CubaRegional Partial grid failure hits Havana as energy crisis deepens by Barbados Today 03/12/2025 written by Barbados Today 1 min read 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, … Continue Reading 03/12/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CubaRegional Cuba denies participating in the war in Ukraine by Barbados Today 12/10/2025 by Barbados Today 12/10/2025 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CubaRegional US plugs pipeline for Cuba remittances by Barbados Today 01/02/2025 by Barbados Today 01/02/2025 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CubaEnvironmentJamaicaRegional Jamaica rattled by earthquake that hit Cuba by Barbados Today 23/12/2024 by Barbados Today 23/12/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CubaRegional No change to US/Cuba policy before Biden’s departure by Barbados Today 15/12/2024 by Barbados Today 15/12/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CubaRegional 6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts by Barbados Today 10/11/2024 by Barbados Today 10/11/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CubaRegional With little electricity, Cuba girds for a hurricane by Barbados Today 20/10/2024 by Barbados Today 20/10/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CubaLocal NewsNewsRegional Barbados will expand assistance to Cuba, PM says by Shamar Blunt 20/10/2024 by Shamar Blunt 20/10/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CubaEconomyRegional Most of Cuba hit by power outages: minister by Barbados Today 17/03/2024 by Barbados Today 17/03/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CubaNewsRegional At least one dead as downpours flood eastern Cuba by Barbados Today 11/06/2023 by Barbados Today 11/06/2023 (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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
