Dec 03 Massive power outage hits Cuba's western region leaving millions without electricity By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press The outage follows two days of peak-hour power shortages across the island that exceeded 55% of the country's energy deficit. Continue reading
Nov 17 Disaster-battered nations tell ministers at climate talks to start taking action By Seth Borenstein, Anton L. Delgado, Melina Walling, Associated Press Their message: Our lives are on the line. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 3:31 Caribbean nations hit by Hurricane Melissa begin long road to recovery By William Brangham, Eliot Barnhart Island nations in the Caribbean worked on rescue and recovery operations in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The storm tore through Jamaica, leveling some communities entirely. It also left a trail of destruction in Cuba and Haiti. At least 30… Continue watching
Oct 30 After Melissa's destruction, Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces By Ariel Fernandez, Andrea Rodriguez, John Myers Jr., Associated Press People across the northern Caribbean are digging out from the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa as deaths from the storm climbed. Continue reading
Oct 29 Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead, causes widespread damage in Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba By Ariel Fernandez, Andrea Rodriguez, John Myers Jr., Evens Sanon, Associated Press At least 23 people have died across Haiti and 13 are missing, Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said in a statement, revising the death toll downward. Twenty of those reported dead and 10 of the missing are from the southern coastal… Continue reading
Oct 28 3 things to know about Hurricane Melissa By Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press Melissa was a Category 5 hurricane, the highest level, when it made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica. Continue reading
Oct 22 A Cuban man deported by the U.S. to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says By Gerald Imray, Associated Press The man, Roberto Mosquera del Peral, was among a group of migrants sent to Eswatini in mid-July as part of the Trump administration's expanding third-country deportation program. The program has been criticized by rights groups, who say it denies migrants… Continue reading
Oct 22 Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic By Dánica Coto, Associated Press On Wednesday, the slow-moving storm was about 305 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Continue reading
Sep 29 1 man killed in Cuba as Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas and Bermuda By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Authorities in the Bahamas closed most schools Monday as Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the northern Caribbean, including over Cuba where landslides killed at least one man. Continue reading
Sep 26 Assata Shakur, fugitive Black activist who escaped life sentence for killing police officer, dies in Cuba By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press In her telling, and in the minds of her supporters, she was pursued for crimes she didn't commit or that were justified. The FBI put Shakur on its list of “most wanted terrorists.”… Continue reading