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PANDEMIC PROBLEMS Cubans wearing masks to ward off coronavirus line up to buy food in Havana last week as more economic hardship mounts due to the crisis.

U.S. Sanctions And Coronavirus: Why Aid Offers To North Korea, But Not To Cuba?

Tim Padgett

Last week, we asked if the U.S. should loosen economic sanctions against countries during grave crises like the new coronavirus. We considered Venezuela...

Venezuelan Supreme Court Chief Justice Maikel Moreno (left) and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this year at the Supreme Court in Caracas.

'Party Coming To An End': U.S. Charges Against Top Venezuelan Leaders Include South Florida

Tim Padgett

Thursday morning the Trump Administration charged the President of Venezuela and top regime officials with corruption and narco-terrorism against the U...

The cruise ship MS Braemar anchored off the Bahamas on Saturday.

Cuba Will Let Cruise Ship With Coronavirus Cases Dock, Says 'Passengers' Lives At Risk'

Tim Padgett

Cuba has confirmed only four cases of the new coronavirus. But the island is about to get at least five more cases – temporarily.

The University of Central Florida was questioned Tuesday on its involvement in the flow of money and intellectual property to China.

University Of Central Florida Questioned On China Involvement

Dylan Rudolph

The University of Central Florida became the third institution to face inquiry from state lawmakers into its researchers’ ties to China. The House...

Interim Venezuelan President Juan Guaido (left) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meet at Trudeau's Parliament Hill office on Monday in Ottawa.

Juan Guaidó To End World Tour In Miami On Saturday Before Returning To Venezuela

Tim Padgett

UPDATED JAN. 30 Venezuelan opposition leader and interim Venezuelan President Juan Guaidó has been on a world tour since last week — trying to rekindle...

Americans wave Cuban flags on a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Cuba in 2016.

U.S. Blocks Charter Flights To Most Cuban Cities. Political Reward Or Risk For Trump?

Tim Padgett

Last fall President Trump halted U.S. commercial flights to all Cuban cities except Havana. On Friday he did the same for U.S. charter flights. But the...

Venezuelan opposition leader and widely recognized interim President Juan Guaido after being sworn in by majority opposition legislators as head of the National Assembly on Tuesday.

South Florida Expats Heartened As Guaidó Retakes Venezuela's National Assembly

Tim Padgett

Things haven’t gone so well lately for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó. And last weekend it looked like the country’s socialist regime had left...

Cuban artists visit Little Havana in Miami recently as part of a U.S.-Cuba cultural exchange program.

Trump Administration Bans Federal Funding For Cultural Exchanges With Cuba

Tim Padgett

The Trump Administration has taken aim again at Cuba. This time it’s banning federal funding for cultural and educational exchanges with the communist...

State To Hire Contractor For Drug Importation Program

News Service of Florida

Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew told members of a Senate panel Tuesday that her agency will release an “invitation to...

Police fire tear gas as they try to block anti government protesters from reaching United Nations headquarters, in Port au Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.

Amnesty International To Haiti President: End Excessive Force Against Protesters

JACQUELINE CHARLES

Amnesty International is calling on Haitian President Jovenel Moïse to guarantee the rights of Haitians who are taking to the streets to protest against...