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Some of Cuba’s secrets are not so secret
Once-secret phone lists and other sensitive leaked information have been linked to a contract IKEA had with Cuban prison factor...
Cuba’s Ladies in White have ‘tough...
The Ladies in White meeting with the archbishop of Santiago went much more smoothly than their encounter with the archbishop of...
Fiber-optic cable benefiting only Cuban government ...
Fiber-optic cables meant to increase broadband access in Cuba is up and running but only for Cuban and Venezuelan governments. ...
Venezuela makes 10 arrests for deadly Colombia raid ...
Amid rising political tensions, Venezuela said it had captured 10 people suspected of participating in cross-border raid that k...
Havana hookers rob US chef in art show
Not funny, says critic of trips to Cuba
Diplomat with Cuba experience to handle WH Latam po...
Riccardo Zuniga will take over as National Security Council director for Latin America.
Haiti begins cash transfer social program
The Haitian government has launched a program that uses mobile phones to transfer cash credits to mothers who keep their childr...
Investors plan soccer stadium for Haiti shantytown ...
A local sports hero, a New York real estate developer and a well-known architect are teaming up to build a soccer stadium in Ha...
Haiti: Jailed Americans face up to 3 years
Two Americans jailed for allegedly driving a group of would-be soldiers during a protest demanding the restoration of Haiti's a...
Ex-Haiti telecom official sent to prison for nine ye...
A Miami federal judge sent a former top official for Haiti’s telecom company to prison for nine years in a bribery case th...
Haiti: Two Americans in jail charged with conspiracy...
Two Americans jailed in Haiti were charged with conspiracy for participating in a street march that pressed for the return of t...
Venezuela steps up security along Colombia border ...
About 3,000 Venezuelan soldiers have been sent to bolster security along the border with Colombia after the neighboring country...
Venezuela: Fiber-optic cable to Cuba is working
An undersea fiber-optic cable that was laid last year between Venezuela and Cuba is working, a Venezuelan government official s...
Venezuela outlaws taking guns into public places
Venezuela's government has prohibited people from possessing guns in public places in an effort to counter rampant violent crim...
Hugo Chavez back on television in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reappeared on television Tuesday a week and a half after returning from cancer treatment in Cu...
Chavez: Negotiations helped end prison standoff
President Hugo Chavez said Monday that he personally spoke with some inmates by phone before prisoners engaged in a three-week ...
JUANES HITS RIGHT NOTE ON EDUCATION
When I interviewed Colombian rock star Juanes about his work for social causes last week, I was struck by his insistence that ...
Uribe vs. Santos feud could cripple Colombia
It’s not unusual in Latin American politics for presidents to clash with their predecessors who once helped elect them, ...
Politics crippling Latin American universities
The appointment of Venezuelan-born Rafael Reif as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) last week raises...
