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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Human Rights
Former Cuban political prisoner Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta dies after condemning Putin
News of his death caused a deep shock among his relatives and followers, who just a day before, saw him condemn Russian ruler Vladimir Putin for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Human Rights
Cuban artist exposes State Dept. ties to 'MIPYME' small business that fired him for anti-regime comments
The revelations shed new light on the troubling contracting practices of the U.S. State Department at the U.S. Embassy in Havana
Crime
Diplomat charged as Cuban agent told FBI he was "agent in charge" of 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown
The group would scour the Straits of Florida searching for Cuban refugees trying to sail to freedom on rafts and rescue them. In 1996, the Havana regime shot down two of the planes, killing four Miami exiles who gave their lives to save their Cuban brethren.
Crime
Former U.S. ambassador accused of secretly acting as Cuban agent arrested in Miami
Manuel Rocha, who began serving as ambassador to Bolivia in 2000 and has a long, storied career throughout the State Department for about 25 years
Politics
Havana ceremony shines light on elite Russian spy group operating in Cuba
Gushchin was dispatched to the island in 2021, where he leads a group of military specialists operating from Cuba on espionage activities against the United States.
Crime
As the U.S. opens doors to investment in Cuban Mipymes, Raul Castro's granddaughter swiftly launch her own
Mipyme Gaia SRL, adds its name to the list of registered Mipymes in Cuba that are owned by members of the Communist Party or tied to the Castro family
Politics
Cuban military dictatorship joins Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar in blaming Israel for Hamas terrorist attack
The Cuban regime, a U.S. designated sponsor of terrorism, released a statement just hours after communist officials posted an effusive, “Long live Free Palestine” on social media. The Cuban communist regime joined Arab nations to attack Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Immigration
Tens of thousands of Cubans flee to U.S. amid island's economic and political crisis
Although the U.S. has opened limited legal avenues for entry, desperation has pushed thousands of Cubans to try to enter without papers
Human Rights
Exiles and former U.S. intel accuse Havana of luring Cuban youths to fight for Russia against their will
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged that there are "human trafficking operations for military recruitment purposes" involving Cubans in Russia
Immigration
Biden has returned 4,264 Cuban migrants to communist dictatorship this year
The two Cuban citizens, handed over by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to Cuban regime had escaped the country illegally
