A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, about 200 km south of the Cayman Islands on Feb. 8, 2025. The powerful quake, which struck 10 km below the Earth’s surface, prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) Tsunami Warning System to issue tsunami alerts for coastal regions of the Cayman Islands, […]
A decade since the United States and Cuba restored diplomatic relations — which many believed would transform the island — Cuba is in its worst crisis since Fidel Castro took power.
The Icónica makeover is cohesive and upscale. Havana Club The big drinks groups are coming up with novel ways of attracting consumers—and it isn’t just reliant on launching another new line. The same product in different packaging can stimulate demand and that is exactly what is hoped will happen with two revamps: the Havana Club Icónica […]
Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. In the past month, the island nation of Cuba has been hit by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake, Hurricane Rafael, and […]
HAVANA (AP) — A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook eastern Cuba on Sunday, after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling. The epicenter of the quake was located approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba, according to a report by the United States Geological Survey. The rumbling […]
Reuters Havana resident Araselys Rodriguez makes coffee during the blackout Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael brought winds of up to 185km/h (115mph) to the Caribbean island. The country’s national energy company said strong winds had caused the shutdown of the electricity system. At least 70,000 people were evacuated from their […]
Article first published: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, 4 a.m. ET Article last updated: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, 1 p.m. ET The National Hurricane Center’s 1 pm Wednesday advisory reported that Category 3 Hurricane Rafael is 40 miles northeast of the Isle of Youth and 85 miles south of Havana Cuba, with maximum sustained wind of […]
Reuters Diana Mondino has had to bid farewell to the foreign ministry Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has sacked his foreign minister, Diana Mondino, after the country voted in favour of lifting the US economic embargo on Cuba at the United Nations. Argentina was one of 187 countries that supported the non-binding UN resolution on Wednesday. […]
Cuba is suffering a nationwide blackout after the collapse of its electrical grid. Power went out all over the island Fridayjust days before Tropical Storm Oscar hit the island as a category 1 hurricane on Sunday. Though power has been partially restored in some areas, including much of Havana, millions of people — particularly in […]
Hurricane Oscar is expected to make landfall in Cuba on Sunday as the island faces an existing power crisis, adding to fears that Oscar may prove to be especially dangerous. Oscar, a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph as of Sunday morning, already passed through the Southeastern Bahamas, according to the […]
