Andrea Rodriguez

January 12, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Officials have never given an official number of arrests during the protests, though court officials said in August there had been 23 quick trials of 67 defendants facing lesser charges such as public disorder.

By Andrea Rodriguez

3 minute read

November 18, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez argued that the activists aren't representative of most Cubans and called on the U.S. government to loosen restrictions on visiting the island.

By Andrea Rodriguez

4 minute read

November 11, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"Social networks are a complicated terrain, where along with knowledge and truth, many lies and false news are spread," Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, pictured at the podium, said. "I'm sure that it won't be possible to demonize or isolate Cuba internationally."

By Andrea Rodriguez

3 minute read

March 14, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Nearly a year of debate and discussion ended last month with the approval of Cuba's first constitutional reform since 1976.

By Andrea Rodriguez

5 minute read

February 01, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The reform is almost certain to pass by a broad margin of Cuba's 7 million voters, but the evangelical vote could shave hundreds of thousands of votes from its victory.

By Andrea Rodriguez

5 minute read

November 08, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Attorney James Ray III is charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, which occurred on Oct. 22 in a house the couple shared in Montclair, New Jersey, according to Katherine Carter, spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

By Andrea Rodriguez

2 minute read

June 01, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A handful of entrepreneurs have quietly formed communist Cuba's first private small business association, testing the government's willingness to allow Cubans to organize outside the strict bounds of state control.

By Andrea Rodriguez

7 minute read

October 20, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A small homegrown fashion industry is winning renown and an increasing share of Cubans' limited clothing budget with simple but fun-and-stylish clothing produced on the island with natural fabrics and sold at competitive prices.

By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press

6 minute read

October 04, 2016 | Daily Business Review

As peace talks in Colombia advanced over the past year, 7,000 rebel fighters began slowly emerging from their jungle hideouts hoping for, if not a hero's welcome, at least an outstretched hand from fellow Colombians tired of a half century of bloody combat.

By Joshua Goodman and Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press

11 minute read

October 03, 2016 | Daily Business Review

After a stunning referendum defeat for a peace deal with leftist rebels, Colombians are asking what comes next for their war-torn country, which like Britain following the Brexit vote has no Plan B to save an accord that sought to bring an end to a half century of hostilities.

By Joshua Goodman and Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press

10 minute read