Miami's fixated on Biden's Cuba moves — but his Venezuela move matters, too.
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 j...
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WLRN’s coverage of the region is headed by Americas editor Tim Padgett, a 23-year veteran of TIME and Newsweek magazines.
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20 of 100 episodesBitcoin boosters see Latin America as 'cryptopia.' Does the idea have any currency?
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 cryp...
The controversial sale of Miami's Radio Caracol halts — but the controversy doesn't
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...
Iguanacorn Dreams: Miami's upstart tech joins Latin America's tech startups
Tech startups are helping Latin America's battered economy recover from the pandemic — and Miami's aspiring tech economy is helping them get...
Miami's International Queer Tango Festival invites LGBTQ dancers to the milonga
After years of feeling excluded from the elegant Argentine dance, gay and trans partners are bringing more creativity to its traditionally m...
Being a republic would be symbolism for Jamaica — but powerful enough to change it?
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...
New year, new elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Will the left roll on in 2022?
In 2021, leftists won presidencies in every Latin American election but one, including Peru and Chile. In 2022, they could take Brazil and C...
Protest, pandemic, Haitian tailspin: a look at 2021 in Latin America and the Caribbean
The good news in Latin America and the Caribbean: much of the region turned vaccination tragedy into triumph. The bad news? Just about every...
Las Posadas tradition returns to Homestead as a community rises from the pandemic
The traditional Christmas procession festival, cancelled last year by COVID-19, is an expression of Mexican and Latino identity — and, latel...
FARC Fight: Biden learns — again — that South Florida is a Latin America policy minefield
Biden's decision to remove Colombian guerrillas from the U.S. terrorist list sparks a new disinformation spree in Florida — and more Latino...
Honduras looks set for its first woman president. What could it mean for immigration?
Leftist Xiomara Castro is routing her conservative rival in the vote tally for Sunday's election. Can she improve Hondurans' lives — and ste...
U.S. diplomat helping Haiti rebuild its police: elites tied to gangs are 'on notice'
Assistant Secretary of State Todd Robinson has the daunting task of helping Haitians restore their collapsed security — so they can restore...
Feid-ing in: Colombia, Latin America are riding a wave of protests — and protest music
This is the second of two reports on a potent new synergy between protests and protest music in Latin America, from Cuba to Colombia, San Ju...
'Patria y Vida,' up for a Latin Grammy, leads a protest music boom in Latin America
This is the first of two reports on a potent new synergy between protests and protest music in Latin America — from Cuba to Colombia, from S...
Cubanía Calling: 'Picturing Cuba' is a thorough look at Cuban art — and identity
Florida International University Cuban Research Institute head Jorge Duany has put together one of the few (if only) comprehensive Cuban art...
Abortion-rights advocates hope a video campaign can help tip Colombia's court
Colombia's Constitutional Court is expected to rule in the coming weeks on whether to legalize abortion. Can social media sway justices, as...
Why Alex Saab's extradition to Miami threatens Venezuela's kleptocracy in Caracas
Alex Saab — Venezuela's alleged money-laundering master — could turn up the heat on Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian regime if he sings to U.S...
'Sea of dreams.' Guyana's prime minister addresses its oil boom — and its Venezuela crisis
Prime Minister Mark Phillips sees no contradiction in Guyana being both a fossil-fuel leader and a climate-change mitigator. But will Venezu...
Cuba's exporting vaccines, but will countries import them without WHO approval?
Cuba has started selling its COVID-19 vaccines abroad. It insists its trials show they're safe and effective — so why hasn't the World Healt...
Civil Society Solution: Can Non-Governmental Groups Fix Haiti's Governmental Crisis?
With Haiti's government, economy and public security in collapse, "civil society" organizations propose a reboot of their democracy. Will th...