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Some Cubans say everyday life on the Caribbean island has reached a breaking point amid a fuel shortage brought about by the U.S. squeezing the country’s oil supply. Meanwhile, Canadian airlines suspended service to the island and are ferrying tourists back home. “For me, any change for us will be better …
Read More »Air Canada halts Cuba flights as Cuban airport warns it will run out of jet fuel
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Air Canada says it is suspending service to Cuba effective Monday as the Caribbean island’s major …
Read More »Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money to go to Cuba, pushes for deal
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and …
Read More »Cuba discloses names of 32 military officers killed in U.S. action in Venezuela
The names, ranks and ages of the 32 Cuban military personnel killed during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces were published Tuesday by the Cuban government, which announced two days of mourning. Among the deceased are colonels, lieutenants, majors and captains, as well as some reserve …
Read More »Uncertainty looms in Cuba after the capture of president of Venezuela, Cuba’s closest ally
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Cuban officials on Monday lowered flags before dawn to mourn 32 security officers they say were …
Read More »Jamaica, Cuba brace for Hurricane Melissa to make landfall today
Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since record-keeping began 174 years ago. The storm was expected to slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth Parish in the south and exiting around St. Ann …
Read More »Cuba hit by 6.8 magnitude earthquake after being battered by hurricanes and blackouts
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook eastern Cuba on Sunday, after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling. The epicentre of the quake was located about 40 kilometre south of Bartolome Maso, Cuba, according to a report by the U.S. Geological Survey. …
Read More »Rafael strengthens to Category 1 hurricane as it churns toward Cuba
Tropical storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it swirled past the Cayman Islands and chugged toward western Cuba. It was another stroke of bad news for Cuba, which has been struggling with blackouts while recovering from another hurricane last month that killed at least six …
Read More »Tropical storm Rafael predicted to strengthen, likely hit Cuba as hurricane
Tropical storm Rafael formed Monday in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening into a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba, forecasters said. Later in the week it also is expected to bring heavy rainfall to Florida and portions of the U.S. Southeast, …
Read More »Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cuba
A strengthening Hurricane Ian’s rain and winds lashed Cuba’s western tip, where authorities have evacuated 50,000 people, as it became a major Category 3 storm early Tuesday and roared on a path that could see it hit Florida’s west coast as a Category 4 hurricane. The storm made landfall early …
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