havana cuba postpone municipal elections month nov. 26 devastation work caribbean island hurricane irma council state say electoral notice publish rule granma party newspaper tuesday elections come already difficult time cuba economic reform program appear stall aid key ally venezuela shrink trump administration threaten irma sweep across island east west tear roof damage power grid crop rip tree bring violent storm surge many coastal towns council state say delay municipal vote originally slat oct. 22 cubans could focus efforts recovery clear would result delay provincial national elections set culminate transfer power next year raul castro new president castro young brother successor fidel castro die november nonetheless retain grip power head communist party legal party cuba cuba delay municipal elections due irma devastation