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Miami's fixated on Biden's Cuba moves — but his Venezuela move matters, too.

2022/05/24

President Biden's Cuba policy changes got wall-to-wall South Florida coverage last week. His Venezuela move, not so much — but it could be just as consequential.

Bitcoin boosters see Latin America as 'cryptopia.' Does the idea have any currency?

2022/05/03

El Salvador wants to build Bitcoin City; Cuba hopes to skirt the U.S. trade embargo. But so far Latin America looks like anything but a cryptocurrency utopia.

The controversial sale of Miami's Radio Caracol halts — but the controversy doesn't

2022/04/26

Cuban and Latino Democrats scored a rare victory in their effort to counter right-wing Spanish-language radio in Miami. But is it really the win they hope for?

Iguanacorn Dreams: Miami's upstart tech joins Latin America's tech startups

2022/04/12

Tech startups are helping Latin America's battered economy recover from the pandemic — and Miami's aspiring tech economy is helping them get that done.

Miami's International Queer Tango Festival invites LGBTQ dancers to the milonga

2022/04/05

After years of feeling excluded from the elegant Argentine dance, gay and trans partners are bringing more creativity to its traditionally male and female roles.

Being a republic would be symbolism for Jamaica — but powerful enough to change it?

2022/03/29

Britain's queen is a figurehead in Jamaica, but could the psychological effect of dumping her as the Caribbean island's head of state put it on a more developed path?

New year, new elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Will the left roll on in 2022?

2022/01/04

In 2021, leftists won presidencies in every Latin American election but one, including Peru and Chile. In 2022, they could take Brazil and Colombia too. Why?

Protest, pandemic, Haitian tailspin: a look at 2021 in Latin America and the Caribbean

2021/12/28

The good news in Latin America and the Caribbean: much of the region turned vaccination tragedy into triumph. The bad news? Just about everything else.

Las Posadas tradition returns to Homestead as a community rises from the pandemic

2021/12/14

The traditional Christmas procession festival, cancelled last year by COVID-19, is an expression of Mexican and Latino identity — and, lately, an immigration statement.

FARC Fight: Biden learns — again — that South Florida is a Latin America policy minefield

2021/12/07

Biden's decision to remove Colombian guerrillas from the U.S. terrorist list sparks a new disinformation spree in Florida — and more Latino lessons for Democrats.

Honduras looks set for its first woman president. What could it mean for immigration?

2021/11/30

Leftist Xiomara Castro is routing her conservative rival in the vote tally for Sunday's election. Can she improve Hondurans' lives — and stem migration to the U.S.?

U.S. diplomat helping Haiti rebuild its police: elites tied to gangs are 'on notice'

2021/11/23

Assistant Secretary of State Todd Robinson has the daunting task of helping Haitians restore their collapsed security — so they can restore their collapsed country.