(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)An image of Fidel Castro hangs on the wall of a state-run pharmacy where a woman asks for medication in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)An image of Fidel Castro hangs on the wall of a state-run pharmacy where a woman asks for medication in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)An image of Fidel Castro hangs on the wall of a state-run pharmacy where a woman asks for medication in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)HAVANA -- In an effort to fend off a mounting humanitarian crisis, Cuba on Wednesday eased up on longtime restrictions on private vendors and imports, opening up a sector firmly controlled by the Communist-led government. Cuba’s government had already made moves to loosen restrictions on private industry over the last few decades.