The Miami Herald
Friday, January 6, 2012 - 00:00
The Obama administration rollout of its new Defense Department strategy says little about Latin America and the Caribbean and does not foreshadow whether cuts are in store for Southern Command, the Pentagon's outpost in Miami.
Friday, January 6, 2012 - 00:00
A Guatemalan judge has indefinitely suspended the trial of former President Oscar Humberto Mejia Victores, saying his health must be further evaluated.
Thursday, January 5, 2012 - 00:00
It's hard to believe that this would happen today in a largely democratic region, but the beginning of 2012 finds much of Latin America suffering the worst wave of press censorship since the rightist military dictatorships of the 1970s.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 00:00
More than 950 relatives of inmates are refusing to leave a Venezuelan prison in a protest to demand faster trial for inmates.
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 00:00
Now you can get a loan, buy a house and - maybe soon - travel abroad more easily. But the Castro government has no desire to ease its authoritarian ways.
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 00:00
Jamaicans at home and abroad hope the return of opposition leader Portia Simpson Miller as prime minister will help improve relations with Jamaica's diaspora and jumpstart the country's stagnant economy.
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 00:00
The pace of economic reforms has picked up as Cuba seeks to move more people off government payrolls in an effort to boost its economy.
Monday, December 19, 2011 - 00:00
Violent crimes have deeply rattled expatriates living here. "For Sale" listings have soared, and some foreigners feel fazed and anxious
Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 00:00
If the Republicans’ idea is to supplement Plan Merida with additional resources, that’s great. But let’s stop this nonsense about Mexico’s “terrorist insurgency” before it does some serious harm
Friday, December 16, 2011 - 00:00
However, recent measures could put the economy of South Florida’s largest trading partner back on the growth track by the second quarter