Latin America & the Caribbean

Obama plans unprecedented visit to CubaObama plans unprecedented visit to Cuba

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 electionsHaitian masses demand Martelly leave, set new elections

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

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
Haitians demand electionsHaitians demand elections

Haitians demand elections

Tens of thousands of people have come out onto the streets in Port-au-Prince and other Haitian cities to demand fair…

February 14, 2016
Mixed signals on Cuba: U.S. eases restrictions but levies finesMixed signals on Cuba: U.S. eases restrictions but levies fines

Mixed signals on Cuba: U.S. eases restrictions but levies fines

The U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments on Jan. 27 jointly issued revisions that would further ease trade and travel restrictions…

February 7, 2016
Haiti in turmoil as masses reject corrupt electionHaiti in turmoil as masses reject corrupt election

Haiti in turmoil as masses reject corrupt election

Tens of thousands of Haitians took to the streets Jan. 22 to protest the scheduled second round of corrupt presidential…

January 31, 2016
The Cuban Adjustment Act: Its impact on migrationThe Cuban Adjustment Act: Its impact on migration

The Cuban Adjustment Act: Its impact on migration

A lingering product of the decades-long U.S. war against the Cuban Revolution is visible today in Costa Rica, where nearly…

January 18, 2016
2016 opens with new surge in mass resistance to Haiti election fraud2016 opens with new surge in mass resistance to Haiti election fraud

2016 opens with new surge in mass resistance to Haiti election fraud

Jan. 8 -- The seemingly irresistible momentum of Haiti’s mass movement -- combined with convincing evidence of widespread election fraud…

January 12, 2016
U.S. ambassador butts into Haiti electionU.S. ambassador butts into Haiti election

U.S. ambassador butts into Haiti election

Jan. 3 -- Thousands of Haitians protesting in the streets against the patently fraudulent presidential elections held Oct. 25 led…

January 5, 2016
Haitians seek probe of election fraudHaitians seek probe of election fraud

Haitians seek probe of election fraud

New York — Members of the Haitian diaspora in the U.S., known as Haiti’s 11th Department, gathered in a demonstration…

December 21, 2015