Most of the deaths were attributed to chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that causes joint aches, fever and fatigue.

"There is garbage all over the place that isn't being getting rid of, which means there is a lot of standing water, and ...

The Canadian government has updated its travel advisories to Cuba, now including a warning about the recent outbreak of ...

Mosquito-borne illnesses like chikungunya and dengue are on the rise in Cuba following Hurricane Melissa. By early November, ...

Cuba has been gripped by an outbreak of the viral disease chikungunya, as it battles shortages of clean water, food, fuel and ...

Melissa is now a Category 2 hurricane as it continues to move across eastern Cuba. Melissa will emerge over water in a few hours as it moves north of Cuba, impacting the Bahamas this afternoon. The ...

On October 29, 2025, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an end to the United States’ decades-long embargo against Cuba ...

• Moving on: Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of Jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. It is now a dangerous Category 4 hurricane as it ...

Hurricane Melissa, which intensified to a powerful Category 5 storm early Monday — prompting warnings of intense flooding and devastation across the Caribbean, including Jamaica, Haiti and the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joseph J. Gonzalez, Appalachian State University (THE CONVERSATION) The lights went ...