Jim Wyss's profile photo

Jim Wyss

Puerto Rico

Caribbean Reporter at Bloomberg News

I cover the Caribbean for Bloomberg; formerly w/ Miami Herald; proud resident of Sagrado Corazon, SJU, via Mexico, Ecuador, Panama, Colombia, Nicaragua & Miami.

Featured in: Favicon bloomberg.com Favicon medium.com Favicon msn.com Favicon independent.co.uk Favicon washingtonpost.com Favicon time.com Favicon yahoo.com (+7) Favicon lanacion.com.ar Favicon smh.com.au Favicon aljazeera.com

Articles

  • 1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Jim Wyss |Eric Martin

    Albert Ramdin(Bloomberg) -- Amid pressure from Washington to resolve the crisis in Haiti, the new head of the Western Hemisphere’s top multilateral organization pledged to work with the United Nations and international donors to chart a roadmap for peace in the violence-torn island nation.

  • 3 weeks ago | claimsjournal.com | Brian Sullivan |Jim Wyss

    A swirling gray haze forced Claribel Ramirez to shut her house to block out the fine grit that settled on every flat surface in Puerto Rico. The culprit? A 2,000-mile dust plume blown off Africa’s Saharan Desert and sent across the Atlantic where it will reach Florida and possibly even Texas later this week. There, it will turn the sky a dull gray during the day and possibly provide some dazzling sunsets.

  • 3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Brian Sullivan |Jim Wyss

    A view of the Saharan dust plume on Tuesday. (Bloomberg) -- turn the sky a dull gray during the day and possibly provide some dazzling sunsets. And if the winds mix it down to the surface, the grit will make people sneeze, wheeze and plead for relief from the allergens and grime. Thunderstorms and the jostling position of a weather pattern known as the Bermuda-Azores high have helped lift tons of dust and dirt from the Sahara and sent it swirling across the Atlantic.

  • 4 weeks ago | bloomberglinea.com | Jim Wyss

    Bloomberg — La escasez de gas para cocinar en Cuba está provocando un aumento inusual de la demanda de electricidad, lo cual ahora está agravando los apagones en la isla. Ver más: Corte Suprema autoriza a Trump revocar estatus legal de 500.000 migrantes de cuatro paísesEl presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel dijo que la demanda de electricidad supera los 3.500 megavatios en determinados momentos del día, unos 250 megavatios más de lo habitual, y sobrepasa la capacidad de 1.935 megavatios de la isla.

  • 4 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Jim Wyss

    La escasez de gas para cocinar en Cuba está provocando un aumento inusual de la demanda de electricidad, lo cual ahora está agravando los apagones en la isla comunista. El presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel dijo que la demanda de electricidad supera los 3.500 megavatios en determinados momentos del día, unos 250 megavatios más de lo habitual, y sobrepasa la capacidad de 1.935 megavatios de la isla.

Journalists covering the same region

Evens Sanon's journalist profile photo

Evens Sanon

Journalist at Associated Press

Evens Sanon primarily covers news in Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti and surrounding areas.

Dieu Nalio Chery's journalist profile photo

Dieu Nalio Chery

Staff Photographer at University of Michigan

Dieu Nalio Chery primarily covers news in Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti and surrounding areas.

Alexander Britell's journalist profile photo

Alexander Britell

Caribbean Journal at Caribbean Journal

Alexander Britell primarily covers news in the Caribbean region including locations such as the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and surrounding islands.

Onz Chery's journalist profile photo

Onz Chery

Reporter at Haitian Times

Onz Chery primarily covers news in the Artibonite region of Haiti, including areas around Gonaïves and surrounding towns.

Joanne Clark

Writer at Caribbean National Weekly

Joanne Clark primarily covers news in Miami, Florida, United States and surrounding areas including Fort Lauderdale.

Try JournoFinder For Free

Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.

Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →

Coverage map

X (formerly Twitter)

Followers
5K
Tweets
6K
DMs Open
Yes
Jim Wyss
Jim Wyss @jimwyss
8 Jun 25

RT @WSJForero: Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe was shot in the head today in an assassination attempt. In 1991, his mother, the journalist Dian…

Jim Wyss
Jim Wyss @jimwyss
5 Jun 25

RT @Jacquiecharles: On Thursday, a group of Cuban detainees gathered in the recreation yard of the facility and spelled “SOS” with their bo…

Jim Wyss
Jim Wyss @jimwyss
5 Jun 25

RT @Jacquiecharles: Donald Trump signs travel ban for Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti | Miami Herald https://t.co/4ItGpNIqFE