Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez reports from Havana on the easing of some restrictions by Raul Castro in a series of reform packages for Cuba.
Investment and private enterprise was till recently “unthinkable” in communist Cuba until the lifting of some restrictions was announced by Castro.
The younger generation of Cubans are more hopeful for a prosperous country, one in which they can afford luxury goods.
Al-Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez goes on patrol with Ecuadorean commando troops in charge of combing the dense jungle frontier in search of Farc rebels and their camps.
Colombia’s internal conflict with Farc rebels is spilling into neighbouring countries and has already brought Ecuador and Colombia to the brink of war, as Bogota alleges the Farc is using Ecuador territory to launch attack. But, as Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez discovers, it is also creating a refugee crisis.
An estimated 11 million undocumented Mexicans live and work in the United States. In some states, new laws have already been passed on how to tackle the problem. Mariana Sanchez has this report from the border town of Nogales.
It is just 150kms that separates Cuba from the southern-most tip of Florida. Under current policy, migrants seized at sea are immediately deported back to Cuba, while those who make it to the US are granted automatic asylum. Cuban officials say the so-called ‘wet-foot dry-foot’ law actually encourages Cubans to leave. But the short sea journey can be incredibly dangerous, as Mariana Sanchez reports for Al Jazeera.