Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up after Hurricane Melissa : NPR

An aerial view of Black River, Jamaica, on Thursday in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Matias Delacroix/AP SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across...

The President of Cuba Visits the Province of Guantánamo Today Following the Passage of Hurricane Melissa.

Guantánamo – The President of the Republic of Cuba and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the PCC, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, visited Guantánamo today to assess the damage caused by the intense rains from Tropical Storm Melissa and to...

Boykoff: 27 years separate them, yet climate connections persist

This past week, Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean Basin. It came on land this past Tuesday in western Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. This is the top of the hurricane scale, noted...

Finland: corporate liability under scrutiny amid environmental and sanctions investigations

General context, key principles and hot topics 1 Identify the highest-profile corporate investigation under way in your country, describing and commenting on its most noteworthy aspects. The highest-profile investigation under way in Finland...

U.N. again demands an end to U.S. blockade of Cuba

Residents survey damage from Hurricane Melissa in El Cobre, Cuba. More than 750,000 were safely evacuated from the path of the storm in Cuba, but the recovery from the natural disaster will be made much tougher than it has to be by the human...

DeBriefed 31 October 2025: Hurricane Melissa strikes Jamaica; Climate plans overshoot 1.5C; Protest crackdowns

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. Hurricane Melissa ‘TOTAL DEVASTATION’: Hurricane Melissa has killed at least 49 people after sweeping through the Caribbean islands...

How climate change fuelled Hurricane Melissa - and why it is only going to get worse: ‘This is our new normal’

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Hurricane Melissa expected to miss Newfoundland as stormy weather sweeps East Coast

Open this photo in gallery:Environment Canada says Melissa will likely transform into a post-tropical storm as it passes close to the southeastern edge of Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula Friday night and into Saturday.The Associated Press A...

World Communist Parties celebrate 60 years of revolutionary journalism in Cuba

Photo via Granma The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for the 33rd year in a row. The vote in the 193-member world body was 165-7, with 12 abstentions. This was a change from last...

Direct flights from Moscow to Cuba’s Holguin to resume on November 8 — embassy

MOSCOW, November 1. /TASS/. The resumption of direct flights from Moscow to the Cuban city of Holguin is planned for November 8, the Embassy of Cuba told TASS. "Yes, that is indeed the case," the diplomatic mission replied to the corresponding...

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...

Venezuela ships 46 tonnes of aid supplies to Jamaica, Cuba

The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has delivered a substantial shipment of 46 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the sister nations of Cuba and Jamaica, both severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The operation, announced by the...

Going trick-or-treating? Don't get the chills, check the weather

Hurricane Melissa is moving out into the Atlantic and is not expected to significantly impact the U.S. East Coast. The hurricane caused more than 50 deaths and widespread power outages after hitting Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic....

How climate change supercharged Hurricane Melissa

On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we discuss how climate change intensified Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s most powerful hurricane in 174 years. Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm has devastated parts of Jamaica, Cuba, and the...

The New Monroe Doctrine: Cuban Aid, Brazilian Bloodbath, and an Update on Venezuela

Welcome to week 2 of "The New Monroe Doctrine," where I give you an update on what's going on in the Western Hemisphere, south of our border, especially as it relates to the U.S. Let's dive in and start with the hottest of topics: Venezuela. A...

Devastation in Jamaica and Cuba: Videos Emerge Showing the Unfathomable Power of Hurricane Melissa

By Bob Hoge | 8:24 PM on October 31, 2025 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. I wrote about my love for the country of Jamaica on Tuesday as the Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa...

Climate Change: Hope of Flying in Belem

Hurricane Melissa which has just devastated large chunks of Jamaica and Cuba may be seen as an unwanted overture to the United Nations’ next Climate Change Conference to be held between 10 and 21 November. To be held in the Brazilian city of Belem...

Weather tracker: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa has wreaked havoc across parts of the Caribbean in recent days, after first making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday night as a category 5 storm – the highest strength. This was the most powerful storm to ever strike the island...

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

Hurricane Melissa collided with Jamaica on Tuesday, wreaking havoc across the island before tearing through nearby Haiti and Cuba. The storm, which reached Category 5, reserved for the hurricanes with the most powerful winds, had killed at least...

Scandals erode Sao Paulo Forum’s leftist grip

The Sao Paulo Forum, once a powerful left-wing Latin American political bloc, now struggles with corruption, criminal ties and waning influence. Sep. 27, 2003: The late Cuban President Fidel Castro (right) and current Brazilian President Lula da...