Sinopsis
WLRNs coverage of the region is headed by Americas editor Tim Padgett, a 23-year veteran of TIME and Newsweek magazines.
Episodios
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Venezuelans Say Most Of Guyana Is Theirs. Guyanese Call That A 'Jumbie' Story
14/09/2021 Duración: 07minVenezuela'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?
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Photographic Memory: Gentile's 'Wait For Me' Recalls 1980s Central America Conflicts
07/09/2021 Duración: 04minIn an interview about his memoir, acclaimed photojournalist Bill Gentile discusses how aggressively but sensitively war and conflict need to be covered.
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'We Have Nothing.' Earthquake Aid Arriving — Slowly — In Haiti's Desperate Communities
31/08/2021 Duración: 04minThe remoteness of Haiti's southwest peninsula has made humanitarian aid delivery difficult, after the Aug. 14 earthquake. Is a new approach helping?
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'We Know Haiti.' After 2010 Debacle, Diaspora Wants Bigger Earthquake Aid Role
24/08/2021 Duración: 04minAfter Haiti's epic 2010 earthquake, Haitians were largely shut out of the international relief effort. Haitian-Americans want to change that in 2021.
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Vaccine Tourist Season: How South Florida Became A Shot In The Arm For Colombia
10/08/2021 Duración: 04minLast winter, vaccine tourism was frowned on — but this summer developing countries like Colombia realize it actually aided their own fledgling vaccination efforts.
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Why The Cuban Regime's Post-Protest Crackdown Isn't Surprising — And Yet It Is
03/08/2021 Duración: 04minCuba's dictatorship always claimed anti-regime protesters weren't "the Cuban people." This time it can't, which makes its harsh response look more deplorable to Cubans and the international community.
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Change In The Caribbean: A New PM In Haiti — And A New Protest Paradigm In Cuba?
20/07/2021 Duración: 04minHaiti's prime minister says he'll step down to make way for a new post-assassination government — and Cuban dissidents insist anti-regime protests are far from over.
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Moïse Assassination Leads Diaspora To Question Its Involvement In Haitian Politics
13/07/2021 Duración: 04minMany expats feel their economic contribution to Haiti merits political clout, too. But the murder of Haiti's president may prompt a reality check for the diaspora.
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Elsa Not As Destructive To Caribbean As Feared — But Raises Specter Of Earlier Hurricanes
06/07/2021 Duración: 03minAs Tropical Storm Elsa churns out of the Caribbean toward Florida, it leaves the realization that earlier and later storm activity may be the trend.
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Rage And Reggaetón In Colombia: J Balvin Documentary Ponders An Artist's Duty
22/06/2021 Duración: 04minIn "The Boy From Medellín," superstar J Balvin must find his social voice as Colombian street protests erupt before the biggest show of his life — in his hometown.
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Growing Desperation Forces Record Number Of Venezuelans To Cross U.S. Border
03/06/2021 Duración: 04minAs doors close to them in South America – and as they misconstrue TPS in the U.S. – Venezuelan refugees are flocking to the U.S.-Mexico border and South Florida.
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Guaidó Gambit 2.0: Exiles Wrestle With Venezuelan Leader's Negotiation Tack
25/05/2021 Duración: 04minExpats have long insisted negotiating with Venezuela's dictatorial regime is tantamount to surrender. Reality is forcing a growing number of them to reconsider it.
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In South Florida, Colombia's Turmoil Morphs (Again) Into 'Socialismo' Scare
18/05/2021 Duración: 04minColombia's social unrest is rooted in Latin America's crushing economic inequality — but in Florida, the GOP scores bigger points by falsely blaming it on Marxism.
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Rise In Deportations Spawns Effort To Aid Deportees Struggling In Haiti
05/05/2021 Duración: 07minFor an increasing number of Haitian deportees, Haiti is actually an unfamiliar — and seemingly unfriendly — country. A group called DipsOrg hopes to change that.
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Why The Sale Of A Miami Radio Station Has Set Off A National Alarm For Democrats
27/04/2021 Duración: 04minRadio Caracol is one of Miami's rare moderate Spanish-language stations. Democrats fear a new owner will use it to broadcast more right-wing disinformation.
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Communist Congress Leaves Cuba Castro-less At The Top. Little Else Changes
26/04/2021 Duración: 04minRaúl Castro has stepped down as Cuba's communist boss — but the regime's old guard's still making sure the new guard keeps its rigid system intact.
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Why Florida's Republican Power Grabs Remind Some Critics Of Venezuela's Socialist Regime
12/04/2021 Duración: 07minSome political experts say Florida's efforts to usurp local government authority are uncomfortably reminiscent of the late strongman Hugo Chávez's playbook.
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A Brutal Story We Missed? New Film Recalls Obscure Chapter Of Guatemala Genocide
22/03/2021 Duración: 04minThe Guatemalan film "1991," which just premiered in Miami, recalls horrific — but lesser known — racist violence that stalked the country's streets during its civil war.
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There's A New Push To Make Puerto Rico A State. Thanks To The State Of Florida's Pull?
10/03/2021 Duración: 05minFlorida's large and more recently arrived diaspora is a key force driving the new — and potentially successful — Puerto Rican statehood effort in Washington.
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Why Biden Granted Venezuelans TPS — And What It Means For South Florida
09/03/2021 Duración: 04minOn Monday, because of the terrible humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, President Biden granted Venezuelans currently living in the U.S. Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. It means more than 300,000 eligible Venezuelans, most of whom are here in South Florida, can live and work legally in the U.S. for 18 months. After that time, TPS can and likely will be renewed.