MEDIA-LATIN AMERICA: Easy to See the Speck in the Other’s Eye

People have been collectively tearing their hair out all over Latin America because of the Venezuelan government's decision not to renew the broadcasting licence of that country's most popular television station, RCTV.

U.S./CARIBBEAN: Anger Mounts Over Inaction on ’76 Bombing

When Caribbean foreign ministers meet with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Capitol Hill in mid-June, they are likely to urge Washington to deal with the man thought responsible for the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people off Barbados, most of them Caribbean nationals.

CUBA-US: Violating the Right to Family Visits in &#39Cuban Five&#39 Case

When Olga Salanueva opened the door to her house in Miami, Florida in the early hours of the morning of Aug. 16, 2000, she had no idea that that day would be the last time she saw her husband, René González, and that after three months in custody she would be deported to Cuba, despite her legal residency status in the United States.

CUBA: Soldiers Accused of Hijacking Could Face Death Penalty

Two Cuban soldiers who attempted to hijack an airplane to fly to the United States are both wounded and awaiting trial, Cuban President Fidel Castro announced Tuesday, while accusing the United States of fomenting illegal emigration.

CUBA: Less Gaunt Castro Appears with Chavez on TV

A new "surprise" visit by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to Cuba served as a pretext to show images of his friend and host, Fidel Castro, up and about.

CUBA: Despite Underlying Current of Uncertainty, Life Moves On

A strange sensation of normality seems to reign in Cuba, interrupted only by isolated tensions, doubts about the future and the deafening silence on the part of the government and the state-controlled media with regard to certain issues like Fidel Castro's convalescence.

US/CUBA: Back to the Brickbats

The volume level of the dispute between Cuba and the United States, after a lull that followed the announcement of President Fidel Castro's illness on Jul. 31, has begun returning to its normal high decibels since early January.

POLITICS-US/CUBA: Foes of Embargo See Hope in New Congress

A bipartisan coalition of U.S. lawmakers who favour an easing of the nearly 50-year-old trade embargo against Cuba say the new Democrat-led Congress offers hope for progress this year.

RIGHTS-CUBA: Fewer Political Prisoners, But Little Progress

The number of people in prison for political reasons in Cuba fell last year, but only by an insignificant margin, and there is no sign of a change in official policy since the "temporary" withdrawal from public life of President Fidel Castro due to illness last July, dissident sources said.

POLITICS-CUBA: Opposition Sets Course Due North

Splintered and voiceless, Cuba's dissident movement has failed to unyoke itself from U.S. policy towards this socialist country, whose future has been the focus of the most diverse speculation since President Fidel Castro became ill.

CHALLENGES 2006-2007: Cuba – on the Threshold of a Critical Year

After a year marked by great uncertainty as to the future, Cubans are awaiting 2007 with a sense that it will bring major changes to the lives of every one of the 11.2 million people who live under the government of Fidel Castro.

CUBA-CASTRO: Wanna Bet?

Betting on the health of Cuban President Fidel Castro, his reappearance in public and his return to the helm is gaining in popularity with the approach of Dec. 2, the day Castro himself chose to celebrate his 80th birthday.

CUBA-US: Embargo’s Boomerang Effect

Washington's embargo against Cuba also has an impact on the United States economy and prevents millions of U.S. citizens from benefiting from Cuban medical progress, according to a report released by the Cuban foreign ministry.

CUBA-RUSSIA: Pragmatism Marks Newly Strengthened Ties

Several agreements designed to bolster bilateral trade have breathed new life into relations between Cuba and Russia, in which the pragmatism of business has replaced the ideological affinities of the past.

ARGENTINA: A Cautious Return to the Non-Aligned Movement

Keeping a low profile, as if hoping its presence at the huge forum of the developing world will go unnoticed, Argentina is slipping back into the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which it left amid an uproar 15 years ago to embrace a policy of unreserved alignment with the United States.

CUBA: Why Some Leave, or Want to, and Others Stay

Almost every evening, Alina Díaz goes down to the sea shore in the Cuban capital to contemplate the deep Caribbean waters which, two years ago, swallowed up her son Abel. She still cannot understand why the 21-year-old student got involved in the adventure that would take him away from his family and cost him his life.

CUBA: Troop Readiness Boosted Since Castro Stepped Aside

Cuba has "substantially" increased the military capacity and readiness of its troops to handle any potential U.S. aggression, following the announcement of President Fidel Castro's illness and temporary handover of power.

CUBA: All Set for Non-Aligned Summit – With or Without Fidel

The fourteenth summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) could be the first major international meeting to be held in Havana without the active participation of President Fidel Castro, a staunch defender of this bloc of developing countries, which he presided over a quarter of a century ago.

CUBA: Will History Absolve Fidel Castro?

While socialist flags have been steadily disappearing from the world stage and Cuban President Fidel Castro has stepped aside, at least temporarily, anti-imperialist sentiment is likely to remain the Cuban regime's main source of internal cohesion and international influence.

POLITICS-CUBA: On a Drum and a Prayer

The drumbeats of Afro-Cuban religions have been pulsating in Cuba more than usual over the last few days, entwining with the prayers of Catholics and Protestants in the heavy August heat.

CUBA: Fidel’s Brother at the Helm, But No Change in U.S. Policy for Now

Uncertain about the condition of long-time U.S. nemesis, Cuban President Fidel Castro, the administration of President George W. Bush said Tuesday it would not alter its policy toward the Caribbean nation with which it has had no regular diplomatic communications for most of the past six years.