Caribbean
Fidel Castro’s daughter has no love for the Cuban regime but warns against underestimating it
World
May 20, 2026
Fidel Castro’s daughter has no love for the Cuban regime but warns against underestimating it
Miami — As with many other Cubans in their 70s, Alina Fernández’s first memory of Fidel Castro was watching his interminable…
Cuba’s president warns of ‘bloodbath’ if US takes military action
World
May 19, 2026
Cuba’s president warns of ‘bloodbath’ if US takes military action
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned Monday that a US military assault on Cuba “will cause a bloodbath with incalculable consequences”…
Cuban president promises ‘impregnable resistance’ to any US attempt to control island
World
March 18, 2026
Cuban president promises ‘impregnable resistance’ to any US attempt to control island
Havana — Any attempt by the United States to take control of Cuba would be met with “impregnable resistance,” Cuban…
Flailing Cuba invites exiles to return, but hurdles remain
World
March 17, 2026
Flailing Cuba invites exiles to return, but hurdles remain
Havana, Cuba — As President Donald Trump rachets up the pressure on Cuba’s communist-run government and threatens a US “takeover”…
US military strikes another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing 3
World
November 2, 2025
US military strikes another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing 3
The US military carried out another deadly strike on alleged drug-traffickers at sea on Saturday, continuing a monthslong campaign by…
20-hour blackouts, garbage-lined streets: this is life under Cuba’s ‘war economy’
World
August 23, 2025
20-hour blackouts, garbage-lined streets: this is life under Cuba’s ‘war economy’
The smell of garbage is overwhelming and intense under the Caribbean sun. The accumulated waste is such that an entire…
State of emergency declared in Trinidad and Tobago amid exceptionally deadly year
Middle East
December 31, 2024
State of emergency declared in Trinidad and Tobago amid exceptionally deadly year
CNN — Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency after a spate of killings over the weekend added…
Haiti’s transitional council picks prime minister
World
May 29, 2024
Haiti’s transitional council picks prime minister
CNN — Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council has tapped former Prime Minister Garry Conille to return to the position during the…
Haiti extends state of emergency as intruders break into key port terminal
World
March 28, 2024
Haiti extends state of emergency as intruders break into key port terminal
CNN — Intruders broke into a major port terminal in Haiti Thursday as violence in the country escalated after the government extended its…
Mysterious oil spill sparks national emergency in Trinidad and Tobago
World
February 14, 2024
Mysterious oil spill sparks national emergency in Trinidad and Tobago
CNN — An overturned vessel has caused a huge oil spill along Trinidad and Tobago’s coastline, in what the Caribbean…