Cuba’s leaders "may be able to find space for negotiation" around Washington’s central objective: removing CCP and military control over Cuba’s economy and lifting restrictions on private-sector development and foreign investment, writes Peter Kornbluh. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Who was the source of Honduras' scandalous narco-video? How Insight Crime Tracked Down an Explosive Narco Video in #Honduras (my latest investigation into the depths of the Honduran narco wars, with Jeff Ernst) English: insightcrime.org/news/how-ins...

"Cuba es un bayú” elpais.com/america/2026...

"It’s still anybody’s guess whether Trump recognizes that the most important commodity it needs to secure in #Venezuela isn’t its oil wealth but its commonwealth." Adroit analysis from Tim Padgett who knows Venezuela well. www.wlrn.org/commentary/2...

"With global demand soft and the possibility of it peaking as early as 2030, the supermajors have become pickier about which projects to pursue. These days any old barrels won’t do: they should be low-cost and low-risk. Venezuelan ones are neither." www.economist.com/business/202...

Cuba’s Long-Suffering Economy Is Now in ‘Free Fall'. Reported with Frances Robles and photos by Michael Adams Lozano www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/w...

Venezuela: US risks human rights disaster by allying with remnants of Maduro regime, says @hrw.org Venezuela: US Risks Rights Disaster www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

"I would like to hear more from the administration about how we move from this moment to a democracy in Venezuela," says Elliott Abrams. "We’ve heard nothing about how and why they think this bunch of criminals is going to commit suicide by leading to a democratic transition." tinyurl.com/46ywkxn7

Highly recommend this lesson in media integrity about who really took the shocking 1972 photo of Vietnam’s “napalm girl.” youtube.com/watch?v=Plxr...

“For those fools, everyone from Venezuela is a criminal.” Great reporting on ICE in Chicago from @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/chic...

“We feel a bit marooned right now,” says Richard Solomon, the mayor of Black River. Our story on the scene at the epicenter of Hurricane Melissa in Black River, on Jamaica's south coast. Hopefully aid arrives soon. With Annie Correal and Frances Robles @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...

The Cuban journalist trapped in America's immigration blockade.! 🦋 www.cjr.org/analysis/jos...

American Convicted of Murder Is Freed by Trump From Venezuela Prison. The Trump administration said it was protecting Americans unjustly held abroad. One of the rescued men, Dahud Hanid Ortiz, killed three people in Madrid and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...

'In Cuba, There Are No Beggars,’ Minister Claims, Before Being Ousted. Feitó’s words exposed what many Cubans concluded long ago, that the government is out of touch with the lives of ordinary people while their leaders cling to a state-run economic model. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/w...

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on ICE authorities to respect an immigration court ruling and release on bail journalist Mario Guevara, a native of El Salvador who has been legally in the U.S. for the past 20 years. cpj.org/2025/07/ice-...

A Hotel Made Famous by Graham Greene Is a Victim of Haiti’s Violence. Haiti’s famed Oloffson Hotel, a cultural landmark and celebrity haven, was incinerated amid rising violence by gangs that control most of the country’s capital. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/w...

The iconic #Oloffson Hotel of Graham Greene fame, was burned down at the weekend. A great loss of Haitian 'gingerbread' architecture. Like other journalists, I spent many nights there in the past. Greene set some famous scenes there in his novel, 'The Comedians'.

Haitian immigrant high schooler detained by ICE despite legal status A 20-year-old NY high school student, whose dad is a U.S. citizen, arrived legally from Haiti, but has been held in ICE detention for weeks. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it would immediately stop ingesting, processing, and transmitting data essential to most hurricane forecasts. by @MichaelRLowry open.substack.com/pub/michaelr...

Nezza's anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium ignites debate. “El Pendón Estrellado,” is the official translation of the national anthem commissioned in 1945 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt from Peruvian-American composer Clotilde Arias. apnews.com/article/dodg...

Haiti Is Using Drones to Fight Gangs. Here’s Why That’s Likely to Be Illegal. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...

Trump's Haiti travel ban will impact sick children, families and businesses are among the many people trapped in a country plagued by gang violence. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...

A Desperate Haiti Turns to Erik Prince, Trump Ally, in Fight Against Gangs with Frances Robles and @markmazzetti.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...

Trump Labels #Haiti’s Powerful Gangs as Terrorists. The move will enable harsh sanctions on the gangs, which control important sectors of the country’s economy, and anybody who does business with them. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/w...

Mr. Bukele wanted assurances from the United States that each of those locked up in the prison were members of Tren de Aragua, the transnational gang with roots in Venezuela, according to people familiar with the situation and documents obtained by The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/u...

Haiti's year-old transitional government is facing overt threats of a coup as UN is tied up in indecision, says the @crisisgroup.org #Haiti

"All of Hamas, out!" On the streets of Gaza, more and more Palestinians are expressing open defiance against the armed group that's ruled the strip for almost 20 years. bbc.com/news/article...

In a perilous sign of insecurity in Haiti's capital, the landmark Marriott hotel is "suspending its activities." An official tell me: "The degrading security conditions are making the safety of guests and employees increasingly difficult to guarantee, and this is something that we cannot play with."

Two freelance journalists jailed amid Cuba’s ongoing repression of independent press cpj.org?p=472563 via @CPJAmericas

British man’s tattoo wrongly linked to Venezuelan gang in official US document www.bbc.com/news/article...

Journalists kidnapped, threatened with lynching as chaos worsens in Haiti cpj.org?p=470661

Mario Joseph, a renowned human rights attorney in Haiti, has died after a car accident apnews.com/article/mari...

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u... great reporting by @dadams7308.bsky.social Frances Robles @nytimes.com. The U.S. crime gun pipeline that arms Haiti gangs must be stopped at its source: the gun industry.

Nice peice from @aljazeera.com Teresa Bo on the unfolding dispute in Guyana's #Essequibo region bordering #Venezuela youtu.be/nYXGpo-85aA?...

Trump Did What Castros Couldn’t: Take Radio Martí Off the Air This @nytimes.com story suggests a bizarre #DOGE contradiction. Trump took the Marti stations off the air just when they appeared to be getting more effective www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/w...

“This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians. More bombs, more aggression, more victims. Another tragic night in Ukraine,” says Polish PM, Donald Tusk. www.bbc.com/news/article...

My new effort to unravel the story of Manuel Rocha, U.S. diplomat and Cuban secret agent. “I always thought he was a bit of an odd duck,” Ambassador John Negroponte told the American Foreign Service Journal. “He had that Rodney Dangerfield syndrome—I don’t get no respect.” afsa.org/puzzling-sto...

HAVANA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Cuba's top cigar maker Habanos said on Monday that sales of the company's luxurious smokes had soared to a record $827 million in 2024 as revenue poured in from fast-growing markets in China and elsewhere in Asia. www.reuters.com/business/ret...

The killings of two journalists in Haiti and five in Mexico last year are among the deaths being singled out by the Committee to Protect Journalists (#CPJ), that has classified 2024 as the deadliest year on record for journalists. www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without H.I.V. Treatment....

US Lat Am Special Rep Claver-Carone briefing media on Sec of State #Rubio 's trip to the region is critical of #Panama's management of the #canal and maintainance of the watershed. US willing to help with maintainance but seeks free (or reduced cost) transit in return. soundcloud.com/miami-media-...

Despite the economic crisis in Cuba, more luxury bars and restaurants are opening in Havana... Se multiplican en La Habana los lugares chics para extranjeros y cubanos en busca de estatus www.14ymedio.com/cuba/multipl... via @14ymedio

Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

Politically sensitive questions cause DeepSeek to literally censor its own responses. When asked what happened at Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, #DeepSeek replied: “I am sorry, I cannot answer that question.” www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...

Politically sensitive questions cause DeepSeek to literally censor its own responses. When asked what happened at Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, #DeepSeek replied: “I am sorry, I cannot answer that question.” www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...

A new luxury hotel towers over Havana as Cuba's economic troubles mount and tourism plummets via @apnews.com

Gunfire and Bandits Make School an Impossible Dream for Haitian Children www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/w...