‘We will stand by Cuba,’ says Sinckler amid sanctions pressure Jenique Belgrave04/03/20260351 views Barbados will not abandon its long-standing ties with Cuba despite international sanctions, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Senator Chris Sinckler said on Tuesday, stressing that the island will work… Read more
CARICOM urged to aid Cuba amid deepening crisis Shamar Blunt17/02/20260351 views As Cuba reels from worsening fuel shortages, prolonged electricity blackouts and growing concerns over access to food and critical medical supplies, this country’s envoy to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) called… Read more
Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’ Barbados Today11/01/20260446 views Donald Trump has urged Cuba to “make a deal” or face consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money would now stop. The US president has been turning… Read more
Partial grid failure hits Havana as energy crisis deepens Barbados Today03/12/2025049 views Cuba said it had reconnected its electrical grid and was gradually restoring power after a partial collapse on Wednesday left capital Havana and much of western Cuba in the dark,… Read more
Cuba denies participating in the war in Ukraine Barbados Today12/10/20250291 views Cuba has denied US assertions that it is involved in the military conflict in Ukraine or had sent soldiers there. Cuba “rejects the false accusations that the United States government… Read more
US plugs pipeline for Cuba remittances Barbados Today01/02/202501.2K 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 Today23/12/202403.4K 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 Today15/12/202401.5K 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 Today10/11/202401.8K 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 Today20/10/202401.6K 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