A Cuban artist has accused the Black Lives Matter movement of disregarding Cuban black lives, after the organization put out a statement blaming the U.S. government’s “cruel and inhumane” economic embargo for the current unrest in Cuba. “For #blacklivesmatters all black lives matter, except Cuban black lives,” wrote Havana-based producer and director José Luis Aparicio Ferrera on Facebook….
Brazilian President Bolsonaro Leaves Hospital, Says Will Be Back at Work Monday
BRASILIA—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday left the Sao Paulo hospital where he had been for four days undergoing treatment for complications following a near-fatal 2018 stabbing, and said he will be back at his desk in Brasilia on Monday. “I’ll be back in the presidency tomorrow,” Bolsonaro told the media as he left the…
Haiti Faces Uncertain Future as Mourning First Lady Returns
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haiti’s political future on Sunday grew murkier after the surprise return of First Lady Martine Moïse, who was released from a hospital in Miami where she was treated for injuries following an attack in which the president was assassinated. Martine Moïse did not make any public statements after she descended a private jet wearing…
FCC Commissioner: US Government Can Use High-Altitude Balloons to Provide Internet to Cubans
The U.S. government can utilize high-altitude balloons to provide internet access to Cubans, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner says. “The advantage of a high-altitude balloon: a proven tech that would not require new infrastructure in Cuba,” Brendan Carr wrote on Twitter on Saturday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, called on President Joe Biden to…
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Sides With Black Lives Matter on Cuban Protests: Says US Embargo to Blame
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) echoed Blacks Lives Matter sentiment Thursday when she blamed the suffering of “everyday people” in Cuba on the U.S.’s 60-year-old embargo. “We are seeing Cubans rise up and protest for their rights like never before. We stand in solidarity with them, and condemn the anti-democratic actions led by President Díaz-Canel,” the…
Biden: US Will Protect Haiti Embassy, Won’t Send Troops
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week’s assassination of that country’s president, but sending American troops to stabilize the country was “not on the agenda.” Haiti’s interim government last week asked the U.S. and the United Nations to deploy troops to protect key…
Biden Says Communism Is a ‘Failed System’ and Cuba a ‘Failed State’
The authoritarian and communist regime of Cuba is a “failed state” and universally, communism is a “failed system,” President Joe Biden said while speaking from the White House on Thursday. “Communism is a failed system—a universally failed system. And I don’t see socialism as a very useful substitute, but that’s another story,” Biden said during…
Colombian President Says Some Suspects Had ‘Detailed Knowledge’ of Haiti Plot
PORT-AU-PRINCE—Some of the former Colombian soldiers accused of involvement in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise went to Haiti to work as bodyguards, but others knew a crime was being planned, Colombia’s president said on Thursday. Haitian authorities have said Moise was shot dead at his home on July 7 by a group of assassins…
DeSantis Calls on Biden to Help Restore Internet for Cubans in Wake of Anti-Government Protests
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) called on President Joe Biden on Wednesday to help provide internet access to Cubans following reports that blackouts left many citizens on the island without online communication. “I write to urge you to assist in providing Internet access to the people of Cuba standing up against communist oppression and demanding a…
Haiti Police Chief Links Venezuelan to Assassination Plot
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haiti’s police chief on Wednesday accused a Venezuelan businessman who owns a security company in Florida of traveling to Haiti numerous times as part of a plot to assassinate President Jovenel Moïse, who was killed last week. Léon Charles, head of the Haiti’s National Police, said Antonio Intriago of CTU Security signed a contract…
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