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Religious brothers support disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Melissa
The director of apostolates for a Jamaica-based religious community serving the poor in Kingston said Oct. 28 that the Category-5 Hurricane Melissa seems to be sparing Kingston the worst of its wrath. But he added that the storm was not yet...
Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti as Cuba, Bahamas brace for the worst
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, October 29, 2025 A bed washed away by floods is seen after the passage of Hurricane Melissa through the town of San Miguel de Parada in Santiago de Cuba province on October 29, 2025. A powerful...
Santiago de Cuba Faces Severe Impact fro…
The province of Santiago de Cuba is reporting severe damage today due to meteorological conditions associated with Hurricane Melissa, whose center made landfall early this morning in the municipality of Guamá, at the foot of the "Sierra Maestra."...
A growing Cuban community is transforming Louisville
The Bluegrass country has a new sound that can be heard in the streets of Louisville. The city is home to one of the fastest-growing Cuban communities in the United States. The more than 50,000 strong population has helped offset population...
Report: At least 70,000 Houston-area children are at risk of being deported
A young girl named Galilea talks about missing her mother during a demonstration in San Antonio on June 2, flanked by her father Eduardo, her sister Jocelyn, and an immigration attorney. They said her mother was detained during her immigration...
165 nations defy US pressure, vote to end US blockade on Cuba at UNGA
Venezuela lauded the UN’s rejection of the US blockade on Cuba, calling it proof of growing global opposition to Washington’s coercive policies. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday delivered another decisive rebuke of...
Countries around the world demand an end to the US blockade against Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 28 (ACN) Countries from different regions of the world today demanded at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the end of the blockade imposed by the US on Cuba, during the discussion of a draft resolution demanding an end...
Melissa causes havoc in Jamaica and Cuba
Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 22:28 UTC Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, but was downgraded to Category 3 when it reached Cuba Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba's eastern provinces overnight, leaving a wake of widespread...
A look back at the Bristol church murder of Carol Ann Dougherty
Carol Ann Dougherty poses on her blue and white Londoner bicycle which she received for Christmas 1961. She was riding the bike to the Bristol library to return a book when she stopped at St. Mark Church, and was raped and murdered.BUCKS COUNTY...
Hurricane Melissa devastates Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica; heads to Bahamas
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide...
Hurricane Melissa, strongest storm ever to hit Jamaica, roars onward into Cuba
Hurricane Melissa unleashed devastation in Jamaica as the strongest storm on record ever to hit the Caribbean island nation, and roared later on Wednesday into eastern Cuba, smashing the city of Santiago and flooding rural land. A Category 5 storm...
Hurricane Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, slams Jamaica and Cuba with widespread destruction
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials say. Jean Bertrand Subrème,...
Hurricane Melissa kills dozens in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide...
Hurricane Melissa kills dozens in Haiti and Jamaica, strikes Cuba as it heads toward the Bahamas
A man walks through a flooded street in a neighborhood affected by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba on October 29, 2025. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Katherine Mosack and Brooke Mallory 2:47 PM – Wednesday, October 29,...
Dozens killed, thousands displaced as Hurricane Melissa slams Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, has killed at least 40 people across Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica. The Category 5 storm caused massive flooding, power outages and destruction, leaving thousands homeless and rescue...
Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti
Residents walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti, where roofless homes,...
At Least 25 Killed, Including 10 Children, As Hurricane Melissa Batters Haiti
Last Updated:October 29, 2025, 22:48 IST Floods in Haiti killed 25 people, including 10 children, with 10 missing in Petit-Goâve. Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica and Cuba, causing major damage Cuba suffered "significant damage" after Melissa made...
Officials: Ten children among 20 killed in Haiti by Hurricane Melissa | Breaking News
Overview: Hurricane Melissa struck Haiti’s West department particularly hard, causing at least 20 deaths, including that of 10 children, in the commune of Petit-Goâve. The flooding of the area’s La Digue River also destroyed homes, submerged roads...
Hurricane Melissa kills dozens in Caribbean, strikes Jamaica, Cuba
JAMAICA – AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE have passed away in connection with Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean, as the storm continues to threaten the region on Wednesday, reports CNN. The storm made landfall in Black River, Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane...