Hurricane Oscar was crossing the island's eastern coast with winds and heavy rain, leaving at least six dead after a night that saw protests of several dozen people each in urban neighborhoods.

Electricity was starting to return to Cayman's closest neighbour on Monday, after a complete island-wide failure Friday of Cuba's grid.

Oscar made landfall in the eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo, near the city of Baracoa, on Sunday evening with winds of 75 ...

Oscar is expected to bring 7 to 14 inches of rain to Cuba, with isolated amounts up to 20 inches. The southeastern Bahamas could see 3 to 5 inches.