Panama Weather: Rain and Cloudy Skies Due to Atmospheric Instability For Today

Panama: The Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology of Panama (Impha) announced that this Monday, November 3, the country will experience unstable atmospheric conditions due to the development and strengthening of the Intertropical Convergence Zone...

Lost History of Latin America’s Role in Averting Catastrophe During Cuban Missile Crisis

Source: Jamaica Gleaner 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...

Lessons from Melissa: Prepare for natural disasters

News Janelle De Souza 2 Hrs Ago People line up for fuel at a gas station in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on October 31, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. - AP PHOTO JERRY DAVID, senior disaster management co-ordinator at the Ministry of Rural...

At Cuba’s Notorious Garbage Dump, Locals Find Grace And Community

(ESSAY) “Every morning a war breaks out here, you know?” whispers the wrinkled old woman who, that evening, invited me into her shack — an improvised shelter of aluminum, cardboard and wood. “Sometimes they kill each other over a piece of copper,”...

Weekly post: To be hopeful, Israel on brink, Mamdani in NYC, state of climate and more

In the midst of Western sponsored genocides (and ecocides) in Palestine and Sudan, I would like to start by my favorite (optimistic) quote from Howard Zinn "To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that...

End the brutal blockade of Cuba! – UN votes 65-7 in favour!

On Friday, China urged the United States to ‘heed the call of the international community’, by lifting its blockade and sanctions against Cuba ‘immediately’, after the United Nations General assembly voted on Thursday to lift the blockade on the...

Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa 4 Times More Likely, Study Suggests

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Fueled by unusually warm waters, Hurricane Melissa this week turned into one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded. Now a new rapid...

Cuban Ex-Economy Minister Charged with Espionage and Corruption Amid National Crisis

Havana, Cuba – November 1, 2025 – In a stunning development that has rocked the Cuban political establishment, prosecutors have formally charged former Minister of Economy and Planning Alejandro Gil Fernández with espionage, alongside a litany of...

Italy’s fundraising campaign in support Cuba

The appeal states that this disastrous weather event caused enormous damage to crops, production facilities, and housing in the eastern part of the country, exacerbating the serious economic difficulties plaguing the Cuban people, primarily due to...

Good Humans 268 Expresses Solidarity with Caribbean Communities Affected by Hurricane Melissa

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Good Humans 268 Inc. has extended its support to communities across the Caribbean impacted by Hurricane Melissa, with a special focus on persons with disabilities who are often most vulnerable during natural...

Being a Teacher in Cuba: Educating with Empty Hands

A Cuban classroom. By Safie M. Gonzalez HAVANA TIMES – The bell rings at a school in Havana, but it doesn’t just announce the start of class — it signals the beginning of another day of endurance. In the classroom, before worn-out blackboards and...

Climate Monster in the Caribbean

Satellite images track the moment Hurricane Melissa made landfall in the southwestern region of Jamaica. One of the most affected communities is Black River, where almost every home suffered damage and approximately 90% lost their roofs. Prime...

Cuba coordinates national and international efforts after Melissa

Havana, October 31 - Cuban authorities are intensifying recovery efforts today in the eastern provinces affected by Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour and Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson...

Climate Change and Hurricane Melissa

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, everyone should be praying for rapid relief to many who suffered injuries or the loss of loved ones (at least 49 died), homes, businesses, and other property, likely to surpass $8 billion. At the same time, we can...

The Cuban Prosecutor’s Office Is Seeking Prison Time for Former Minister Alejandro Gil for “Espionage” and Other Crimes

Held in a secret location since March 2024, the former Minister of Economy and Finance was a trusted advisor to Miguel Díaz-Canel. The announcement does not specify the trial dates or the number of years in prison requested by the prosecution. /...

In the aftermath of Melissa Caribbean faces climate chaos as COP30 nears

Ryan Ba­choo Lead Ed­i­tor-News­gath­er­ing ryan.ba­choo@cnc3.co.tt The Unit­ed Na­tions’ most im­por­tant cli­mate change con­fer­ence, COP30, will start this week in Belem, Brazil. As world lead­ers and ne­go­tia­tors dis­cuss the way for­ward...

Venezuela sends 46 tons of aid to Cuba, Jamaica

On Thursday, the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sent 46 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba and Jamaica to assist populations affected by Hurricane Melissa. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said that 26 tons of medical, food...

Rachel Cleetus on Climate Culpability, Dean Baker on Trumponomics

Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin251031.mp3Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). This week on CounterSpin: Responsible journalism would make clear that climate...

Good Humans 268 Inc. Expresses Solidarity with Persons with Disabilities Affected by Hurricane Melissa

The Antigua-based advocacy group Good Humans 268 Inc. has issued a statement of solidarity with people living with disabilities and communities across the Caribbean who have been impacted by Hurricane Melissa, which caused widespread devastation...

Why We Shouldn't Care What Bill Gates Has to Say About the Climate Crisis

I feel quite strongly that we should pay less attention to billionaires—indeed that’s rather the point of this small essay—so let me acknowledge at the outset that there is something odd about me therefore devoting an edition of this newsletter to...