Cuba News News Cuba » History: Hurricane Melissa moves past Cuba after hitting Jamaica; death toll climbs in Haiti
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight after battering Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalling storms in Atlantic basin history.
News Cuba » History: Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the ...
News Cuba » History: Historic Hurricane Melissa makes a second landfall in eastern Cuba Wednesday morning
Hurricane Melissa will accelerate into eastern Cuba on Tuesday night and into the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday. Bermuda may also be affected by a weaker Hurricane Melissa later this week.
News Cuba » History: Powerful Hurricane Melissa continues destructive path after hitting Jamaica, Cuba
After tearing across Jamaica, Melissa moved northeast toward Cuba, making its second landfall along the southern coast of eastern Cuba, near the city of Chivirico in Santiago de Cuba province, around ...
News Cuba » History: Hurricane Melissa weakens to a Category 2 storm as it exits Cuba
HURRICANE MELISSA UPDATE Melissa made a second landfall on Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane. It's continuing to bring devastating impacts⬇️ ...
News Cuba » History: Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall In Cuba Following Devastation in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 with winds of 120 mph hours after devastating Jamaica.
News Cuba » History: How one woman gave Cuba America’s secrets
For 17 years, Ana Montes lived a double life inside the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, feeding classified secrets directly to Cuba’s intelligence service. Known in Washington as the “Queen of Cuba, ...
News Cuba » History: Hurricane Melissa churns over the Bahamas after devastating Jamaica and Haiti, lashing Cuba
Hurricane Melissa made a second landfall Wednesday in eastern Cuba near Chivirico as a Category 3 storm, a day after barreling into Jamaica as the strongest hurricane to hit there since 1851.
News Cuba » History: UN General Assembly condemns US embargo on Cuba for 33rd year, but US garners more support
The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year. Yet the vote Wednesday softened Washington’s isolation on a longstanding issue in ...
News Cuba » History: Hurricane Melissa whips Jamaica with violent winds, heavy rain before heading toward Cuba
Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a fearsome Category 5 storm. Forecasters said it could be the island's "storm of the century." ...
News Cuba » History: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction in Jamaica, heads toward Cuba as category 4 storm
Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, the strongest in the island's history, killing at least seven people across the Caribbean and causing widespread destruction.