Category: Caribbean
May 13, 2015 > Staff
Raúl Castro Says Cuba, U.S. To Exchange Ambassadors
Top Story — Cuban leader Raúl Castro said on Tuesday that the U.S. and Cuba will exchange ambassadors after the U.S. removes Cuba from its list of state sponsors of […] Read More >
April 21, 2015 > Staff
New York Governor Visits Cuba to Build Business Ties
Top Story — Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York state, visited Cuba Monday to lobby for increased commercial ties between his state’s businesses and the island nation, despite the […] Read More >
April 15, 2015 > Staff
U.S. to Take Cuba Off Terror List
Top Story — U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced his intention to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, the latest step taken toward the […] Read More >
April 13, 2015 > Staff
U.S., Cuban Leaders Meet, A First Since 1959
Top Story — U.S. President Barack Obama met with Cuban leader Raúl Castro on Saturday, the first time the two countries’ heads of state have been face-to-face since Cuba’s 1959 […] Read More >
April 10, 2015 > Staff
Summit of the Americas Begins, U.S.-Cuba Relations Take Center Stage
Top Story — The Summit of The Americas begins today in Panama, and historic diplomatic talks between the United States and Cuba are at the center of attention as the […] Read More >
February 24, 2015 > Staff
More Than 100 Cuban Dissidents Arrested Ahead of Second Round of Talks
Top Story — The assistant secretary of state and highest-ranking U.S. diplomat for Latin America, Roberta Jacobson, expressed concern over the silencing of dissident voices in Cuba, following reports that […] Read More >
February 17, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
At Least 16 Dead, 60 Injured in Haiti Carnival Accident (Update)
UPDATE: The Haitian government has cancelled the last day of Carnival celebrations, and declared three days of mourning following Tuesday’s accident. UPDATE 2: The number of reported dead following the […] Read More >
February 10, 2015 > Staff
Protests Over Fuel Prices Erupt in Haiti
Top Story — A two-day strike in protest of high fuel prices in Haiti left the streets of Port-au-Prince abnormally deserted on Monday, after organizers told citizens they would be […] Read More >
February 2, 2015 > Staff
In the Dominican Republic, Many of Haitian Descent Left Effectively Stateless
Top Story — Thousands in the Dominican Republic could be made effectively stateless by the expiration at midnight on Monday of a deadline for those born to undocumented foreigners to […] Read More >
January 29, 2015 > Staff
Cuban President: Return of Guantanamo Bay Needed to Normalize Relations
Top Story — The United States must return the Guantanamo Bay naval base to Cuba, lift the half-century embargo completely and remunerate Cuba for the embargo’s economic damages before both […] Read More >