The Caribbean
Haiti: president gave reporters Xmas presents
US-backed President Martelly got caught passing out bribes to reporters in December. Unfortunately, the practice is nothing new in Haiti.
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The Caribbean
Haiti: deal fails, Martelly rules by decree
Haiti's political class once again failed to end its paralysis, and now the country lacks a legislature. The "international community" seems OK with the situation.
The Caribbean
Puerto Rico: Machetero prisoner is released
With the release of Norberto González Claudio, Oscar López Rivera seems to be the last of the independentista prisoners still held in behind bars in the US.
The Caribbean
Haiti: US grants UN immunity in cholera suit
A US court has ruled that the UN can't be sued for actions by its "peacekeepers"—even for starting a deadly epidemic—unless the UN decides to waive its immunity.
The Caribbean
Haiti: Martelly names new prime minister
Under international pressure to get elections scheduled at last, Haiti's political class may have managed to put together an agreement and find a new prime minister.
The Caribbean
Puerto Rico: more cleanup needed for Vieques
After a decade, the US still hasn't finished fixing the damage its Navy did to a tiny Puerto Rican island it used as a practice target for 60 years.
The Caribbean
Cuba: #YoTambienExijo and ‘regime change’
Was Tania Bruguera's #YoTambienExijo a US-inspired "regime change" charade? Should Cubans not press free speech now because of US rapprochement with the regime?
The Caribbean
Assata Shakur as political football
The US political right uses Assata Shakur to take a hit at Obama's Cuba opening while simultaneously getting subliminal licks in at the Black Lives Matter protests.
The Caribbean
Cuba: US agrees to normalize relations
After 53 years the US has finally decided to restore relations with Cuba. Alan Gross and the Cuban Five are free, some restrictions are eased, but the embargo continues.
The Caribbean
Cuba: leftists, US firms praise new policy
The new Cuba policy is popular in Latin America and has gained majority support in the US. Meanwhile, US corporations are lining up to get a piece of the action.
The Caribbean
Cuba: USAID head quits after latest scandal
After three exposés in one year about USAID "democracy promotion" programs in Cuba, the agency's head is out at last. His record in Haiti hasn't been that much better.
The Caribbean
Haiti: UN ‘peacekeepers’ fire on protesters
As President Martelly takes steps to calm protests down, UN troops seem to be escalating by intervening in a march—a video shows them firing in the direction of protesters.