THE OPPENHEIMER REPORT

Obama may be just testing Cuba -- and that's OK

There was a lot of talk about a new chapter in U.S-Cuban relations at the 34-country Summit of the Americas...

Bolivia's Evo Morales won't sign declaration unless revised

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Saturday became the second leader to publicly denounce the final declarat...

Venezuela's Hugo Chávez gives Obama a book

The first full day of the Summit of the Americas began with a gift during President Barack Obama's Saturday...

U.N. chief calls for collective solutions to common problems

In order to dig out of the global economic crisis and ensure peace and security in the future, nations must...

VENEZUELA RELATIONS

Obama, Chávez shake as Summit of the Americas begins

Venezuela said an Obama-Chávez handshake was a historic first step to better relations.

Hugo Chavez says Venezuela-U.S. relations will improve

Closer relations between Venezuela and the United States are no doubt coming soon, President Hugo Chá...

Caribbean leaders caucus on U.S.-Cuba position

Caribbean leaders spent Friday morning and early afternoon huddled behind closed doors to discuss a variety...

Venezuela's Hugo Chávez rejects pending Summit of the Americas declaration

Venezuela ''will veto'' the final declaration due to be issued by this weekend's Fifth Summit of the Americ...

Report shows summits have a poor follow-up record

Ever wonder whether anything actually comes out of these presidential summits? A new report by the Active D...

THE AMERICAS

Raúl Castro: I'm willing to talk to U.S.

As the Summit of the Americas was set to begin, Raúl Castro made an overture to the United States.

Hillary Clinton: Haiti, Cuba policy still evolving

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday the Obama administration is reviewing a U.S. policy of de...

TR

Manning sets the tone for Summit

Prime Minister Patrick Manning last night set the tone for the Fifth Summit of the Americas, when he called...

TRINIDAD EXPRESS

Obama to invest $30m to fight regional crime

In a 16-minute address punctuated by applause, United States President Barack Obama called on leaders of th...

TRINIDAD EXPRESS

Chavez to Obama: Let's be friends

"I want to be your friend," tough-talking Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told US President Barack Obama y...

TRINIDAD EXPRESS

Man gets $100,000 bail for placard protest

An environmentalist was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail after he was charged with erecting placards prote...

TRINIDAD EXPRESS

Media mob Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez proved to be a highlight during the arrivals of the Heads of State/Governm...

TRINIDAD EXPRESS

Waiting in vain for Obama

Disappointment marked many faces of fans who, having for hours awaited the arrival of US President Barack O...

TRINIDAD EXPRESS

Michelle opts out of Summit

Many people were disappointed yesterday as news spread that US First Lady Michelle Obama would not be comin...

TRINIDAD EXPRESS

Trinis flock to beaches for 'long weekend'

When the Heads of State/Government meet for the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain this weekend,...

TRINIDAD EXPRESS

Weekend 'curfew' for Piarco, Oropune villagers

Piarco and Oropune villagers will be involuntarily confined to their homes this weekend after the Summit Se...

TRINIDAD EXPRESS

T&T "anxious and ready"

"We are ready. We are anxious. But we are ready," Communications Coordinator Felipe Noguera said Thursday a...

TRINIDAD EXPRESS

Obama statement to Trinidad Express

By Barack Obama Thursday, April 16th 2009 As we approach the Summit of the Americas, our hemisphere...

CUBA

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez detained, beaten on way to march

Cuba's best-known blogger Yoani Sanchez said state security officials seized and assaulted her in an effort...

TRAVEL TO CUBA

More Democrats oppose lifting Cuban travel ban

The bill to lift the ban on travel to Cuba could be in peril as more Democrats say they are against it.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Dominican Republic town blames U.S. firm for birth defects

Latin Grammys: Calle 13 dominates with 5 awards

Subversive reggaetoneros Calle 13 were the big winners at the 10th Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday night, w...

U.S. SENATE | HONDURAS POLICY

Senator critical of Honduras handling won't keep nominees in limbo

An outspoken critic of the Obama administration's handling of the crisis in Honduras late Thursday dropped ...

HONDURAS

Deal to restore Manuel Zelaya in Honduras at risk

Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya say lawmakers are stalling efforts to bring him back ...

Man appears alive at own funeral in Brazil

A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at ...

GUATEMALA

Samaritans gather aid for drought-hit Guatemala

10TH LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS

Latin Grammys aim to bring Latin music to the mainstream

CENTRAL AMERICA

In Nicaragua, tensions flare amid power quest

Pro-government demonstrators rocked the U.S. Embassy as opposition leaders complained the president is unde...

Irish volunteers come together to build a new community in Haiti

260 Irish volunteers are pouring their sweat and money into building homes for hundreds of impoverished Hai...

TRAVEL TO CUBA

More Democrats oppose lifting Cuban travel ban

The bill to lift the ban on travel to Cuba could be in peril as more Democrats say they are against it.

CUBA

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez detained, beaten on way to march

Cuba's best-known blogger Yoani Sanchez said state security officials seized and assaulted her in an effort...

Cuban crewmen stuck in Africa after ship begins to list

Sixteen Cuban crewmen were stranded Thursday in a backwater African port, with little cash and owed up to 1...

CUBA

Miami sports agent who aided in defections freed from jail

Juan Ignacio Hernández Nodar, a Miami sports agent who served 13 years for trying to help Cuban base...

CUBA

Czechs who insulted Castros to be tried

Two tourists will be tried on a variety of charges stemming from a March scuffle at Havana's airport.

TRADE

Cuban spending on U.S. food may decline

Cuba's government is estimated to spend less than $590 million on American food in 2009 -- down at least 32...

UNITED NATIONS

U.N. again condemns U.S. embargo of Cuba

The vote was 187-3, with two abstentions, as the United Nations once again denounced the U.S. embargo of Cuba.

Cubans fear more gov't control of farmers markets

The habanero peppers, oranges and peanuts cost more at Cuba's free-market "agros" - farmers markets where v...

MIAMI BEACH

Cuba is focus of conference

Charles Shapiro, the senior advisor for economic initiatives in the State Department's Bureau of Western H...

Castro's sister: My work with CIA didn't threaten brothers' lives

Juanita Castro was recruited by the CIA in 1961 through her friend Virginia Leitao de Cunha, wife of the B...

FORWARD LOOK

Fidel Castro's sister says she worked with CIA while in Cuba

El agua es un lujo para los caraqueños

Mientras que una sequía ha puesto a Caracas bajo un estricto racionamiento de agua por primera vez e...

Venezuelans struggling with water shortages

While a drought has put Caracas under widespread water rationing for the first time in years, for Venezuela...

Oposición acusa a ministro chavista

La oposición venezolana denunció el viernes que el nuevo ministro de Energía Elé...

Chávez sube la parada a Uribe

La tensión entre Colombia y Venezuela aumentó tras la firma de un acuerdo militar entre Bogot...

La cooperación de Venezuela con Cuba sumó 1,500 millones de dólares en 2009

Los programas de cooperación de Venezuela con Cuba sumaron casi 1,500 millones de dólares en...

Embajador de EEUU rechaza acusaciones chavistas

Venezuela sends 15,000 troops to Colombia border

President Hugo Chavez's government is sending 15,000 soldiers to the border with Colombia, saying the milit...

Venezuela incrementó presencia militar en frontera con Colombia

Venezuela incrementó la presencia de efectivos militares en su frontera con Colombia, inform&oacut...

Ex presidente de Colombia advierte de 'preguerra' con Venezuela

El ex presidente colombiano Ernesto Samper advirtió que hay una "situación de preguerra'' con...

Califican de muy grave hipótesis chavista

El gobierno calificó el miércoles de ``suma gravedad'' hipótesis que indican que nueve...

Swine flu reaches Yanomami Indians in the Amazon

Swine flu has appeared among Venezuela's Yanomami Indians, one of the largest isolated indigenous groups in...