Cuba is going through its worst economic crisis in decades. Last week, Cuban government officials announced a new package of austerity measures, which include massive hikes for transportation fares, as well as fuel, electricity, and natural gas, and further restrictions on businesses. The new plan will go into effect on Feb. 1. The World’s Tibisay Zea brings us some reactions
Cuba is going through its worst economic crisis in decades. Last week, Cuban government officials announced a new package of austerity measures, which include massive hikes for transportation fares, as well as fuel, electricity, and natural gas, and further restrictions on businesses. The new plan will go into effect on Feb. 1. The World’s Tibisay Zea brings us some reactions
Migrants from African countries represent a very small fraction of the people crossing the US southern border, but their numbers have dramatically increased in the past year. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports on the multiple factors driving African migrants to America.
As Haiti's capital Port-Au-Prince has turned into a battlefield for armed gangs, gender-based violence has become a systematic problem. Thousands of women have been kidnapped for ransom money, and many have been collectively raped, or kept as sex slaves. Gang members act with complete immunity. As The World’s Tibisay Zea reports, the documented cases are just the tip of the
On Tuesday, 13 masked men stormed into a television studio in the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador, and forced journalists to kneel while pointing high-powered weapons at their heads. Police officers who were on duty were kidnapped. No one was killed, and authorities said the attackers were arrested and will be facing terrorism charges. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports.