Prospects of release promising for members of ‘the Cuban five’ An incredibly bright week for Cuba and its economic prospects as well as its standing in the international community. Uruguayan…
Haiti: Voodoo and the Western Imagination Drive the pin into the doll. Wait for the witch, the victim and the scream - or maybe turn the football on instead. It’s…
Divergent interests within the leadership of the Dominican Revolutionary party have created a divisive crisis within the party; The UASD is unable to pay its personnel this month due to…
Homage paid to Chavez and Hernández as country’s future hangs in the balance It’s been an interesting week for Cuba as three separate events reflect three very different issues affecting…
Rafael Correa visits Cuba; Popular Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez challenges censorship; A special free trade zone to open up in Cuba Rafael Correa visits Cuba Last Friday the president of Ecuador Rafael…
64 year old Diana Nyad completes Cuba - Key West swim; Report reveals housing shortage in Cuba; Central Bank of Cuba loans 60 million US dollars since 2011 64 year old Diana…
Brazil to contract 4,000 Cuban doctors; Five reported cases of cholera among travelers to Cuba; Cuba refuses asylum to Edward Snowden; Cuban baseball players reunite with defectors in Florida Brazil plans to…
Former leader Fidel Castro turns 87; High numbers of Cubans involved human trafficking cases in Colombia; Bahamas deports 24 Cuban refugees despite protests Former leader Fidel Castro turns 87 Cuba’s ex-president,…
US ambassador asks Cuban authorities for another investigation over Oswaldo Payá’s case; Cuba’s first English language bookstore opens in Havana; Amnesty International request freedom for the five members of the Patriotic Union…
The U.S. State Department introduced a new regulation regarding visit visas for Cubans last Wednesday. The visas are now granted for 5 years (extending the duration of non immigrant visas…
Cuba celebrates 60th anniversary of the revolution; Cuba creates a foreign trade holding company; UNESCO honours Guevara in a celebration held in Havana Cuba celebrates 60th anniversary of the revolution…
Panama finds hidden Cuban weapons on a North Korean ship; Cuba restarts migration talks with U.S; People-To-People Trips enable Americans to travel to Cuba by boat A North Korean ship…
Electoral oversight body to be formed International news outlets reporting on Haiti over the last week have concentrated their attention on the announcement last Friday (11 April) that the impasse…
Prime Minister says government to crack down on corruption; Duvalier case continues; Bill Clinton donates to agricultural projects
Former dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier, finally appears in court; UN refusal to compensate cholera victims causes anger; capital rocked by small earthquake; Former dictator finally appears in court Former Haitian dictator,…
Caribbean leaders arrive in Port-au-Prince; UN chief says Haiti ‘not ready’ for foreign investment; US to build two prisons in Haiti; Camp in Port-au-Prince forcibly evicted; Journalists slam government for…
International agencies put pressure on government to prosecute Duvalier; Electoral crisis continues; Musicians accuse Martelly of silencing dissent; Haitians detained whilst trying to illegally enter Puerto Rico Duvalier must face…
Sophia Martelly and Olivier Martelly issued with court summons; cabinet reshuffled; road accident leaves 22 dead; schoolgirl killed by UN vehicle; new head of MINUSTAH named Haiti: Presidential family issued…
Deputies protest at opening of 2013 legislative session; Prime minister holds press conference in USA; UN urges Haitian government to hold delayed elections; US pastor pleads guilty to sexual abuse…
Martelly government criticised on 3rd anniversary of 2010 earthquake; Amnesty International launches campaign to halt forced evictions; pro-Aristide supporters defend ex-president against charges Earthquake victims remembered The Martelly administration has…