Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti

Residents walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti, where roofless homes,...

CARICOM countries vote in favour of resolution to end US trade embargo against Cuba

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday has, for the 33rd consecutive year, adopted a resolution calling for an end to the decades-long United States embargo against Cuba. All 14 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries voted in support of...

Hurricane Melissa kills dozens in Caribbean, strikes Jamaica, Cuba

JAMAICA – AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE have passed away in connection with Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean, as the storm continues to threaten the region on Wednesday, reports CNN. The storm made landfall in Black River, Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane...

Venezuela stands with Cuba in the fight against US blockade

HAVANA, Cuba, October 28 (ACN) On the first day of a debate leading up to the vote at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a draft resolution demanding an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reaffirmed...

UN General Assembly renews demand to end US embargo on Cuba

HAMILTON, Canada The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly reaffirmed its demand Wednesday for the US to end its economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba. The vote saw 165 nations voting in favor in the 184-member chamber, with seven...

Hurricane Melissa, strongest storm ever to hit Jamaica, roars onward into Cuba

Hurricane Melissa unleashed devastation in Jamaica as the strongest storm on record ever to hit the Caribbean island nation, and roared later on Wednesday into eastern Cuba, smashing the city of Santiago and flooding rural land. A Category 5 storm...

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Drones show Hurricane Melissa damage across Jamaica 00:31 Destruction captured at Jamaica airport after hurricane 00:40 Federal Reserve cuts interest rate by...

Weather conditions are deteriorating in eastern Cuba

BAYAMO, Cuba, Oct 28 (ACN) With cloudy skies and intermittent light or heavier drizzle, social media users from several municipalities are reporting the progressive deterioration of weather conditions in the province of Granma. Just hours before...

Dozens killed, thousands displaced as Hurricane Melissa slams Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, has killed at least 40 people across Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica. The Category 5 storm caused massive flooding, power outages and destruction, leaving thousands homeless and rescue...

Hurricane Melissa Barrels Into Cuba After Devastating Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica as the most powerful storm ever recorded in the island nation, before barreling into eastern Cuba on Wednesday, battering Santiago and inundating rural areas with severe flooding. A Category 5 storm with...

Hurricane Melissa devastates Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica; heads to Bahamas

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide...

Shocking images show devastation Hurricane Melissa has reaped on Jamaica and Cuba

Prime Minister Andrew Holness told CNN: “The reports that we have had so far would include damage to hospitals, significant damage to residential property, housing and commercial property as well, and damage to our road infrastructure.”

A growing Cuban community is transforming Louisville

The Bluegrass country has a new sound that can be heard in the streets of Louisville. The city is home to one of the fastest-growing Cuban communities in the United States. The more than 50,000 strong population has helped offset population...

Hurricane Melissa: Category two storm makes landfall in Cuba, death toll rises to 40 in Haiti

Hurricane Melissa is grinding across Cuba as a category two storm after pummelling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the US National Hurricane Centre says. At least one death was reported in Jamaica, where Melissa...

Hurricane Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, slams Jamaica and Cuba with widespread destruction

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials say. Jean Bertrand Subrème,...

Amazon set to cut 14,000 corporate roles as it boosts artificial intelligence

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Cat 3 Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba, speeds through the Bahamas

[En español] Hurricane Melissa made landfall in the eastern Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba, about 40 miles (65 km) west of Santiago de Cuba – the country’s second most populous city — at 3:10 a.m. EDT Oct. 29 as a Category 3 storm with maximum...

Hundreds of Thousands Evacuate Historically Powerful Hurricane in Eastern Cuba, Jamaica

Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials said. Jean Bertrand Subrème, mayor of the southern Haitian...

Despite Pressure, the World Stands with Cuba against US Blockade

Details Written by PL Published: 29 October 2025 Hits: 21 Cuba achieved another victory on Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) after obtaining 165 votes in favor of the resolution calling for an end to the US blockade against...

Ukraine votes against lifting U.S. embargo on Cuba for first time

For the first time Ukraine voted against a UN General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the U.S. embargo on Cuba. As Ukrinform's correspondent in New York reported, Kyiv thus supported Washington's position on maintaining the embargo. The...