Obama administration pushing energy independence in the Caribbean
The United States is becoming deeply involved with energy projects in the Caribbean, in part to lower the region’s dependence on Venezuelan oil
Who underdeveloped Haiti?
Western countries, firms and NGOs have benefited significantly from Haiti’s underdevelopment, but nobody is talking about it
US officials deny changes to ‘wet foot, dry foot’ Cuban immigrant policy
U.S. officials firmly deny that any policy changes regarding Cuban immigration to America are on the horizon, despite fears that ‘wet foot, dry foot’ may be repealed
US relaxes several restrictions on tourism and business investment in Cuba
According to U.S. officials, American tourists in Cuba will be able to take advantage of several changes to U.S.-Cuban travel and trade regulations starting today
Terrorism is not just a Western problem
Media and political rhetoric that fuel islamophobia as a response to terrorism in the West are counter-intuitive, and contribute to a vicious cycle of radicalisation
Cuba finally relaxes restrictions on Internet access
The Castro regime is slightly easing its restrictions on the internet, but for Cubans that could benefit, it won’t be cheap, nor will it be accessible to most
