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  CAMPAIGN 2012

  Romney, Gingrich call for policy to end the Castro dictatorship

  Both GOP hopefuls were courting Cuban-American voters during campaign swings through South Florida to outline their Latin American policies.
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  Haiti earthquake

  Some local Haitians turn to Voodoo in quake aftermath

  As local Haitians strugged to cope wih the aftermath of the country’s devastating earthquake two years ago, many turned to Voodoo to help deal with their anxieties.

• CUBA

  2 Cuban migrants escape Cayman detention

  Two Cuban boatpeople who escaped from a detention center in the Cayman Islands remained at large Tuesday and might have found a way to leave the Caribbean territory, officials said.

• Haiti

  Career diplomat with Africa experience tapped for Haiti by Obama

  A career diplomat with extensive experience in Africa has been tapped by President Barack Obama to serve as the U.S. ambassador in Haiti.

• CUBA

  Catholic bishop, priest reportedly protected dissidents from pro-government mob

  A pro-government mob was reportedly waiting outside a church for activists, but they were protected by a Catholic bishop and priest.
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  Former CIA officer accused of terror leaks

  Justice Department also says its investigation cleared Guantánamo defense attorneys for former CIA captives of wrongdoing in the investigation.
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  UN rights chief says U.S. must close Guantánamo

  The U.N. human rights chief says the U.S. government must close the Guantánamo Bay prison as President Barack Obama promised a year ago.

• Oil rig arrives off Havana; drilling 70 miles from Keys

  An offshore oil drilling operation has begun less than 90 miles from the coast of Key West.

• To Our Readers

  The dangers of being a Honduran whistleblower

  Two weeks after Frances Robles returned from a reporting trip to Honduras, she received a phone call from a source.
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  Honduras

  Graft, greed, mayhem turn Honduras into murder capital of world

  An unholy alliance of cops, crooks, prisoners and politicians has turned the nation into a shooting gallery.
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  HELPING HONDURAS

  The risks and rewards of helping Honduras

  Pink. Yellow. Green. Blue.

• Murder rates around the world

  Interactive map of world murder rates by country
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  Venezuelans protest closure of Miami consulate

  Venezuelans living in Florida are protesting the closing of their country’s consulate in Miami following the expulsion of the office’s chief diplomat.
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  Music

  International jazz festival in post-quake Haiti promotes music, education among Haitian musicians

  An international jazz festival in Haiti hopes to attract fans and artists with support of local embassies in the earthquake-ravaged country. The festival is more than a marketing tool, say organizers.

• Cuba

  World reacts to death of Cuban dissident Wilman Villar Mendoza

  The United States and Europe called on Cuba to honor the human rights of its citizens after the death Thursday of dissident Wilman Villar Mendoza.

• Jamaica

  Pan-African and Jamaican statesman Dudley Thompson has died. He was 95.

  Ambassador Dudley Thompson, a historic figure in Jamaica and the Pan-African global movement, died Friday, a day after his 95th birthday. He lived in Weston.

• CUBA

  Cuba travel program comes under scrutiny

  Congressional investigators will review the government-funded Smithsonian Institution’s travel offerings to Cuba.

• CUBA

  U.S. reacts to Cuban dissident’s death

  The U.S. State Department Friday deplored the death of Cuban dissident Wilman Villár, “a young and courageous defender of human rights,” and said it “highlights the continuing problem of political repression, and political prisoners, in Cuba.”

• Jailed Cuban dissident dies at 31

  The young Cuban dissenter Wilman Villar, who 50 days ago began a hunger strike in his jail cell in response to his imprisonment, died Thursday night in the Juan Bruno Zayas de Santiago hospital in Cuba.

• Venezuela

  Virgin Islands refinery shutdown to hit Venezuela hard

  This week’s announced shutdown of a major oil refinery in the Virgin Islands could have major ramifications for the Venezuelan oil company, PDVSA.

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