January 16, 2010 > Staff
How To Help Earthquake Victims In Haiti
As we wrote in our weekly news summary yesterday, Haiti suffered a devastating earthquake in the afternoon on Jan. 12, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale and followed by more than […] Read More >
January 15, 2010 > admin
Weekly News Summary: Jan. 9, 2010 – Jan. 15, 2010
TOP STORY: HAITI DEVASTATED BY MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE Haiti suffered a devastating earthquake in the afternoon on Jan. 12, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale and followed by more than 30 […] 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 14, 2010 > Roque Planas
U.S. Government Halts Deportations to Haiti Due to Earthquake; South Florida Lawmakers Call for TPS Status
The Department of Homeland Security announced yesterday that the U.S. would temporarily discontinue deportations to Haiti, due to the destruction caused by the massive earthquake on Tuesday. Roughly 30,000 Haitians […] Read More >
January 13, 2010 > Andrew OReilly
Massive Earthquake Hits Haiti
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the island nation of Haiti yesterday leaving large portions of country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in ruins and thousands suspected to be dead, according to the New […] Read More >
January 13, 2010 > Roque Planas
View Last Debate Between Chilean Presidential Candidates Before Jan. 17 Run-Off Election
Chileans head to the polls on Jan. 17 for a run-off presidential election. At the moment, Sebastián Piñera of the center-right Coalición por el Camio is expected to defeat the […] 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 29, 2009 > Roque Planas
Music Driving Change in U.S.-Cuban Relations
Music continues to act as the primary driving force to open relations between U.S. and Cuba. Cuban folksinger Carlos Varela visited Washington D.C. earlier this month to discuss U.S.-Cuban relations […] Read More >
December 21, 2009 > Roque Planas
Raúl Castro Speech Indicates U.S.-Cuban Relations May Worsen
The United States continues to destabilize the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro said in a speech to the Cuban National Assembly on Sunday, Dec. 20. Castro referred to an unnamed U.S. […] Read More >