Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been in Cuba since June 10th after receiving treatment for an unknown illness.
A replica of a 19th century slave-carrying schooner called the 'Amistad' will sail into Havana harbor today flying both the U.S. and Cuban flags. The ship sails as part of a global Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Atlantic slave trade.
A recent ruling allows U.S. companies to provide Internet services to Cuba, despite the embargo. But Cuban officials say this is a direct threat to the Cuban leadership.
The leaders of several Latin American nations converged on Havana for a two day summit of the Bolivian Alliance for the Peoples of America. BBC's Michael Voss joins us with a report on how this union is dealing with a global economic crisis.
President Obama has lifted restrictions on travel and remittances for Cuban-Americans who wish to visit family or send money to their kin in Cuba. The Takeaway talks to Michael Voss, BBC correspondent and Joshua Johnson a reporter and anchor with WLRN.
This hurricane season, Haiti has faced down four devastating storms in less than a month. Relief agencies are struggling to help thousands of flood victims, and hundreds of Haitians have died. Meanwhile, in South Florida, home to the largest Haitian expat community in the U.S., money and food has started pouring in.
It's been two years since Raul Castro took the reins of power in Cuba from his ailing brother Fidel. In that time, Raul has instituted a number of startling economic reforms, which Washington dismisses as 'cosmetic.' But what's the real deal behind Cuban reform? And how much power does Fidel Castro still wield?
Under new president Raúl Castro, Cuba is changing in small but ideologically-significant ways.