Cuba in the dark after Hurricane Ian knocks out power grid
HAVANA — Cuba remained in the dark early Wednesday after Hurricane Ian knocked out its power grid and devastated some of the country’s most important tobacco farms when it hit … Read More
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Hurricane Ian takes aim at Florida, could reach Category 4
Hurricane Ian was on a collision course with Florida and could build to a Category 4 storm after it battered Cuba and left the island country without power Tuesday. The … Read More
Canada battered by Fiona, Florida braces for Ian
Tropical Storm Ian churned in the Caribbean on Sunday morning, threatening to ramp up to a hurricane and lash at Florida in the coming days — as Canada was left … Read More
Surge in Cuban migrants eclipses 1980’s Mariel boatlift
Immigration officials stopped more than 175,000 Cuban migrants who entered the US since October — easily eclipsing the number who arrived during the massive Mariel boatlift of 1980, according to … Read More
Cuban oil tanker fire leaves 121 injured, 17 missing and 1 dead
A lighting bolt sparked a massive fire and four explosions at a Cuban oil storage facility Friday, leaving 121 people injured and 17 firefighters unaccounted for, and 1 person dead. … Read More
Two migrants dead, five missing after boat capsizes in Florida
At least two people are dead and five remain missing after a boat of apparent Cuban migrants capsized near the Florida Keys, according to the Coast Guard and reports. The … Read More
Cubans in 90s flotilla were regularly attacked by sharks
The titillation and thrill of the Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” is totally lost on Cuban exile Elicier Castillo, a former heavyweight boxing champ. “I get goose bumps whenever I see … Read More
