Latin America

In Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis, There Are No Easy Solutions

8:45am May 07, 2015

by Greg Allen

After years of recession and rampant tax evasion, the U.S. territory is desperate to renegotiate its $73 billion debt. But it can't declare bankruptcy, and plans to raise taxes face strong resistance.

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U.S. Issues Licenses For Ferry Travel To Cuba

7:55pm May 06, 2015

by Jackie Northam

For the first time in 50 years, the U.S. has issued licenses for ferry service between the United States and Cuba. At least four companies received licenses Tuesday.

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A taxi driver steers his classic American car along the Malecon at sunrise in Havana, Cuba.

U.S. Approves Ferry Service From Florida To Cuba

10:59am May 06, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

At least four companies said they received approval for ferry licenses. It's been five decades since ferry service between the U.S. and island has been offered.

Venezuelan comedian Laureano Marquez performs a stand-up routine at a theater in Caracas last year. Marquez says the government is now cracking down on comedians who make jokes about the government and the country's economic problems.

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It's No Joke: Venezuela Cracks Down On Comedians

7:32pm May 05, 2015

by John Otis

Venezuela's economic woes provide plenty of fodder for comedians. But the government doesn't seem to have a sense of humor: Comics say they are being targeted and prevented from performing.

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Health worker Jackie Carnegie delivers a rubella vaccine in Colorado in 1972.

Western Hemisphere Wipes Out Its Third Virus

11:39am May 04, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

It took 15 years and 250 million vaccines, but this week, health authorities officially declared North America and South America free of rubella — a virus that can cause severe birth defects.

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Former Guantanamo prison inmates walk between their tents and the U.S. Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, where four former prisoners are protesting what they say is an inadequate deal in exchange for permanent asylum.

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Ex-Gitmo Detainees In Uruguay Protest At U.S. Embassy

8:19pm April 30, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

The men, resettled there after years in detention, say they aren't getting enough assistance. Camped outside the U.S. Embassy, they are seeking housing and other help reintegrating into society.

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GOP Measure Would Make It Harder For Obama To Empty Guantanamo

5:21pm April 29, 2015

by David Welna

One of the president's first promises in office was to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba. Congress, however, is trying to shut down the effort to empty the camp of all its inmates.

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Thrown Mango Bonks Venezuela's President In The Head

8:51am April 29, 2015

Inscribed on the mango was a message. A woman wanted help finding an apartment. Instead of having her arrested, President Nicolas Maduro rectified her housing problems.

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The government of Peru is partnering with culinary stars — like celebrity chef Gaston Acurio, shown here in his restaurant Astrid & Gaston in Lima in 2014 — to promote Peruvian cuisine around the world.

Who's Behind The Latest Ethnic Food Trend? Maybe It's A Government

6:30pm April 28, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

It's no accident that Peruvian cuisine has become popular in recent years. It's government policy – one that a number of middle-income nations are adopting to flex their muscles on the global stage.

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Kidnappers In Mexico Now Target Undocumented Migrants

12:27pm April 24, 2015

David Greene talks with Sarah Stillman of The New Yorker about her report on kidnappers in Mexico who are grabbing thousands of Central American migrants every year, as they travel to the U.S.

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