Latin America & the Caribbean

Fraudulent election in Haiti

The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) of Haiti announced the results of the Oct. 25 presidential elections on Nov. 5. The…

November 20, 2015

Cuba: The CDRs at 55

By Ildefonso Gustavo Díaz Sandoval Artemisa, Cuba On Jan. 1, 1959, a very important event took place in Cuba: the…

November 4, 2015

Activists demand: ‘Stop IRS attacks!’ & end Cuba blockade

Four participants in the 26th Friend­shipment Caravan shared their ­experiences traveling to Cuba in July at a New York City…

October 29, 2015

Cuba: Socialist health care beating heart disease

As in much of the world, heart disease is a leading cause of death in Cuba, but the country has…

October 25, 2015

Haiti election 2015: Fight for voting rights, sovereignty

Elections in Haiti for a new president and Parliament are set for Oct. 25 — after a violence-plagued first-round vote…

October 25, 2015

Jorge Risquet: Cuban revolutionary leader, ¡presente!

Jorge Risquet Valdés-Saldaña, a leading figure in the formation of the Communist Party of Cuba and vital to numerous heroic…

October 8, 2015

Haitian elections under U.S. control

Haitian President Michelle Martelly liked running the country without a parliament. He could do whatever tickled his fancy. But when…

September 25, 2015

Venezuela defends against Colombian border attacks

In late August, after months of outrages and provocations, Venezuela temporarily closed down some sections of its border with neighboring…

September 20, 2015

Revolutionary Venezuela welcomes refugees

Venezuela has offered asylum to 20,000 Syrian refugees. President Nicolás Maduro, head of the revolutionary Bolivarian government, made the announcement…

September 16, 2015

Guatemala: una victoria democrática contra la corrupción

Olmedo Beluche es un sociólogo y analista político panameño miembro del Polo Ciudadano. Luego de meses de creciente crisis política…

September 15, 2015