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
People can spend up to 5 years in jail for selling foreign currency in Cuba
According to the draft of the new Penal Code, people who sell foreign currency can face fines and prison sentences of two to five years
Human Rights
Cuban regime to impose up to 10 years in prison for receiving foreign financing
With the new penal code, the Cuban regime could sentence those with access to the funds from independent and foreign entities to four to ten years in prison
Human Rights
Cuba is among the countries with the highest prison population rate on the planet
Even with outdated data, which correspond to 2012, Cuba enters the "top 5" among the countries with the most prisoners in the world
Law Enforcement
Cuban Ministry of Education Reports Rape and Abuse in Schools
Since 2013, around 15,000 children and adolescents have been abused in Cuba, according to data issued by the regime
Entertainment
Actress Susana Perez claims Fidel Castro tried to seduce her
The Miami-based Cuban actress revealed details of the former dictator's romantic intentions with her: "I said no."
Human Rights
Cuban political police increase persecution against journalist Yadiris Luis Fuentes
On February 5, the Cuban journalist must leave her rented apartment in Havana after State Security pressured her landlord
Immigration
Honduran woman arrested for transporting six Cubans to the U.S.
The Cuban migrants were handed over to authorities and will be charged with falsifying documents
Law Enforcement
Body of Cuban boy who was missing for a year finally found
Authorities found the body after the murderer confessed
Human Rights
"Release them now!" – U.S. speaks out against trials of Cuban 11J protesters
The United States rejected this week's trials against demonstrators who participated in the anti-government protests of July 11 in Cuba
Immigration
Family of Cuban balsero organizes independent search in the Bahamas
Magdiel Portal Lumpuy was reported missing after reportedly suffering a panic attack in Anguilla Key
