Tropical Storm Rafael was upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane this week on its current path towards Cuba. This marked yet another setback for Cuba, already grappling with widespread blackouts and still recovering from a hurricane two weeks prior that left ...

Tropical Storm Rafael has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it swirled past Jamaica and chugged toward western Cuba.

Cuba is bracing for Hurricane Rafael, which is expected to make landfall Wednesday and compound the misery wrought by a recent power blackout and Hurricane Oscar.The storm was expected to gain further power before making landfall in western Cuba.