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Montevideo, November 15th 2025 - 16:41 UTC

Tag: Cuba

  • 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.

  • Wednesday, January 15th 2025 - 20:44 UTC

    Cuba begins releasing prisoners after removal from US terror-sponsoring nations list

    Republican politicians from the incoming Trump administration pledged to reinstate Cuba into that infamous list

    Cuban authorities began releasing prisoners Wednesday after Tuesday's decision by the outgoing US Government of President Joseph Biden to remove the Caribbean islands from the list of terrorism-sponsoring nations. Havana also said that, as per a deal brokered by the Vatican, it would be freeing up to 553 detainees, including some of those jailed for participating in anti-government rallies. However, leading Republican politicians in Washington hope to restore Cuba to that infamous category after Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration.

  • Wednesday, December 11th 2024 - 09:23 UTC

    Cuban’s misery and darkness increase with blackouts and lack of fuel

    Havana has blamed the 62-year-old trade embargo with the U.S., which makes it difficult to import fuel, for the energy shortages

    The Cuban energy crisis situation with its frequent blackouts and fuel shortages means increased economic hardship leading to social unrest, according to international news agencies reports. Blaming the US embargo is the common reaction from the government, but also are an aging infrastructure, lack of investment, plus insufficient supply of fuel add to the people’s misery, living in darkness and uncertainty.

  • Monday, November 25th 2024 - 09:06 UTC

    Cuba takes delivery of Brazilian aid for hurricane victims

    Rivas underlined the importance of bilateral ties between Cuba and Brazil

    Cuban authorities received this weekend a shipment from Brazil of US$ 86,000 worth of humanitarian help in the wake of hurricanes hitting the Caribbean island in recent days. A similar package was sent from the South American country during the Covid-19 crisis, it was also explained, representing Brazil's commitment to cooperation and friendship between both nations.

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