Many say they have not received support to rebuild their homes months after the storm caused unprecedented destruction
“Before Hurricane Melissa I could have navigated life, figured things out. But si…
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US sanctions, power cuts, climate crisis: why Cuba is betting on renewables ⊖⊖
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With Trump blocking Venezuelan oil imports and old power plants breaking down, the island – with Chinese help – is turning to solar and wind to bolster its fragile energy system
Intense heat hangs ove…
66 days ago
US announces $6 million aid to Cuba as President Díaz-Canel accuses it of imposing 'energy blockade' ⊖
The US has extended aid to Cuba for people still reeling from Hurricane Melissa in the island’s eastern regions. The aid comes despite a diplomatic rift, as Washington continues to urge Cuba to negot…
3 months ago
The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather | Editorial ⊖⊖
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Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of global justi…
As the US invests in fossil fuels, young climate activists push back in the courts ⊖
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In this week’s newsletter: A generation is using the legal system to demand accountability for climate harm
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Rikki Held grew up on her fam…
The trauma after the storm: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of emotional devastation across Jamaica ⊖⊖
Experts are calling for the integration of mental health into climate-disaster policy in the Caribbean as studies show that PTSD risks increase after hurricanes and displacement
When Hurricane Melissa…
For four days, I didn't know if my family was alive - Williamson ○
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British boxer Troy Williamson - who faces Callum Simpson live on BBC on Saturday - reveals how Hurricane Melissa ruined his family home and bar in Jamaica.
Mother appeals for help to find daughter abducted from UK to Jamaica ⊖
Tau Rodriguez-Fairplay, five, taken in February by mother’s former spouse, is believed to be in town hit by hurricane
A UK-based mother whose five-year old daughter was abducted and taken to Jamaica i…
4 months ago
Jamaica series about 'more than scoreline' after hurricane ○
Jamaica netballers tell BBC Sport about the impact of Hurricane Melissa on their preparations for their international series against England.
From enslavement to Windrush to Hurricane Melissa, Britain is still tearing Caribbean families apart | Nadine White ⊖
Leaving eight-year-old Lati-Yana Brown homeless and cut off from her mother should never have been sanctioned by the state
Britain’s long history with the Caribbean, from enslavement to the Windrush s…