Climate
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 5, expected to make landfall in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa now has maximum sustained winds of 160 mph
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Politics
Russia extends Cuban debt payments until 2027
Between 2006 and 2019, Russia offered the Cuban regime export credits worth $2.3 billion to finance projects for the island's economic development
Immigration
Cuban couple has been stuck in Costa Rican airport for 17 days
The couple’s relatives condemned the appalling conditions in which the couple is being held at the airport facilities while they wait for them to be granted shelter
Human Rights
Cuban situation "dramatic," says Inter-American Commission on Human Rights rapporteur
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) commissioner for Cuba, Stuardo Ralón, voiced his concern over the human rights violations committed in Cuba
Politics
Canada condemns Cuban regime for the sentencing of 11J protesters
Several people were sentenced to up to 20 years in prison in Holguin in the latest trials related to the demonstrations
Human Rights
Cuban regime did not let activist Anamely Ramos return to island
"I am going to stay at the airport because I am going back to Cuba," said Ramos Gonzalez
Politics
Revolution's poster boy says Cubans are paying for regime’s many mistakes
"Of course we made mistakes, the Revolution made mistakes and we are paying for them," the musician noted
Politics
MEP accuses billionaire Richard Branson of business dealings with the Cuban dictatorship
"He wants to make more business and more money from the slavery, terror, and political prisoners of Cuba's murderous communist dictatorship," Tertsch said of the Virgin Group owner
Immigration
Camera captures video of Cuban immigrant family swimming across the Rio Grande
Many Cubans have lost their lives trying to cross the Rio Grande that divides Mexico from the United States
Entertainment
Leonardo DiCaprio is criticized for praising Cuban regime’s protection of hawksbill turtles
The Hollywood actor said he appreciates Cuban efforts to protect the environment. Critics showed him what is actually happening to Hawksbill turtles in Cuba
Health
Blood money: The Cuban regime's secret industry
Between 1995 and 2019, the regime received upwards of $800 million dollars for the sale of blood
