Cuba
Boat carrying 800 Haitians en route to United States washes ashore in Cuba instead
HAVANA (Reuters) - A boat carrying 842 Haitian migrants bound for the United States strayed off course and washed ashore...
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Most Caribbean nations planning to attend Americas Summit: sources
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) - Most Caribbean Community member nations plan to attend the Summit of the Americas, according...
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Cuban dissident leaders slated for trial in late May, activists say
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban dissident leader Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara is slated to stand trial in a Cuban court at...
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Biden officials consider inviting Cuban representative to Americas summit -source
By Dave Sherwood and Matt Spetalnick HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Biden administration officials are considering inviting a Cuban representative to the U.S.-hosted...
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U.S. sends out first batch of invitations to Americas summit -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has sent out the first batch of invitations to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the...
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U.S. says Cuba not cooperating fully against terrorism, inflaming tensions
By Dave Sherwood and Matt Spetalnick HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday once again placed Cuba on a...
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U.S. appears set to deem Cuba not cooperating fully against terrorism-document
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday appeared set to renew its assessment that Cuba is...
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Nicaragua president says he is ‘not interested’ in attending U.S.-hosted summit
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said his government was "not interested" in attending the U.S.-hosted Summit of the...
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U.S. accuses Cuba of using Americas summit controversy as propaganda ploy
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday accused Cuba of fueling controversy over its possible exclusion from...
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Cuba brands U.S. rollback of curbs as light on detail, heavy on hostility
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba´s vice foreign minister denounced the Biden administration's partial rollback of Trump-era restrictions on...
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Guatemala president says won’t attend U.S. summit after political tension
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Tuesday he would not attend next month's Summit of the...
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Mexican president slams U.S. embargo on Cuba as ‘genocidal policy’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba was "genocidal...
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Cuban lawmakers pass new penal code critiqued by rights, media groups
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban lawmakers on Sunday approved a new penal code for the country that is being critiqued by...
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Cuban rescuers recover body of last missing person after hotel blast; 45 dead
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban rescue officials said late on Thursday they had recovered the body of the last person believed...
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Migrant disappearances quadruple in Mexico in 2021, says report
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Reported cases of missing migrants in Mexico jumped nearly fourfold in 2021 from...
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Bolivian president will not attend U.S. summit if other nations excluded
LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivian President Luis Arce has announced that he will not participate in next month's Summit of the...
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Mexico and Brazil leaders suggest they may snub Biden’s Americas summit
By Kylie Madry and Lisandra Paraguassu MEXICO CITY/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday he would...
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Rescuers in Cuba hotel blast hold hope of survivors as death toll climbs
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban rescue workers combed through vast piles of rubble from the Hotel Saratoga in...
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Mexico president says hiring Cuban doctors, praises Cuban counterpart
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday lavished praise on Cuba's leader, reiterated his wish for...
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Grim search in blown-out Havana hotel, death toll at 26
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban rescue workers on Saturday picked through rubble for bodies and possible survivors after...
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