Category: Caribbean
August 1, 2018 > Staff
Federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances predicts “tepid” economic growth
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO: The federal appointed control board overseeing the U.S. territory’s finances released on Monday its second annual report to the U.S. president, Congress and […] Read More >
July 23, 2018 > Staff
Cuba presents draft for new constitution that eliminates references to communism
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: The National Assembly received on Saturday the draft for a new constitution to replace the Soviet-era 1976 document from a commission led by Raúl […] Read More >
July 19, 2018 > Staff
Puerto Rico names third power company CEO in a week
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO: The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority has had three CEOs in just over a week, five since last November when Hurricane Maria tore […] Read More >
May 10, 2018 > Staff
Cuban economy has lost $130 billion due to U.S. embargo, says U.N.
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA-U.S.: The United States-led financial and trade embargo on Cuba has cost the country’s economy more than $130 billion at current prices over the past six […] Read More >
May 9, 2018 > Center for Investigative Journalism
Official Reports of Violence Against Women in Puerto Rico Unreliable After Hurricane Maria
By Claire Tighe and Lauren Gurley | Special for the Center for Investigative Journalism More than seven months after Hurricane Maria, organizations serving domestic violence and sexual assault victims […] Read More >
May 1, 2018 > Staff
In Haiti Cholera victims have only received 2% of promised U.N. relief aid
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HAITI: Haitians suffering from cholera caused by United Nations peacekeepers have only received two percent of promised relief funds halfway through the fund’s projected three-year term, […] Read More >
April 19, 2018 > Staff
Cuba selects new president as Castro era comes to an end
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: Cuban President Raúl Castro is expected to step down today after 12 years in power, ending a nearly six-decade rule by the Castro family. […] Read More >
April 17, 2018 > Staff
Britain apologizes for ill treatment of “Windrush generation” Caribbean immigrants
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA British authorities apologized yesterday for the “appalling” treatment of Caribbean immigrants of the “Windrush generation” who have been victims of the tightening of immigration laws in recent […] Read More >
April 13, 2018 > Staff
Trinidad and Tobago to decriminalize homosexuality
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: A high court judge yesterday struck down a colonial-era law banning gay sex in Trinidad and Tobago, a historic ruling that clears the path to decriminalize […] Read More >
April 6, 2018 > Staff
Puerto Rico to close nearly 300 schools after major enrollment drop
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO—The Puerto Rican government announced yesterday it will shut down a quarter of its schools this summer, following a steep economic recession and the exodus […] Read More >