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Hurricane Melissa: Caribbean Reels From Widespread Destruction

Hurricane Melissa: Caribbean Recounts Widespread Destruction

November 2, 2025 11:16 am

Rescue teams race against time as Hurricane Melissa leaves at least 49 dead across Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas, with fears the toll will rise.

Rescue and relief operations are in full swing across the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa tore through the region this week, leaving a trail of destruction from Jamaica to Cuba and the Bahamas. Authorities say at least 49 people have been killed, but warn that the number could rise as communications are restored and search teams reach isolated areas.

Jamaica bore the brunt of the storm’s fury when Melissa roared ashore as a Category 5

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Same-Sex Marriage: Cuba Set To Hold Referendum

September 26, 2022 4:39 am

Cubans will today vote in a landmark referendum on whether or not to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption, allow surrogate pregnancies, and give greater rights to non-biological parents.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the last time there was a referendum, about eight million Cubans over the age of 16 are eligble to vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for the proposal, which has been supported by the communist government but criticized by Catholic and evangelical church leaders.

The final week of campaigning saw the government flood TV, radio, and social media with pro-equality messages, along with glitzy billboards, public rallies, …

Cuba Despatches Doctors To Coronavirus-Ravaged Italy

March 22, 2020 12:41 pm

Cuba said it has dispatched a brigade of doctors and nurses to Italy to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus at the request of the worst-affected region Lombardy.

The medical team of 52 left Havana on Saturday for Italy.

This is the first time Cuba has sent an emergency contingent to Italy, one of the world’s richest countries, demonstrating the reach of its medical diplomacy.

It is also the sixth medical brigade Cuba has sent in recent days to combat the spread of the new disease abroad. It has sent contingents to socialist allies Venezuela and Nicaragua as …