The center of hurricane Maria is now just off the coast of the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico as it approaches the northeastern corner of the Dominican Republic. The system caused major but still undetermined damage as it engulfed the whole of Puerto Rico, where hurricane or tropical storm conditions remain throughout the country.
Read MoreCuban representatives emphatically denied on Tuesday allegations that Cuba has perpetrated sonic attacks on US diplomats in Havana, and have claimed that the “highest level” of government has expressed its interest in working with the United States to clear up this subject.
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Read MoreWhile most of Cuba is still involved in the long recovery work after Hurricane Irma, now a new phenomenon, Maria, threatens to wreak havoc on the northeastern coast of the island, despite being a good distance away from the center of the powerful storm.
Read MoreHurricane Maria continues its path of devastation tonight to the Virgin Islands and should cross Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Incredibly the system now packs winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and is expected to pass over land with full force.
Read MoreThese days I feel like I was living in Europe. I just bought one mango and half green at that, for the equivalent of US $2 at the market at B and 19th Streets in Vedado and street vendors in my neighborhood raised the price of a strand of onions to $8.
Read MoreCuba has postponed the municipal elections due to be held next month because of the considerable damage caused by Hurricane Irma, local media reported. The vote schedule scheduled for October 22 will now pass to November 26.
Read MoreThe Cuban weather service (Insmet) reported this morning that Hurricane Maria remains a highly dangerous system with maximum sustained winds of 260 km/h as it heads for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. A chilling report from the Dominica Prime Minister indicates disaster was widespread on that island as Maria passed over it on Monday night.
Read MoreHurricane Maria is now a maximum Cateogry 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph), after having intensified greatly in the course of the day. At 8:00 PM Cuba time (EDT) the eye of the potentially catastrophic storm is approaching the island of Dominica, reports the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Read MoreThe Cuban government will finance the purchase of some construction materials that will be sold to the victims whose homes were totally or partially destroyed by Hurricane Irma.
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