The Latest Breaking News from Cuba

Hurricane Melissa ‘strongest ever’ to hit Cuba after battering Jamaica

Forecasters expect catastrophic damage from the Category 4 storm in Santiago de Cuba and nearby areas

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025

Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Catastrophic’ storm kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it moves through the Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa is expected to move across the Bahamas on Wednesday evening

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025

Watch: Streets flood in Kingston as Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with winds up to 295 km/h, the strongest in 174 years. Streets in Kingston were flooded and power cuts hit a third of the island. Officials warn of a four-metre storm surge as Melissa heads toward Cuba.

Euronews · Oct 28, 2025

Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025

GOP Sen. Rick Scott Claims Actions Against Venezuela Will Cause The End Of The Cuban Regime: 'Will Be The End'

Republican Sen. Rick Scott claimed the Trump administration's pressure campaign against Venezuela will also cause the end of the Cuban regime

Latin Times · Oct 27, 2025

‘Super Trump Supporter’: MAGA Cuban deported to African maximum security prison, DHS calls him ‘the worst of the worst’

He's been here for almost 50 years, but ICE just shrugged and pointed to his rap sheet.

We Got This Covered · Oct 27, 2025

Jamaica braces as storm approaches – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2025

Hurricane Melissa roars toward Jamaica as a Category 4 storm as island prepares for landfall

Hurricane Melissa is roaring toward Jamaica with destructive Category 4 winds and was expected to strengthen further before making landfall on the Caribbean nation with up to 30 inches of rain and a life-threatening storm surge

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025

The lost history of Latin America’s role in averting catastrophe during the Cuban missile crisis

Sixty-three years ago, President John F. Kennedy single-handedly brought the world back from the brink of nuclear war by staring down Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev over the Cuban missile crisis. At least, so goes a standard U.S.-centric interpretation of events.

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2025

Cuba Captures Fugitive Chinese National Accused of Running Fentanyl Network Into the U.S.

Cuban authorities have detained a Chinese national accused by the United States of running an international fentanyl and cocaine trafficking network after his escape from custody in Mexico earlier this year

Latin Times · Oct 23, 2025