US slaps sanctions on Cuban officials after protest crackdown
Craig TaylorPresident Biden has been under increasing pressure to respond to the historic anti-regime protests. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Covid: The Mexican villages refusing to vaccinate
Residents in remote Mexican towns are being influenced by lies and rumours swirling around on WhatsApp. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Pedro Castillo declared president-elect of Peru
The leftist candidate won the popular vote but had been accused of fraud by rival Keiko Fujimori. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Haiti: Wife of assassinated President Jovenel Moïse returns after surviving attack
Wearing a bulletproof vest, Martine Moïse arrives home after receiving treatment in the US. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Covid-19: Second doses run dry in Brazil’s scramble to vaccinate
Many are struggling to source their second dose of the Covid-19 jab in one of the worst-hit countries. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Jovenel Moïse: Colombia ex-soldiers ‘in on plot to kill Haiti president’
Some of the suspects in the murder of Haiti’s leader were duped, but others allegedly knew of the plan. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean