Elián González Set to Become Cuban Lawmaker Cuba's communist-party official media reported on Monday that Elián González, whose custody battle during the turn of the millennium stoked Cold War-era tensions between the US and Cuba, has been nominated to serve in the country's National Assembly. Cuba
Guantánamo Detainee Freed to Belize Majid Khan, a former al-Qaeda courier turned US government witness, has been transferred from the US-run detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to Belize, nearly a year after he finished his sentence. Cuba
US Official Who Spied for Cuba Released After 20 Years Ana Belen Montes, 65, was released from federal prison on Friday, after pleading guilty in 2002 to conspiring to commit espionage for the Cuban government. She admitted to revealing the identities of four US undercover agents and passing on classified information All
Canada: Police Charge Quebec Man with Terrorism over Alleged Haiti Coup Plot The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced on Thursday that Gérald Nicolas, a 51-year-old resident of Lévis, Quebec, will face terrorism charges for allegedly planning "a terrorist act to overthrow Haiti's then-president Jovenel Moïse." World
FTX Bahamas Unit Seeks US Bankruptcy Protection In a court filing released Tuesday, FTX Digital Markets, the Bahamas unit of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, is seeking protection under Chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code. Bahamas
UN Warns of 'Cholera Time Bomb' in Haiti The UNICEF representative in Haiti, Bruno Maes, said on Wednesday that 1.2M children are at risk of contracting cholera as violence and insecurity have turned Haiti into a "time bomb" for infection. World
Canada: Jamaican Workers Decry Alleged Exploitation In a letter sent to Jamaica’s Ministry of Labor earlier this month, workers affiliated with the rights group Migrant Workers Alliance for Change (MWAC) called for more support in the face of conditions they allege to be akin to “systematic slavery” in Canadian farms. Social issues
Cuba to Allow Some Foreign Investment in Wholesale, Retail On Mon., Cuba announced plans to allow foreign investors to fully own local wholesalers or enter the market through joint ventures for the first time since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro. World
