affects the water pumps in people's homes and apartment buildings, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. ( Fernando Llano / AP Photo )The widespread blackouts in Venezuela have brought oil exports to a halt, and financial experts say that is costing the cash-strapped country millions of dollars a day. Cuba has made the same accusation against the United States, alleging that the U.S. is after Venezuela’s oil. The U.S.-backed leader of the National Assembly has blamed the blackouts that began Thursday on alleged government corruption and mismanagement. President Nicolas Maduro, meanwhile, has accused Guaido and the United States of staging a “cyberattack” on Venezuela’s power grid.

Source: thestar March 11, 2019 17:20 UTC