Category: Caribbean
December 2, 2010 > Staff
U.N. Asks Haiti To Ignore Unofficial Elections Results; Cholera Death Toll Tops 1,800
Today in Latin America Top Story — The United Nations has asked Haitians to ignore unofficial results from the country’s contested elections over the weekend and wait until next week […] Read More >
November 24, 2010 > Staff
Cuba May Lift Restrictions On Baseball Players Signing Abroad
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Cuban government may lift restrictions on baseball players signing contracts abroad, ending five decades of self-imposed tradition. The Cuban Federation of Baseball […] Read More >
November 18, 2010 > Staff
Cholera Cases In Florida and Dominican Republic Linked to Haiti
Today in Latin America Top Story — The first known cases of cholera linked to the outbreak in Haiti were identified outside the country Wednesday, as a Florida woman contracted […] Read More >
November 17, 2010 > Staff
Death Toll In Haiti Cholera Outbreak Hits 1,000; First Case Detected in Dominican Republic
Today in Latin America Top Story — The death toll in Haiti’s cholera outbreak passed 1,000, three weeks after the disease was first detected, as riots hit Haiti’s second-largest city […] Read More >
November 12, 2010 > Staff
Cuba Condemns Call of Duty: Black Ops Video Game
Today in Latin America Top Story — Cuba condemned the release of a new video game that allows gamers to play as a United States special forces agent attempting to […] Read More >
November 10, 2010 > Staff
Haiti Cholera Outbreak Spreads To Port-au-Prince
Today in Latin America Top Story — The cholera outbreak in Haiti has now spread to the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the Haitian health ministry said on Tuesday. Doctors in the […] Read More >
November 9, 2010 > Staff
Cholera Outbreak In Haiti Leaves 9,000 Hospitalized And Over 500 Dead
Today in Latin America Top Story — The massive cholera outbreak in Haiti has now claimed the lives of more than 540 people and hospitalized over 9000, with fears that the disease […] Read More >
November 5, 2010 > Staff
Haiti Waits For Tropical Storm Tomas; Landslides And Flooding Expected
Today in Latin America Top Story — Rains from Tropical Storm Tomas began battering Haiti Thursday, as thousands of people wait in makeshift tents and prepare for the risks of […] Read More >
November 5, 2010 > Julie Turkewitz
Sex Work Flourishes In Post-Earthquake Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE — When Shirley leaves her tent in the steep hills of Canapé Vert, she lies to preserve her dignity. As she goes, she tells her 14-year-old son that she […] Read More >
October 25, 2010 > Staff
Cholera Outbreak In Haiti Widens; Fears Over Outbreak In Port-au-Prince
Today in Latin America Top Story — The cholera outbreak in Haiti has claimed the lives of more than 250 people and infected over 3,000 as fears rise that the […] Read More >