Four shot dead on US-registered speedboat were Cuban nationals, Cuba says
The passengers were armed and intended to “carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes”, the Cuban government said.
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Cuba says it killed 4 people on speedboat from Florida who opened fire off Cuban coast
Cuba’s coast guard killed four people on a speedboat from Florida who opened fire off the Cuban coast on Wednesday, the interior ministry in Havana said. The ship was one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino canal in Cayo Falcones, the ministry said in a statement. When five members of the Border Guard…
Cuba says airlines can no longer refuel as Trump turns up the pressure
Aerial view of Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, taken from an airplane on April 3, 2025. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images The Cuban government said international airlines can no longer refuel there due to fuel shortages after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any country that supplies the communist country with…
Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba; at least 28 dead
People across the northern Caribbean are beginning to dig out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa, as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed to at least 28 across Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, with Haiti reporting most of those fatalities. On Thursday, Melissa was moving away from the Bahamas and had turned toward Bermuda,…
“Extremely dangerous” Hurricane Melissa lashing Cuba after pounding Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa made landfall over eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said, after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Melissa was hitting eastern Cuba with “damaging winds, flooding rains, and dangerous storm surge,” the center…
Hurricane Melissa threatens to bring catastrophic flooding, landslides to Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba
Kingston, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 early Monday as it neared Jamaica, threatening to bring catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage to homes and infrastructure. The storm is forecast to dump up to 30 inches of rain on Jamaica, along with life-threatening storm surge along its southern coast. Melissa is expected to make landfall…
Tropical Storm Melissa, forecast to become major hurricane, barrels toward Jamaica and Cuba
Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to intensify into a hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday, bringing with it catastrophic flash flooding and potential landslides. The slow-moving storm is already responsible for the deaths of at least three people in Haiti. Meteorologists warn the storm could become a Category 4 hurricane, bringing major rainfall and destructive…