WAR COURT

Guantánamo judge doesn’t relent on CIA ‘black site’ order

Defense counsel memo summarizing the judge’s order, obtained by the Herald, says U.S. still must rev...

Haiti

Canada, U.S. issue Haiti travel advisory

U.S. and Canadian governments warn citizens about an increase in crime in Haiti ahead of the country’...

Twiplomacy

The world is aTwitter as more world leaders connect

Burson-Marsteller study finds that more than 83 percent of United Nations governments have Twitter accounts

Brazilian Amazon

From pink dolphins to eco-lodges, Brazil hopes World Cup will boost tourism

From pink dolphins to ecolodges, Brazil hopes the World Cup will boost tourism, but Amazon can handle visit...

Politics

Crist criticized for “flip-flop” after scrapping visit to Cuba

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate says he needs the time to focus on principal opponent, Gov. Rick Scott.

WAR COURT

Iraqi wants civilian attorney at Guantánamo war court to navigate Afghanistan, Iraq

An Iraqi prisoner at Guantánamo who is accused of commanding al-Qaida’s army after the Sept. 1...

Jamaica

Jamaica’s Simpson Miller sidelines nationals in Miami visit

Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is in South Florida, but local Jamaicans shouldn’t exp...

IMMIGRATION

Immigration reforms dead? Depends on whom you ask

‘The hope of immigration reform is dead,’ said one migrant worker in Little Havana, but some ...

Miami mother says her 10-year-old son is detained at U.S.-Mexican border

CUBA

Arnaldo Ochoa — a problem for Castro brothers 25 years ago

Castro’s fears led to a revolutionary hero’s execution and drunken binges by his brother Ra&#...

Brazil

Recovering Rio de Janeiro’s black history

Venezuela's Feb. 15 vote to end term limits

Read The Miami Herald's full coverage of the key vote, and its aftermath

The changing face of immigration

In this four-part series, The Miami Herald explores the impact of a changing immigration landscape on illeg...

Haiti children face malnutrition crisis

Read all of The Miami Herald's Staff coverage of the malnutrition crisis faced by Haitian children

Full coverage of Americas Conference

The Miami Herald's coverage of the 2008 Americas Conference, which drew hundreds of participants from the h...

Vodou shrub is alternative fuel

For generations, Vodou practitioners in rural Haiti have sworn by the mystic qualities of Jatropha, an indi...

Paquita la del Barrio sings of the wrongs that men do

The titles of her songs speak volumes: Wicked Men, Low Blow, Pure Pain and Hypocrite. Then there's her mega...

CHAVEZ'S GRAND CRUSADE | PART 1 OF 4

Latin America's Money Man

With oil enriching Venezuela's coffers, President Hugo Chávez is lavishing billions on other countries, boo...

POISONED LIVES

Pollution sickens children in Dominican Republic

The illegal battery smelter so contaminated children here that some of them have been found with what are s...

FOOD CRISIS

Crop fields hold hope in Haiti

In the wake of rising food prices, Haiti turns to agriculture production that experts say requires resource...

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CUBA

Cayman Islands tells Cubans to move on or be detained

Two boats carrying 64 Cuban migrants were told they could not linger in Cayman waters.

Wife of US man jailed in Cuba says he's despondent

The wife of Alan Gross, a U.S. government development subcontractor serving a 15-year prison sentence in Cu...

Politics

Crist criticized for “flip-flop” after scrapping visit to Cuba

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate says he needs the time to focus on principal opponent, Gov. Rick Scott.

CUBA

Arnaldo Ochoa — a problem for Castro brothers 25 years ago

Castro’s fears led to a revolutionary hero’s execution and drunken binges by his brother Ra&#...

CUBA

Cuba ends censorship — NOT

For a brief and shinning moment, it seemed that Cuba had unblocked access to several websites censored for ...

CUBA

Mother of U.S. prisoner in Cuba Alan Gross dies at 92

The mother of U.S. government subcontractor Alan P. Gross, serving a 15-year prison sentence in Havana, die...

CUBA

Cuba confirms Chikungunya fever cases

The violent fever was found in Cubans who had traveled abroad.

Cuba

Of demographics and drift: 'The re-Cubanization of Miami' and waning support for the embargo

A small majority of Cuban Americans supports lifting the embargo against Cuba, according to a poll by Flori...

CUBA

Cuba clamps down on Wi-Fi networks

The little-known nets allow members to exchange information and entertainment materials.

CUBA

Cuban dissident says he was beaten and choked

A crackdown on Wednesday drew a condemnation from the U.S. State Department.

CUBA

Two top dissidents still held day after crackdown

Jorge Luis García Pérez and his wife Yris Pérez Aguilera were rousted from their beds during...

Haiti

Former Haiti President Leslie Manigat dead at 83

Former Haitian President Leslie François Manigat, who had been in declining health for years, died Fri...

Haiti ex-president Leslie Manigat has died

Leslie Manigat, a prominent figure in the Haitian political establishment whose term as president was cut s...

2 detained after Dominican Republic boat capsizes

The U.S. Coast Guard has detained two suspected human smugglers after rescuing 19 Haitian migrants when a b...

Haiti

Canada, U.S. issue Haiti travel advisory

U.S. and Canadian governments warn citizens about an increase in crime in Haiti ahead of the country’...

Jamaica

Jamaica’s Simpson Miller sidelines nationals in Miami visit

Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is in South Florida, but local Jamaicans shouldn’t exp...

Experts to check possible Columbus ship off Haiti

A team of experts from UNESCO will examine a site off northern Haiti that an explorer believes may be the w...

Haiti

U.N. head served in Haiti cholera lawsuit

Remittances

Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013 still not back to pre-global-crisis levels

The Multilateral Investment Fund says money transfers to the Americas were not back to to pre-2008 levels l...

The Caribbean

Floridians urged to clean up to prevent new mosquito-borne viruses

As a painful mosquito-borne virus continues to rapidly spread in the hemisphere, public health and mosquito...

Chikungunya

Mosquito-borne virus could become public health nuisance for Florida

A mosquito-borne virus rapidly spreading in the Caribbean may become a public health issue for Florida, exp...

Mosquitoes

The Aedes aegypti — the Darth Vader of mosquitoes

Aedes aegypti, the mosquito spreading chikungunya in Haiti, is behind several other diseases, including yel...

Electricity goes out across much of Venezuela

A power plant failure knocked out electricity across a big swath of Venezuela on Friday, darkening the ligh...

In socialist Venezuela, a threat from the left

Already grappling with street protests led by the right, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is facing a ne...

Twiplomacy

The world is aTwitter as more world leaders connect

Burson-Marsteller study finds that more than 83 percent of United Nations governments have Twitter accounts

Former Venezuelan president Velazquez dead at 97

Former Venezuelan president Ramon Jose Velasquez, known for his role in opposing dictatorship in the South ...

Latin America

Low-gear growth predicted for Latin America

Speakers at a Center for Hemispheric Policy conference said some countries will do better than others, but ...

Venezuela bars ex-lawmaker from leaving country

A Venezuelan court has barred an opposition leader from leaving the country.

Airlines

American Airlines cuts Venezuela flights in trapped-cash dispute

American Airlines announced Tuesday it will cut 38 of its 48 weekly flights to Venezuela.

Remittances

Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013 still not back to pre-global-crisis levels

The Multilateral Investment Fund says money transfers to the Americas were not back to to pre-2008 levels l...

Doral

Shippers send more boxes of groceries from Doral to Venezuela

Local shippers are seeing more customers asking to ship food and other household supplies.

Venezuela

Some see promise and pain in Venezuelan sanctions bill

The U.S. House on Wednesday will consider slapping Venezuelan officials with sanctions, but some worry the ...

Latin America

As Latin American economic growth slows, regional economies are at a crossroads

Speakers at UM’s Latin America Symposium said the region can no longer look to favorable world econo...

Twiplomacy

The world is aTwitter as more world leaders connect

Burson-Marsteller study finds that more than 83 percent of United Nations governments have Twitter accounts

Latin America

Low-gear growth predicted for Latin America

Speakers at a Center for Hemispheric Policy conference said some countries will do better than others, but ...

Latin America

Biden visits Colombia as part of regional tour to repair ties, address immigration

Colombia is the second stop on a four-nation tour by Vice President Joe Biden aimed at strengthening ties a...

Colombia Elections

Santos asks foes to support Colombia peace even as they oppose him

Colombia Elections

Santos predicts ‘beginning of a new Colombia’ after victory

In reelecting President Juan Manuel Santos, voters signaled their willingness to continue with talks to end...

Colombia

In Colombia’s heated race over the peace process, could soccer tip the balance?

Politics or Play: As Colombians head to the polls Sunday to choose a president, analysts say the World Cup ...

Colombia Conflict

Colombia announces peace talks with second-largest guerrilla group

Colombia says it has been in exploratory peace talks with the ELN guerrillas since January. But with presid...

Remittances

Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013 still not back to pre-global-crisis levels

The Multilateral Investment Fund says money transfers to the Americas were not back to to pre-2008 levels l...

Colombia Conflict

As Colombia’s FARC guerrillas turn 50, peace and elections could determine their fate

Colombia

Tight polls and blossoming scandals agitate a once dull Colombian presidential race

Colombia

New ‘hacker’ scandal rattles Colombian presidential race