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No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming

Headlines have been filled with talk of the catastrophic power of Hurricane Melissa after the Category 5 storm devastated communities across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti in October 2025. But to see this as a singular disaster misses the bigger picture: Melissa didn’t hit stable, resilient islands. It hit islands still…

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Don't Send Cubans and Venezuelans Back To Suffer Under Communism

Despite Trump promising to stand "with the good people of Cuba and Venezuela," his administration has fast-tracked deportations for victims of communism.

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Why hurricanes rarely kill in Cuba

Hours before Hurricane Melissa roared towards Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago de Cuba, the island’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, announced that 735,000 people had been evacuated – one in every 15 Cubans. The storm had already smashed into Jamaica, the most powerful to ever strike the island, causing landslides, power failures and…

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Republican Rep. Slams Mexican Government Over 'Complicity With Cuban Dictatorship': Enough!

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez slammed the Mexican government over what he described as its "complicity with the Cuban dictatorship."

Latin Times

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Claims That If U.S. Ousts The Maduro Regime, 'It Will Also Be The Freedom Of Cuba And Nicaragua'

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said that if the Trump administration ends up ousting the Maduro regime in Caracas, Cuba and Nicaragua will follow

Latin Times

‘A model of the transnational artist’: Cuban artist Wifredo Lam gets first US retrospective

The major modernist artist is finally getting a blockbuster exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, celebrating a career filled with innovation

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica's farmers and fishers

Hurricane Melissa has devastated Jamaica, causing severe damage to fishing and farming communities

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Hurricane Melissa: drone footage captures widespread destruction across the Caribbean

Days of torrential rain and flooding from Hurricane Melissa have devastated parts of the Caribbean, displacing families and disrupting essential services across Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Euronews

How to Help Victims of Hurricane Melissa

Relief efforts have begun in Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas.

Marie Claire

Cubans trapped by Hurricane Melissa flooding rescued by amphibious military operation

Cuba’s military rescued 38 residents trapped by severe flooding after the Sagua River overflowed on Wednesday (29 October), following heavy rain from Hurricane Melissa.

The Independent UK

Cleanup efforts under way after Hurricane Melissa leaves destructive trail in the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful ever recorded, tore through the Caribbean, with scientists pointing to climate change as a key factor behind the storm’s intensity.

Euronews

Weather tracker: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

Category 5 storm is most powerful to strike Jamaica and has caused death and destruction in Cuba and Haiti

The Guardian - UK

Hurricane Melissa latest: Death toll rises after trail of destruction disrupts aid efforts in Jamaica

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact on Thursday night

The Independent UK

Mexican President Sheinbaum Responds To Top U.S. Official's Criticism To Stance On Cuba Blockade

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau criticized Mexico's comments at the United Nations urging the U.S. to lift what it described as a "commercial blockade" of Cuba, arguing that "there is no such thing and urging debate "based on reality and not fantasies." Claudia Sheinbaum was quick to respond.

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The Guardian - UK

Hurricane Melissa leaves 29 dead as category 2 storm heads towards Bermuda – as it happened

Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba assess destruction as Bermudians prepare for approach of downgraded storm

The Independent UK

Islands across Caribbean left reeling from Hurricane Melissa aftermath: Video

Dramatic video shows how Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc across Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti this week.

The Independent UK

Dozens dead and homes destroyed as Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across the Caribbean

The ‘storm of a century’ has torn through the Caribbean, with dozens of people killed

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 40 dead as storm thrashes Bermuda and Caribbean nations assess damage

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact Thursday night

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The Independent UK

Mike Waltz cut off in middle of UN speech: ‘This is the UN General Assembly, it is not a Signal chat’

Mike Waltz was removed as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser earlier this year

The Independent UK

How Hurricane Melissa has impacted Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti

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The Independent UK

At least 25 dead in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa continues destructive path

The ‘storm of a century’ has torn through the Caribbean, with Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba worst affected

The Independent UK

Moment Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba captured in satellite imagery

Satellite imagery captured the moment that Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba.

The Independent UK

UN condemns US economic embargo on Cuba for 33rd year

This year, countries including Argentina, Ukraine and Hungary also opposed the measure

Evening Standard

King and Queen ‘deeply concerned’ by Hurricane Melissa destruction

The storm has left dozens of people dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica.

Evening Standard

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

Up to 8,000 British citizens on Caribbean island as ‘storm of the century’ causes catastrophic winds and flash flooding

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