Posts By: Roque Planas
January 25, 2010 > Roque Planas
Venezuelan Opposition Network RCTV Goes Off Air; Refuses To Broadcast Government Messages or Register as National TV Station
Cable providers dropped the opposition channel Radio Caracas Television, better known as RCTV, after it refused to comply with Venezuelan laws requiring local television stations to periodically televise speeches by […] Read More >
January 20, 2010 > Roque Planas
Haiti Suffers Aftershock of 6.0 on Richter Scale After Devastating Earthquake; Level of Damage Unknown
After suffering a devastating earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale last week, Haiti experienced an aftershock measuring 6.1 early this morning, the New York Times reports. The aftershock terrified […] Read More >
January 18, 2010 > Roque Planas
Center-Right Candidate Sebastián Piñera Wins Run-Off Election; Concertación Voted Out Of Presidency For First Time Since 1990
With only 60 percent of the votes counted, center-left Eduardo Frei of the Concertación coalition conceded defeat to Sebastián Piñera of the Coalición por el Cambio, bringing the right to […] Read More >
January 17, 2010 > Roque Planas
Enríquez-Ominami To Vote For Frei In Run-Off Election In Chile
Chile’s independent presidential candidate Marco Enríquez-Ominami said Wednesday that he will vote for center-left Eduardo Frei of the governing Concertación coalition in Chile’s run-off election today, reports Spanish wire agency […] Read More >
January 14, 2010 > Roque Planas
U.S. Government Halts Deportations to Haiti Due to Earthquake; South Florida Lawmakers Call for TPS Status
The Department of Homeland Security announced yesterday that the U.S. would temporarily discontinue deportations to Haiti, due to the destruction caused by the massive earthquake on Tuesday. Roughly 30,000 Haitians […] Read More >
January 13, 2010 > Roque Planas
View Last Debate Between Chilean Presidential Candidates Before Jan. 17 Run-Off Election
Chileans head to the polls on Jan. 17 for a run-off presidential election. At the moment, Sebastián Piñera of the center-right Coalición por el Camio is expected to defeat the […] Read More >
January 13, 2010 > Roque Planas
Cuban Musicians Resuming U.S. Performances
NEW YORK — New York City recently hosted its first Cuban band in five years, after the group Septeto Nacional became the first to win a visa that allowed it […] Read More >
December 29, 2009 > Roque Planas
Music Driving Change in U.S.-Cuban Relations
Music continues to act as the primary driving force to open relations between U.S. and Cuba. Cuban folksinger Carlos Varela visited Washington D.C. earlier this month to discuss U.S.-Cuban relations […] Read More >
December 21, 2009 > Roque Planas
Raúl Castro Speech Indicates U.S.-Cuban Relations May Worsen
The United States continues to destabilize the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro said in a speech to the Cuban National Assembly on Sunday, Dec. 20. Castro referred to an unnamed U.S. […] Read More >
December 16, 2009 > Roque Planas
Survey Indicates Brazil Most Influential Country in Latin America
The influential Chilean polling organization Latinobarómetro released its annual survey of public opinion in Latin America last week. The general trend shows that Latin Americans have more faith in their […] Read More >