Cuba News – Caribbean Life

A driver fills up his tank at a gas station with gasoline as Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announces his government will roll out a plan in the next week to confront fuel shortages as the U.S. moves to block the supply of oil, in Havana, Cuba Feb. 5, 2026.

Barbados

Help Cuba now

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Sen. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Cuba

Jamaican students exit Cuba amid deepening crisis

By Bert Wilkinson

Rescue workers walk on a flooded street in Havana, Cuba Feb. 1, 2026.

Bahamas

U.S. cold front hits northern Caribbean

By Bert Wilkinson

Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Youth Economy of Saint Lucia, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's 78th session.

Antigua

U.S. orders St. Lucia to stop sending students to Cuba

By Bert Wilkinson

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew.

Antigua

More visa suspensions for CARICOM nations

By Bert Wilkinson

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne.

Africa

Cuban Doctors Out

By Bert Wilkinson

Haitian Bridge Alliance Executive Director Guerline Jozef.

Cuba

Haitian group condemns Trump’s termination of family reunification parole for Haitians, Cubans

By Nelson A. King

Food aid is prepared for delivery by the World Food Programe to communities in Cuba affected by Hurricane Melissa.

Cuba

$74M hurricane relief fund launched for Cuba

By Nelson A. King

Andrieneke Hyman, 13, looks at her wet notebook in her damaged room, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Auchindown, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, Nov. 3, 2025.

Cuba

Hurricane Melissa’s Wrath

By Bert Wilkinson

Drone view of vehicles driving along a flooded road, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica, Nov. 2, 2025.

Cuba

JAH live: JAH JAH guide: Africa unite for Jamrock

By Vinette K. Pryce

New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Bahamas

AG Letitia James warns against charity scams amid Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

By Nelson A. King

People sit on the roof of a vehicle riding on a flooded road, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Prospect, Manchester, Jamaica, Oct. 29, 2025.

Bahamas

Western Jamaica ravaged by Hurricane Melissa

By Bert Wilkinson

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an interview after meeting with Russian officials, at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 18, 2025.

Bahamas

Bahamas awaits U.S. approval on full pay for Cuban Medical Brigade

By Bert Wilkinson

U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Cuba

Trump imposes visa restrictions on Cuban, Grenadian officials involved in Cuban medical mission program

By Nelson A. King

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis.

Bahamas

Bahamas seeks U.S. nod to keep Cuban doctors amid exploitation claims

By Bert Wilkinson

Cuban medics arrive in Jamaica to help the country in its fight against coronavirus.

Bahamas

Bahamas drops Cuban Medical Program, moves to direct hiring

By Bert Wilkinson

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