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Montevideo, January 19th 2026 - 21:53 UTC

Tag: Cuba

  • Monday, January 12th 2026 - 10:15 UTC

    Maduro down, Trump aims at Cuba

    They'd better reach a deal before it is too late, Trump warned Havana

    US President Donald Trump has issued a total oil embargo and a diplomatic ultimatum to Cuba, signaling a Venezuela-style transition coming up. It was even rumored that US Secretary of State could be Cuba's next President.

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  • Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:15 UTC

    Maduro's arrest leaves between 40 and 80 dead, including 32 Cubans

    “Many Cubans died yesterday protecting Maduro,” Trump said on his way to the White House

    Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday, US President Donald Trump addressed the mounting death toll from the “Operation Absolute Resolve” raid in Caracas to abduct former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and outlined his administration’s new doctrine regarding ties with Latin American countries.

  • Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:03 UTC

    Attack on Venezuela was the first of many changes: Cuban government could be “ready to fall”

    With no supplies from Caracas, the Cuban revolution seems to have its days numbered

    While former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, pending his arraignment at noon on Monday, Caracas' Supreme Court (TSJ) ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume the role of Acting President to ensure “administrative continuity.”

  • Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 22:28 UTC

    Melissa causes havoc in Jamaica and Cuba

    Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, but was downgraded to Category 3 when it reached Cuba

    Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba's eastern provinces overnight, leaving a wake of widespread destruction, cutting off communities, flooding homes, and causing severe damage to critical infrastructure. The powerful storm eventually weakened but continued to generate unstable conditions across the eastern part of the island, where communities grappled with the aftermath as it drifted northeast.

  • Monday, October 27th 2025 - 19:39 UTC

    Category 5 Hurricane Melissa nearing Jamaica

    Over 881 shelters are available in Jamaica, Minister McKenzie stressed

    Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic Category 5 storm, is accelerating toward Jamaica and eastern Cuba, prompting urgent government and relief preparations across the region. With maximum sustained winds of 260 km/h, the storm is expected to deliver destructive winds, storm surges, and catastrophic flooding.

  • Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 08:23 UTC

    Mexico shipping oil to energy starved Cuba

    The cargoes were tracked through maritime monitoring platforms, showing consistent routes between Mexico and Cuba.

    So far this year, Mexico has shipped more than US$ 3 billion worth of subsidized fuel to Cuba through Gasolinas Bienestar, a subsidiary of Pemex, according to an investigation by Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad (MCCI), as reported by OilPrice.

  • Monday, September 8th 2025 - 09:31 UTC

    Massive blackout hits eastern Cuba

    Cuba's electricity production deficit leads to repeated blackouts

    A massive blackout hit eastern Cuba Sunday, affecting millions of people across five provinces: Las Tunas, Granma, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantánamo.

  • Saturday, March 15th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

    Cuba going through fourth nationwide blackout in six months

    Partial remedies never solved Cuba's underlying energy problems

    Cuba has experienced its fourth nationwide blackout in six months, leaving nearly 10 million people without electricity following a failure at a key substation in Havana, which caused a chain reaction that led to the shutdown of multiple power generation units, resulting in a total collapse of the National Electric System (SEN). The new crisis is said to be the consequence of persistent underfunding, outdated infrastructure, and fuel shortages.

  • Friday, February 14th 2025 - 11:54 UTC

    Uruguay’s outgoing President blocks invitations to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba for Orsi’s inauguration

    The Frente Amplio argues that Uruguay should invite all countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, regardless of the nature of their governments.

    Uruguay’s outgoing President Luis Lacalle Pou has refused to sign invitations for representatives from Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba to attend the inauguration of President-elect Yamandú Orsi on March 1. This decision, which follows Lacalle Pou’s longstanding stance against what he calls “dictatorial governments,” highlights a political divide between Uruguay’s current administration and the incoming leftist government.

  • Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 - 10:48 UTC

    Cuba back on US list of terrorism-sponsoring nations under Trump

    The Republican head of state placed Cuba among those nations where he had already included it during his first term in office (2017-2021)

    US President Donald Trump added Cuba once again to the list of nations sponsoring terrorism and announced tougher measures against Venezuela's Bolivarian regime which stayed in power past Jan. 10 despite half the world not recognizing Nicolás Maduro as the legitimate winner of the July 28, 2024, elections.

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