US plugs pipeline for Cuba remittances Barbados Today01/02/20250955 views The United States on Friday banned transactions with the main pipeline for remittances to Cuba, the latest effort to clamp down on the communist island since President Donald Trump’s return.… Read more
Jamaica rattled by earthquake that hit Cuba Barbados Today23/12/202402.4K views A strong earthquake that hit off the coast of Cuba was felt across sections of Jamaica early Monday morning. The quake had a magnitude of 6.1 and occurred at 1:00… Read more
No change to US/Cuba policy before Biden’s departure Barbados Today15/12/202401.2K views United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he does not anticipate any change of policy towards Cuba before President Joe Biden demits office on January 20, 2025. Blinken… Read more
6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts Barbados Today10/11/202401.5K views A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has shaken eastern Cuba after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling. The epicenter of the quake Sunday was located… Read more
With little electricity, Cuba girds for a hurricane Barbados Today20/10/202401.4K views Cuba girded Sunday for a hit from Hurricane Oscar, bracing for more chaos and misery as it grapples with a nearly nationwide power outage now in its third day. The… Read more
Barbados will expand assistance to Cuba, PM says Shamar Blunt20/10/202401.7K views The Government of Barbados will be expanding the level of assistance and co-operation it currently gives to Cuba, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced. At the Barbados Labour Party (BLP’s)… Read more
Most of Cuba hit by power outages: minister Barbados Today17/03/202401.3K views Large swathes of Cuba including the capital have been hit by power outages, authorities said, as the country grapples with a dire economic crisis. “Almost the whole country has been… Read more
At least one dead as downpours flood eastern Cuba Barbados Today11/06/202301.2K views (Tasnim News Agency) – A 60-year-old man drowned in the municipality of Jiguani, Granma region in Cuba after the Bayamo river overflowed its banks. Cuban Government TV showed images of… Read more
US confirms China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019 Barbados Today11/06/20230448 views (AP) — China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a… Read more
Abstention key issue as Cubans vote in parliamentary elections Barbados Today26/03/202301.3K views (AFP) – Cubans headed to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary elections in which the results are a foregone conclusion but with the abstention rate the real issue in play.… Read more