PRICE HIKES Left-wing LatAm governments agree joint inflation plan 06-04-2023 16:01 New ‘Alianza de Países de América Latina y el Caribe contra la Inflación’ scheme will see 11 leftist nations adopt common strategies to tackle price hikes.
INFLATION IN CUBA Soaring inflation wallops Cubans already battling shortages 04-04-2023 12:09 "Prices....exploded and salaries did not follow," as the Cuban government phased out parallel currencies and raised salaries.
FACEBOOK FAKES Meta shutters fake account 'cheerleaders' for Cuban, Bolivian governments 23-02-2023 17:57 Facebook parent company takes down two fake account networks with links to the governments of Cuba and Bolivia that were used to spread official propaganda and discredit the opposition.
POLITICS & DIPLOMACY Left-wing leaders in Latin America show support for CFK 25-08-2022 00:34 Presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico slam “unjustifiable judicial persecution” of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in communiqué.
Grounded plane mystery Paraguay president: Crew member of grounded plane ‘changed face’ in Cuba 01-07-2022 15:21 Mario Abdo Benítez claims that “large number” of Venezuelan-Iranian crew of plane grounded at Ezeiza International Airport have “links to international terrorism.”
Summit of the Americas Biden faces uphill climb to restore US clout in Latin America 13-06-2022 14:20 US president has made a forceful pitch to reassert Washington's influence in Latin America, but the modesty of his promises will test his efforts at a time when China is making rapid inroads.
Summit of the Americas Fernández and Bolsonaro meet for only second time at Americas Summit 10-06-2022 12:42 For Argentina's government, what was only the second face-to-face meeting between the leaders was just an informal exchange, but it is also the beginning of the thawing of a relationship that has had many flashpoints. by Rosario Ayerdi
EDITORIAL Never a peak period for summits 09-06-2022 23:10 While it is rarely a good idea to draw conclusions on anything still in progress, the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles looked to have been strangled at birth.
Summit of the Americas Biden faces discord at Americas summit 09-06-2022 23:04 US President Joe Biden faced open criticism Thursday at the Summit of the Americas, along with complaints about foreign pressure by Brazil's far-right leader.
Summit of the Americas 2022 Before Biden, Fernández slams move to 'exclude' nations from key summit 09-06-2022 20:45 Argentina's president condemns exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela as he addresses key regional summit in Los Angeles.
Summit of the Americas Laying out pledges, Biden urges Americas to prove democracy works 09-06-2022 13:46 Welcoming leaders to Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas on Wednesday, US president acknowledges differences but makes an impassioned plea for democracy.
Summit of the Americas US opposes dictators? Yes! Except when it supports them 07-06-2022 14:44 Dictators are bad, except, well, when they're kind of OK: welcome to the moral gymnastics that Joe Biden is only the latest US president to embrace in a complicated world.
Summit of the Americas Mexico boycott clouds Biden's regional Americas' summit 06-06-2022 14:47 Biden is expected to make announcements at the summit on economic cooperation and fighting Covid-19 and climate change, but attendance row ensures key regional summit begins under a cloud.
Summit of the Americas Mexican president tells Biden he will skip Summit of the Americas 06-06-2022 13:45 Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms he will not attend Summit of the Americas in the United States, due to Washington's failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic.
Summit of the Americas US, Latin America are developing migration pact to address surge 06-06-2022 13:23 The United States, Latin America and Caribbean nations are working on a pact to reduce and manage undocumented migration that they will announce at a summit this week as the Joe Biden administration faces a surge in arrivals.
Summit of the Americas Biden faces cloud on summit to reset Latin America ties 04-06-2022 08:35 US president is hoping to show a new era of US engagement with Latin America at a long-heralded summit next week, but the meeting has been clouded by boycott threats and charges of an unambitious agenda.
EDITORIAL Where angels fear to tread 03-06-2022 11:19 President Alberto Fernández seems to be doing his best to inject some Hollywood drama into what should be regional routine.
Summit of the Americas 2022 President to attend Summit of the Americas, secures bilateral with Biden 02-06-2022 12:06 President Alberto Fernández confirms to US government that he will travel to Los Angeles for key regional summit next week, despite reservations over exclusions.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY President Fernández keeps US in suspense over presence at key regional summit 31-05-2022 11:49 Alberto Fernández has not yet told the United States government whether he will attend next week’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, with Argentina’s president in no rush to take a decision.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Fernández slams US blockade of Cuba and Venezuela 26-05-2022 23:55 President declares that he will no longer “be silent” and calls on Latin American nations to unify their voices at the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next month.
DIPLOMACY Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua to attend allied, regional summit 24-05-2022 16:00 The leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua will gather in Havana Friday with allied counterparts, the Cuban Foreign ministry said.
Summit of the Americas 2022 US 'evaluating' inclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua voices in summit 23-05-2022 19:49 The United States said Monday it was looking for ways to represent the people of these three nations in a summit next month following threats to boycott over their governments' exclusion.
Cuban Embargo US announces easing visa and family remittance restrictions for Cuba 17-05-2022 13:21 The United States said Monday it is easing restrictions imposed during former president Donald Trump's administration on travel to Cuba and on the sending of family remittances between the US and the island.
Summit of the Americas 2022 Fernández to attend Summit of the Americas despite LatAm drop-out threats 12-05-2022 17:32 President confirms attendance in Los Angeles next month, but backs Mexican leader Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s demand that Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela be invited.
Summit of the Americas 2022 Mexican president threatens to boycott Biden's Americas summit 10-05-2022 17:26 Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that he would skip the June Summit of the Americas if Biden's administration excludes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the talks.
LATIN AMERICA Soldier who killed Che Guevara dies in Bolivia 10-03-2022 21:24 The former Bolivian soldier who claimed to have shot dead Marxist revolutionary hero Ernesto 'Che' Guevara died on Thursday aged 80.
COURTS Judge shelves abuse case by Maradona’s ex-girlfriend 04-03-2022 01:15 An Argentine judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit over alleged people-trafficking brought by Mavys Álvarez Rego, a Cuban ex-girlfriend of the late football icon Diego Maradona.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT Latin America divided on Russia-Ukraine conflict 25-02-2022 00:12 Region is divided on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with most condemning military action but a few asserting Moscow's "right to defend itself" against perceived NATO encroachment.
FOREIGN POLICY US to use Summit of the Americas to press nations on democracy 21-01-2022 19:37 Los Angeles to host event in June; Washington considers linking attendance to democratic standards.
GUEST VOICE Human rights: for more principles and less affinities 10-12-2021 22:20 In a world still convulsed by the pandemic, and in a region marked by a growing mistrust towards democracy and the rise of more extremist parties, Argentina is still recognised for its human rights and democratic policies.
Death of Diego Maradona Still in the headlines: Diego Maradona’s ongoing legal disputes 25-11-2021 22:21 Diego Maradona’s death on November 25, 2020 has prompted a series of legal cases ranging from the determination of responsibility for his alleged killing to the distribution of the star’s multi-million-dollar inheritance.
MARADONA ALLEGATIONS Cuban woman alleges Maradona abused and raped her 23-11-2021 10:17 Mavys Álvarez Rego, a 37-year-old Cuban woman who had an affair with Diego Maradona as a minor 20 years ago, accuses late footballer and his entourage of violence and abuse, including rape and holding her against her will.
COURTS Maradona’s Cuban ex-girlfriend testifies in underage trafficking case 19-11-2021 01:58 Former Cuban girlfriend of late footballer Diego Maradona testifies that she was underage victim of human trafficking and was forced to have cosmetic surgery, despite being a minor.
Coronavirus vaccines In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers 07-09-2021 11:55 Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against Covid-19, using home-grown jabs.
BLOOMBERG Cuba lays groundwork to legalise cryptocurrency transactions 30-08-2021 10:43 Communist government is trying to legalise and regulate the growing use of cryptocurrencies on the island as citizens ramp up transactions to evade state controls.
Protests in Cuba US sanctions Cuba for repressing protests, Biden warns more to come 23-07-2021 02:58 US President Joe Biden warns sanctions on Cuba's defence minister and a special forces unit are "just the beginning" of punitive measures against Havana.
GEOPOLITICS Latin America turmoil intrudes in Biden’s focus on China, Europe 19-07-2021 11:29 US President Joe Biden says his foreign policy focus is on China and frayed alliances in Asia and Europe. But his administration is finding it harder to avoid getting pulled into Latin America’s problems.
As I see it Cuba’s hard-right dictatorship 17-07-2021 11:12 For fanatics, the cause they are devoted to is infinitely more important than anything else, and there can be no doubt at all that, despite the evident failure of the revolution to deliver the promised goods, there are still plenty of fanatics in Cuba. by James Neilson
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Cuba protests fanned by worst economic crisis since fall of USSR 16-07-2021 03:00 Cuba's deepest economic crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a spike in Covid-19 infections, power blackouts and increased use of social media all helped fan discontent with the 62-year-old communist regime.
DIPLOMACY Fernández criticises 'inhumane' trade embargo against Cuba 13-07-2021 16:37 President Alberto Fernández delivers his first comments on protests in Cuba. “I don't know what is happening, but let’s end the blockade,” he says.
UNREST IN CUBA Cuba blames US for unprecedented anti-government protests 12-07-2021 15:19 Thousands of Cubans take part in demonstrations across country, chanting: "Down with the dictatorship," as President Miguel Diaz-Canel urges supporters to confront demonstrators.
COVID-19 VACCINES Venezuela deploys Cuban vaccines as WHO urges caution 02-07-2021 14:07 Venezuela is the first country outside of Cuba to include the Abdala vaccine in it’s national programme. It’s done so under heavy criticism from local medical associations and NGOs.
Global pandemic Cuba receives syringes and needles from Argentine NGOs 02-06-2021 21:55 Cuba has received a batch of syringes and needles for its vaccination campaign against Covid-19, thanks to a donation from civil organisations in Argentina.