Former President Bill Clinton on Sunday delivered to Haitian-Americans and emigres a mixed message of heartbreak and hope. Clinton is making two stops in the Sunshine State, at a Haitian Conference near Miami and the University of Central Florida in Orlando. ...more

August 9, 2009

House Democrats unveiled a $410 billion spending bill on Monday ...more

February 23, 2009

Florida Sen. Mel Martinez lashed out at a Senate report Monday that there is little evidence to suggest a democracy will soon arise in Cuba's post-Castro era unless the United States changes its own policies toward that country. ...more

February 23, 2009

The U.S. policy of shunning communist Cuba by imposing a strict trade embargo has failed to prod the island nation toward democracy and should be re-evaluated, according to the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. ...more

February 22, 2009

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua - Regulators in the Caribbean took over Antiguan banks owned by Texas financier R. Allen Stanford on Friday, hoping to contain damage to the local economy as U.S. investigators explore an alleged fraud scheme involving billions of dollars. ...more

February 21, 2009

On Jan. 1, 1959, many Cubans on the island nation celebrated the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista and the promise of Fidel Castro's movement. ...more

December 27, 2008

On Jan. 1, 1959, many Cubans on the island nation celebrated the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista and the promise of Fidel Castro's movement. It was a time many Cuban expatriates now recall as one of promises broken. ...more

December 26, 2008

The children of more than a dozen Cuban doctors and medical professionals who defected from the communist island nation are not being allowed to travel to the United States even though they have visas, their parents said Tuesday. ...more

November 19, 2008

Mention the authentic Cuban food in the New Port Richey area and most everyone will direct you to Juan's Black Bean Cafe, an eatery that has become a dining tradition in the West Pasco area. This month Juan de Sosa opened his second cafe, on U.S. 19 north of Alderman Road, with partner Tom Hoglund. The restaurant's menu includes dishes made from recipes de Sosa learned from his grandmother. ...more

September 20, 2008

Local officials and residents who don't value conservation efforts need only look at the island nation of Haiti for a wakeup call. ...more

September 10, 2008