The Caribbean
Cuba: UN issues 22nd rejection of US embargo
Now the US government can only find one other country that’s willing to back its embargo on Cuba. Even tiny Palau has jumped ship.
Tag: Cuba
Watching the Shadows
Wanted by Italy, ex-CIA agent is released to US
Panama detained but quickly released an ex-CIA agent wanted for kidnapping in Italy. Cuban sources link him to the Contragate scandal; since 2005 he's been living in Honduras.
The Andes
Edward Snowden and Ecuador press freedom
Edward Snowden seeks refuge in Ecuador, just as the Andean country has passed a media law protested by the Committee to Protect Journalists as imposing arbitrary censorship.
The Caribbean
US lets ‘spy’ serve probation in Cuba
The US gave contradictory signals as it let one of the Cuban Five stay in Cuba and let Mariela Castro visit the Liberty Bell—but continued to pin a “terrorist” label on Cuba.
North America
Assata Shakur: don’t believe the ‘terrorist’ hype
Veteran Black Panther Assata Shakur's addition to the FBI's "Most Wanted Terrorists" list is a propagandistic abuse of the English language in the service of historical revisionism.
The Caribbean
Yoani Sánchez speaks in New York City
Dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez spoke to a packed auditorium at New York University, challenged by audience members from both the left and the right.
The Caribbean
Cuba: documents describe US ‘transition plans’
The US has “between five to seven different transition plans” for achieving a “democratic, market-oriented society” in Cuba, according to documents filed in federal court.
The Caribbean
Cuba: imprisoned Spanish rightist is sent home
Spanish national Angel Carromero, sentenced to four years in Cuba for the car accident that killed dissidents Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero, will serve out his sentence in Spain.
Palestine
Latin America protests attack on Gaza
The Mercosur trade bloc expressed “strongest condemnation of the violence unleashed between Israel and Palestine,” while Cuba and Venezuela issued stronger statements.
The Caribbean
Caribbean: will Sandy force real discussion of climate change?
The relation of climate change to extreme weather remains controversial in the US, but it seems to be widely accepted by government officials in the Caribbean.
The Caribbean
Cuba: Sandy latest in decade of devastating storms
Economic damage from Sandy was extensive, with banana, coffee, bean and sugar crops ruined in the eastern region; 11 were killed, and thousands of homes destroyed.
The Caribbean
Cuba: Spanish rightist sentenced in dissident’s death
Spanish national Angel Francisco Carromero gets four years in the automobile accident that killed well-known dissident Oswaldo Payá—but Cuba and Spain may make a deal.