Category Archives: Caribbean

Stepping Out of the Cavern

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Felipe Buitrago argues that while the 1980s were years of crisis for Latin America, the growing pains paved the way for future success

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Caribbean, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone | Tagged Cavern Allegory, IADB, Latin America, Lost Decade, Plato, Washington Consensus | Leave a comment

Surviving a Debt Crisis: Five Lessons for Europe from Latin America

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Samuel George

Posted in Andean Region, Brazil, Caribbean, Mexico + Central America, Southern Cone, Uncategorized | Tagged Argentina, auesterity, Debt Crisis, Europe, Greece, Latin America, Latin America and Europe, Lessons for Europe from Latin America | 1 Comment

Yoani Sánchez in DC

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

With Cuban dissident and blogger Yoani Sánchez in Washington DC, we share this conversation she recorded for the Bertelsmann BTI team in 2010

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged Bertelsmann Foundation, BTI, Cuba, Dissident, Yoani Sanchez | Leave a comment

Song of the Week

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

3.16 – 3.23 The rawest reggae in Central America

Posted in Caribbean, Song of the Week | Tagged Central America, Central American Reggae, Costa Rican Reggae, Creo en Jah, i believe in jah, Reggae, Tocola, Toledo | Leave a comment

Cuba in Transition, United States Stuck in Yesterday

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Samuel George

The United States’ embargo against Cuba is like the war on drugs – everyone in Washington realizes the policy is shortsighted and ineffective, yet nobody steps forward to change it.

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged Castro, Cuba, Cuba embargo, Diaz-Carnel, Helms-Burton, Raul | 1 Comment

Who is Sicker- Chávez or the Chávez Economy?

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returned to Caracas on February 18th after two months of medical treatment in Cuba. If he took any Venezuelan Bolivares there with him they are now worth only two-thirds of their value when he left.

Posted in Andean Region, Caribbean | Tagged currency, devaluation, Hugo Chavez, oil price, Venezuela, Venezuelan bolívar, Venezuelan Economy | 1 Comment

The Rumble in the Tropics: A Fractured Opposition Party in the Dominican Republic

Posted on February 5, 2013 by gapolin1

Every country has at least a few politicians that occasionally demonstrate poor judgment, often resulting in not only embarrassment for those involved, but for the nation as well. In 2010, Ukranian members of parliament threw eggs and smoke bombs in … Continue reading →