Caribbean Islands – The News Desk

24Dec

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Message From a Cuban Jail

Mary Anastasia O'Grady writes "The Americas," a weekly column on politics, economics and business in Latin America and Canada that appears every Monday in the Journal. Ms. O'Grady joined the paper in August 1995 and became a senior editorial page writer in December 1999. She was appointed an editorial board member in November 2005. She is also a member of the board of directors of the Indianapolis-based Liberty Fund. In 2012 Ms. O’Grady won the Walter Judd Freedom Award from The Fund for American Studies. In 2009 Ms. O'Grady received the Thomas Jefferson Award from The Association of Private Enterprise Education. In 2005 Ms. O'Grady won the Bastiat Prize for Journalism awarded by the International Policy Network for her articles on the World Bank, the underground economy in Brazil and th...

Cuban Intelligence Recruits Driven by Ideology, Not Money

6Dec

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Cuban Intelligence Recruits Driven by Ideology, Not Money

Updated Dec. 5, 2023 7:01 pm ETThe Cuban espionage case involving former U.S. Ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha might turn out to be the most egregious in terms of how long it is said to have gone on, but it is far from being the first. In what Attorney General Merrick Garland called one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting security breaches of the U.S. government, Rocha was detained on Friday on charges of spying for Cuba’s intelligence service for decades, according to a complaint unsealed on Monday. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

U.S. Ex-Ambassador Charged as Secret Agent for Cuba

5Dec

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U.S. Ex-Ambassador Charged as Secret Agent for Cuba

Updated Dec. 4, 2023 5:56 pm ETA former senior U.S. diplomat who served in embassies across Latin America was accused of spying for Cuba’s intelligence service for decades in one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting security breaches of the U.S. government, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday.Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday. The unsealed complaint said that the 73-year-old Rocha had worked for Cuba’s communist government as a covert agent since at least the early 1980s until now. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

4Dec

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U.S. Ex-Ambassador Charged as Secret Agent for Cuba

Updated Dec. 4, 2023 2:27 pm ETA former senior U.S. diplomat who served in U.S. embassies across Latin America was accused of spying for Cuba’s intelligence service for decades in one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting security breaches of the U.S. government, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday.Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday. The unsealed complaint said that the 73-year-old Rocha had worked for Cuba as a covert agent since at least the early 1980s until the present. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

‘María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold’ Review: Scanning a Hazy Picture

1Dec

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‘María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold’ Review: Scanning a Hazy Picture

Brooklyn, N.Y.There are lots of ways to describe María Magdalena Campos-Pons. Photographer and painter; performer and installation artist; Cubana who is both proud and critical of her birthplace; descendant of Nigerian and Cantonese ancestors; diasporic cosmopolitan who has lived in Boston, Italy and Nashville. Among this maelstrom of identities, the title of her first New York survey offers a challenge to both viewer and curator: “Behold.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

U.S. to Restrict Visas of Charter Operators Flying Migrants to Nicaragua

22Nov

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U.S. to Restrict Visas of Charter Operators Flying Migrants to Nicaragua

The U.S. government said Tuesday it would impose visa restrictions on individuals running charter flights into Nicaragua, flooding the Central American country with tens of thousands of U.S.-bound migrants, mostly from Haiti, Cuba and Africa.The authoritarian government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, which has strained ties with the U.S., has in recent months allowed several little-known charter airlines and travel agencies to operate flights from Haiti, Cuba and other Caribbean airports to Nicaragua, according to Haitian and Nicaraguan civil aviation data.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Canadian Jury Finds Peter Nygard Guilty of Sexual Assault

12Nov

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Canadian Jury Finds Peter Nygard Guilty of Sexual Assault

TORONTO—Canadian fashion and retailing mogul Peter Nygard was found guilty in a Toronto court on Sunday of four counts of sexual assault. A jury, which deliberated for more than three days, also found Nygard not guilty on one other count of sexual assault and not guilty on a count of forcible confinement.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

A Beachfront Estate on a Carless Caribbean Island Asks $40 Million

10Nov

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A Beachfront Estate on a Carless Caribbean Island Asks $40 Million

Listen to article(2 minutes)Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert.A beachfront home on a private island north of Antigua is coming on the market for $40 million. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Lengthy Sentence—And Long Odds on Appeal

4Nov

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Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Lengthy Sentence—And Long Odds on Appeal

Disgraced crypto star Sam Bankman-Fried is staring down a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of fraud in the collapse of FTX, and he faces long odds of making any inroads on appeal.A federal jury in New York wasted little time Thursday in convicting the 31-year-old FTX founder of all seven counts he faced, a verdict issued just hours after deliberations began. The conviction, after a monthlong trial, capped the stunning downfall of the former billionaire. Venture capital and unfettered enthusiasm in the crypto markets helped fuel his swift ascent. Jurors agreed with prosecutors that theft and lies by Bankman-Fried fueled FTX’s demise.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

4Nov

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Sam Bankman-Fried and the SEC

Sam Bankman-Fried charmed investors and politicians, but he wasn’t so fortunate with a federal jury. On Thursday the former FTX crypto-exchange kingpin was convicted of seven counts of fraud and money-laundering. Note to Chairman Gary Gensler: The Securities and Exchange Commission doesn’t need to regulate crypto markets to police malfeasance.After FTX imploded last autumn, some $9 billion in customer deposits went missing. Prosecutors showed that Mr. Bankman-Fried used the money to fund risky investment bets and cover losses at his Alameda Research trading house, buy influence in Washington, and acquire real estate in the Bahamas. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8