Latin America & the Caribbean

Cuban foreign minister says blockade still intact

March 21 -- Despite positive steps, the U.S. blockade of Cuba continues intact. That’s how Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez…

March 21, 2016

Ana Betancourt: una cubana imperecedera

Por Rosa María Oliva Enríquez e Ildefonso Gustavo Díaz Sandoval Ana Betancourt de Mora nació en Camagüey, Cuba, el 14…

March 15, 2016

Oakland, Calif., event supports Haitian people’s struggle

Oakland, Calif. -- An event commemorating the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide,…

March 14, 2016

U.S. investment in Cuba

By Bill Hackwell Resumen Latinoamericano, North American Bureau How could it be that, while hundreds of U.S. corporations are lined…

March 6, 2016

The Clintons’ role in Haiti

Seething mass protests throughout Haiti in late January and early February drove President Michel Martelly from office on Feb. 7.…

March 6, 2016

Indigenous activist Berta Cáceres assassinated in Honduras

Workers World received this release on March 3 from the School of the Americas Watch (soaw.org) At approximately 11:45 p.m.…

March 3, 2016

Ana Betancourt: An imperishable Cuban woman

This guest article was contributed by friends in Cuba. By Rosa María Oliva Enríquez and Ildefonso Gustavo Díaz Sandoval Ana…

February 25, 2016

Obama plans unprecedented visit to Cuba

President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Cuba on March 21-22. He is the first sitting U.S. president to do…

February 22, 2016

Haitian masses demand Martelly leave, set new elections

In the first week of February, tens of thousands of Haitians, both in Port-au-Prince, the capital, and other major cities,…

February 19, 2016

San Francisco Labor Council: Stand with the Haitian people – overturn the stolen elections

The following San Francisco Labor Council resolution was adopted Feb. 8 by unanimous vote. Whereas, in December 2003 the San…

February 19, 2016