michelle fernandez talking to us from colombo, but no, thank you very much. indeed. cube is economy grew by nearly 2 percent last year, but the island nation is producing far fewer a few food staples than it did a few years ago as the oldest and the poets from havana politicians and scrambling to find solutions for cuba. national assembly of people's power has been in session for the last 3 days. top of the agenda, reviving domestic food production, which is nose dived over the last 2 years. practically a 100 percent, a foot staples are being imported instead of being produced in the country. 6 years ago, 40 percent of the rice cubans, 8 was growing domestically. by last year, the figure had fallen to full percent. us maximum pressure sanctions introduced by trump and left in place by a taking suit of people's plates. they solve the country if millions of dollars in revenue every year, which means less money to spend on fetch eliza, petro, and food inputs. the cheapest policy is focused on guessing food to those who need it, no use. for example, every child on the 7 still receives a lite

michelle fernandez has more now from columbus of 2 weeks of speculation. the governments planned for restructuring each local debt has been passed by parliament. now obviously they have to take $21.00 days for any one expressing a position to that, to speak or take action. but in general, this is the government plan. it has obviously review that it is looking mainly at the pension funds or superannuation funds. these one of the biggest pots of money, if you like, that is hailed the moneys that are contributed by ordinary working glossary lumpkins with a common trade worker's work. as in the states and people basically who have been waiting all of their lives for that mistake and planning for it. and the government seems to be looking at that to bring in that that restructuring component. now, opposition has obviously reacted accusing the government of, you know, penalizing the common man who man, who has no voice and leaving the more elite the sort of, you know, a primary deal the, the big sort of big business a relatively unscathed. but the government say

michelle fernandez in columbus. i so that king has apologized for the netherlands role in slavery. king william alexander said he felt personally responsible for what he called a crime against humanity. him the prime minister mock routes. it apologized in december. the government is establishing a $217000000.00 fund to raise awareness for making the december 4th yard at the mister president's on december 19th, last year, the dutch, a prime minister apologize on behalf of the government for the fact that 4 centuries in the name of the dutch states and human beings were used as commodities exploited and abused. today i stand before you today as your king and as a member of the government, i make this apology myself about and i feel the weights of the words in my hearts. and my soul, it's 160, used to the day since the dodge officially abolished of slavery. july the 1st 1863 was when the dutch legally ended slavery in dutch diana, knowing not now knowing why that is or not. and do you know the colonies in the caribbean, but most slave labor is on dodge plantations, were forced to keep

michelle fernandez talking to us from colombo. japan has started restricting the export of its chip, manufacturing, technology, and government and introduce the new restrictions out to the us and the netherlands passed similar measures. the new rules effects 23 types of advance, semi conductors, making equipment, the components power, everything from mobile phones to military hardware. nearly a 160 countries, not a face tighter procedures to buy, ship making equipment from japan of 42 countries and still in port with fewer controls. japan produced is about 10 percent of the world's semi conductors, but there are plans to increase it further. the us and china are also in a race to increase their supplies size. you're to talk, she's as a professor at the school of management and information. i've been university or she saw a guy and he's joining this function from sions or in japan. so thank you. very much indeed for being with us now for us in the netherlands made their decision primarily, at least in the 1st instance, with regard to china. what's driving this decision by japan? as we