President Biden's Cuba policy changes got wall-to-wall South Florida coverage last week. His Venezuela move, not so much — but it could be just as consequential.

Bitcoin boosters see Latin America as 'cryptopia.' Does the idea have any currency?

May 3rd, 2022 4m 45s

El Salvador wants to build Bitcoin City; Cuba hopes to skirt the U.S. trade embargo. But so far Latin America looks like anything but a cryptocurrency utopia.

The controversial sale of Miami's Radio Caracol halts — but the controversy doesn't

Apr 26th, 2022 4m 45s

Cuban and Latino Democrats scored a rare victory in their effort to counter right-wing Spanish-language radio in Miami. But is it really the win they hope for?

Iguanacorn Dreams: Miami's upstart tech joins Latin America's tech startups

Apr 12th, 2022 7m 45s

Tech startups are helping Latin America's battered economy recover from the pandemic — and Miami's aspiring tech economy is helping them get that done.

Miami's International Queer Tango Festival invites LGBTQ dancers to the milonga

Apr 5th, 2022 4m 40s

After years of feeling excluded from the elegant Argentine dance, gay and trans partners are bringing more creativity to its traditionally male and female roles.

Being a republic would be symbolism for Jamaica — but powerful enough to change it?

Mar 29th, 2022 4m 45s

Britain's queen is a figurehead in Jamaica, but could the psychological effect of dumping her as the Caribbean island's head of state put it on a more developed path?

New year, new elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Will the left roll on in 2022?

Jan 4th, 2022 4m 45s

In 2021, leftists won presidencies in every Latin American election but one, including Peru and Chile. In 2022, they could take Brazil and Colombia too. Why?

Protest, pandemic, Haitian tailspin: a look at 2021 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Dec 28th, 2021 4m 50s

The good news in Latin America and the Caribbean: much of the region turned vaccination tragedy into triumph. The bad news? Just about everything else.

Las Posadas tradition returns to Homestead as a community rises from the pandemic

Dec 14th, 2021 4m 45s

The traditional Christmas procession festival, cancelled last year by COVID-19, is an expression of Mexican and Latino identity — and, lately, an immigration statement.

FARC Fight: Biden learns — again — that South Florida is a Latin America policy minefield

Dec 7th, 2021 4m 45s

Biden's decision to remove Colombian guerrillas from the U.S. terrorist list sparks a new disinformation spree in Florida — and more Latino lessons for Democrats.

Honduras looks set for its first woman president. What could it mean for immigration?

Nov 30th, 2021 4m 45s

Leftist Xiomara Castro is routing her conservative rival in the vote tally for Sunday's election. Can she improve Hondurans' lives — and stem migration to the U.S.?

U.S. diplomat helping Haiti rebuild its police: elites tied to gangs are 'on notice'

Nov 23rd, 2021 4m 45s

Assistant Secretary of State Todd Robinson has the daunting task of helping Haitians restore their collapsed security — so they can restore their collapsed country.

Feid-ing in: Colombia, Latin America are riding a wave of protests — and protest music

Nov 19th, 2021 7m 38s

This is the second of two reports on a potent new synergy between protests and protest music in Latin America, from Cuba to Colombia, San Juan to Santiago.

'Patria y Vida,' up for a Latin Grammy, leads a protest music boom in Latin America

Nov 16th, 2021 7m 45s

This is the first of two reports on a potent new synergy between protests and protest music in Latin America — from Cuba to Colombia, from San Juan to Santiago.

Cubanía Calling: 'Picturing Cuba' is a thorough look at Cuban art — and identity

Nov 12th, 2021 4m 45s

Florida International University Cuban Research Institute head Jorge Duany has put together one of the few (if only) comprehensive Cuban art histories. It will be featured at the Miami Book Fair.

Abortion-rights advocates hope a video campaign can help tip Colombia's court

Oct 26th, 2021 4m 45s

Colombia's Constitutional Court is expected to rule in the coming weeks on whether to legalize abortion. Can social media sway justices, as well as public opinion?

Why Alex Saab's extradition to Miami threatens Venezuela's kleptocracy in Caracas

Oct 19th, 2021 4m 41s

Alex Saab — Venezuela's alleged money-laundering master — could turn up the heat on Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian regime if he sings to U.S. officials.

'Sea of dreams.' Guyana's prime minister addresses its oil boom — and its Venezuela crisis

Oct 12th, 2021 4m 45s

Prime Minister Mark Phillips sees no contradiction in Guyana being both a fossil-fuel leader and a climate-change mitigator. But will Venezuela try to grab its oil?

Cuba's exporting vaccines, but will countries import them without WHO approval?

Oct 5th, 2021 4m 45s

Cuba has started selling its COVID-19 vaccines abroad. It insists its trials show they're safe and effective — so why hasn't the World Health Organization said so too?

Civil Society Solution: Can Non-Governmental Groups Fix Haiti's Governmental Crisis?

Oct 4th, 2021 4m 45s

With Haiti's government, economy and public security in collapse, "civil society" organizations propose a reboot of their democracy. Will the U.S. buy into it?

Venezuelans Say Most Of Guyana Is Theirs. Guyanese Call That A 'Jumbie' Story

Sep 14th, 2021 7m 45s

Venezuela's regime and opposition are repeating a century-old claim that three-fourths of Guyana belongs to their country. Is it valid — or nationalist nonsense?

Photographic Memory: Gentile's 'Wait For Me' Recalls 1980s Central America Conflicts

Sep 7th, 2021 4m 45s

In an interview about his memoir, acclaimed photojournalist Bill Gentile discusses how aggressively but sensitively war and conflict need to be covered.

'We Have Nothing.' Earthquake Aid Arriving — Slowly — In Haiti's Desperate Communities

Aug 31st, 2021 4m 45s

The remoteness of Haiti's southwest peninsula has made humanitarian aid delivery difficult, after the Aug. 14 earthquake. Is a new approach helping?

'We Know Haiti.' After 2010 Debacle, Diaspora Wants Bigger Earthquake Aid Role

Aug 24th, 2021 4m 50s

After Haiti's epic 2010 earthquake, Haitians were largely shut out of the international relief effort. Haitian-Americans want to change that in 2021.

Vaccine Tourist Season: How South Florida Became A Shot In The Arm For Colombia

Aug 10th, 2021 4m 45s

Last winter, vaccine tourism was frowned on — but this summer developing countries like Colombia realize it actually aided their own fledgling vaccination efforts.