Category: Regions
February 1, 2010 > Mike Samras
Cuba Should Be Removed From State Sponsors of Terrorism List, Experts Say
WASHINGTON — A panel of experts advocated the removal of Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism at a conference organized by the Center for International Policy […] Read More >
January 29, 2010 > Staff
Haiti Must Build A Strong State To Recover From Earthquake, Experts Say; Call For Haitian “Marshall Plan”
NEW YORK — A Port-au-Prince school collapsed on a sunny day in Nov. 2008, leaving 80 children dead. The school, perched precariously on a hillside, had been built without a […] Read More >
January 26, 2010 > Simon McCormack
Haiti Earthquake: Dominicans Give, But Hard Feelings Remain
NEW YORK — Fifteen minutes after he heard about the earthquake in Haiti, Dominican barber Jose Taveras said he made a donation to the Red Cross. Taveras was born in […] Read More >
January 25, 2010 > Pro Publica
Judges Urge Congress To Act On Indefinite Terrorism Detentions At Guantánamo
Three judges on the federal trial court hearing challenges brought by Guantanamo prisoners are calling on Congress and the Obama administration to enact a law to address one of the […] Read More >
January 21, 2010 > Rachel Brooks-Ames
Ceviche — South America Offers The Next Big Thing In Raw Food
New York — American palates have for years embraced sushi, the refined and artful Japanese rendering of raw fish. But what about ceviche? Why isn’t this crisply chilled, citrus marinated […] Read More >
January 20, 2010 > Paola Reyes
Fleeing Violence, Immigrants and Restaurants Move From Tijuana, Mexico to San Diego
San Diego — As Mexico’s two year-old drug war intensifies, leading to greater violence and insecurity in the city of Tijuana, many families are moving across the border to San […] Read More >
January 14, 2010 > Andrew OReilly
Rally For Immigration Reform Held in New York City; Immigration Organizations Want Comprehensive Law In 2010
New York — Protesters carrying signs declaring “Justice and Dignity for the Immigrants” and “Reform Not Raids” converged inside the Judson Memorial Church, in New York City’s Washington Square Park, […] 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 >
January 11, 2010 > James Rodriguez
How Immigration to the United States is Changing Patron Saint Day in Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Guatemala
TODOS SANTOS CUCHUMATAN, Guatemala — High up in the Cuchumatanes sierra, Maya Mam communities have safeguarded their customs and traditions for centuries. Nevertheless, exploitation, violence, discrimination and the ever-present effects […] Read More >
December 21, 2009 > Mari Hayman
FEATURE: Burying the Past? Former Uruguayan Prison Becomes Shopping Mall
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Serrana Auliso is eighty years old, but moves with the fierce agility of a woman half her age. I’ve scarcely passed the threshold of her front door […] Read More >