Category: Caribbean

Haitians among thousands seeking asylum in NYC

NEW YORK — Sandra Dieudonné can’t help but speak in a string of anecdotes. She hears so many stories working with Haitians seeking asylum in New York City, they tumble […] Read More >

U.S. Bans Sugar Imports From Top Dominican Producer Over Forced Labor Allegations

This story was written by Sandy Tolan and Michael Montgomery for Mother Jones. Click here to see the original story. The United States will block shipments of raw sugar from a top […] Read More >

Escaping Atlantis: Islanders off coast of Panama are fleeing their homes

Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. GARDI SUGDUB, Panama — One last time, the Guna Indigenous people blow their seashells to bid farewell to their home […] Read More >

Housing Collapse in Old Havana

HAVANA – Opening the door to her Old Havana home, María Margot Linares Domínguez (“Margot”), a regal, glamorous woman with the spirit and mannerisms of an Old Hollywood star, stands […] Read More >

Growing Vegetable Patches in Havana: Necessity Turned Virtue

This story was published as part of Climate Tracker‘s Global Mentorship for Young Media Professionals. Almost every inch of land is blanketed by fruits and vegetables has been taken: soursop trees, guava, […] Read More >

Dominican Sugar Company Challenged in Florida Court

A lawsuit filed in January against the Fanjul Corporation in the Florida Southern District Court seeks to redress the loss of property that 60 families suffered in January 2016. That […] Read More >

How Puerto Rico Failed Alexa, the Homeless Trans Woman Murdered in Toa Baja

This article is republished from Latino Rebels. SAN JUAN — On Monday February 24, Neulisa “Alexa” Luciano Ruiz was found dead in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Her body was covered […] Read More >

In Haiti, Climate Aid Comes with Strings Attached

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. By Keston K. Perry, postdoctoral researcher, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University […] Read More >

Communities in diaspora are using language to resist assimilation

NEW YORK — Three days a week, the sounds of Haitian Creole fill the fourth floor of the King Juan Carlos I Center in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park. The source […] Read More >

Puerto Rico raises official Hurricane Maria death toll to almost 3,000

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO: Gov Ricardo Roselló raised yesterday the official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975 following the results released by an independent study […] Read More >