Facing insolvency, Puerto Rico contemplates VAT and austerity
Puerto Rico is struggling to remain solvent, but international lenders want austerity and new taxes as a condition of new funding
Jamaican government strips human rights organisation of charity status
Long-standing human rights organisation, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), has been forced to close its legal department and dismiss staff after a decision by the Government of Jamaica to strip the organisation of its charity status
Cuban government allows dissidents on local election ballots
For the first time in decades, two candidates unaffiliated with the long-ruling Cuban Communist Party were able to run in local elections
Castro regime opens door to LGBT equality in Cuba
American LGBT advocates are making inroads in Cuba, with the support of Raul Castro’s daughter who is helping to change her family’s legacy on LGBT rights
Will the Caribbean be an orphan of the Obama legacy?
President Obama’s moves in Latin America have already made history, but his Caribbean policies give governments in the region less to rejoice about
Obama administration removes Cuba from terror list
Cuba will finally be removed from the U.S. State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism, according to statements by White House officials on Tuesday.
