Carribean

A few days after the Dominican Republic shut down its border with Haiti over a border dispute, Joe Biden called on the UN to militarily intervene in Haiti amid an uptick in violence. The call for intervention has been met with widespread criticism given the long history of human rights...

Before leaving office, Trump placed Cuba on the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. Now the State Dept has reasserted the designation in February.  Calla Walsh, co-chair of the National Network on Cuba, explains its immense impact on the blockade on Cuba and how the US uses the “terrorist” designation...

It’s been nearly a month since Hurricane Fiona hit, yet many are still without power, clean water, nutritious food, or adequate shelter. The local government and the U.S. federal government are providing little help—the majority of cleanup, repair, and care work is being organized by Puerto Ricans themselves despite limited...

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez sat down with BT’s Rania Khalek following the UN General Assembly to discuss why so many countries oppose the U.S. blockade, how U.S. official hostility towards Cuba hurts both countries and his own personal history volunteering in the liberation struggle of Angola against racist apartheid.

The fire in Cuba that burned for five days, after lightning set off a series of explosions, is finally under control. But 17 firefighters are listed as missing, and the fire destroyed what is likely to be millions of gallons of precious fuel that is hard for Cuba to obtain...

A massive fire in Matanzas, Cuba, is coming under control after five days due to tireless efforts by firefighters and specialist crews. But the U.S. blockade, which worsened under Trump with 243 additional coercive measures, and which Biden has largely kept in place, has deprived Cuba of equipment and resources...

The U.S. offered its condolences to Cuba after lightning struck a Cuban oil facility, only to continue to uphold the brutal U.S. blockade of Cuba, the very policy impeding Cuba’s recovery. BT’s Kei Pritsker explains how the blockade works and why it makes U.S. condolences so hypocritical.

A Haitian-Chilean businessman admitted to participating in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. But he said he only helped because the other plotters told him the plan had the full support of the United States. Dr. Jemima Pierre, Haitian-born Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Coordinator & Associate Professor of...

Premiered on YouTube Saturday, Nov. 27 at 3pm ET How did a blockaded island develop multiple COVID vaccines where wealthier nations failed? Cuba’s untold story, and that of its scientists, appears in “The People’s Vaccines: Cuba Makes a Miracle.” BT exclusively presents a short version of the new documentary by...

Despite months of build up in the U.S. media, expected protests in Cuba were nearly non-existent. Johana Tablada de la Torre, Cuba’s Deputy Director of U.S. Affairs, joins BT to explain what happened last week and why more Cuban people continue to defend their government in the face of a...