Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba Pick up Pieces
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The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa and surveyed the damage left behind.
The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. embargo on Cuba for the 33rd consecutive year, with just seven opposed, including the United States, Israel and Ukraine. The vote came as Cuba was battered by Hurricane Melissa, causing widespread damage.
The rumble of large machinery, whine of chainsaws, and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean yesterday as they dug out from the destruction of Hurricane Meliss
José Daniel Ferrer, a key Cuban dissident leader, has been exiled from Cuba and urges the opposition to challenge the government from abroad