Dec 20 Cubans Look to Break Down Misconceptions By Cat Wise During The PBS NewsHour's recent trip to Cuba, we asked people what they thought was the biggest misconception Americans have about Cuba. Here are some of the people we met and their responses: Antonio Perez is a 37-year-old security… Continue reading
Dec 20 In Cuba, Questions About Economic Change Persist By Ray Suarez Ray Suarez's three-part Cuba series begins Monday night on the NewsHour. When I returned from Cuba recently, I was struck by the intense level of curiosity about the place, and the air of mystery the United States trade embargo and… Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch Cubans Grapple With Challenges, Promises of Economic Change Ray Suarez and the NewsHour Global Health Unit kick off a three-part series from Cuba with a report from Havana on how the country's economy is adapting to the gradual economic reforms of President Raul Castro -- while maintaining a… Continue watching
Dec 17 Preview: The NewsHour in Cuba By Talea Miller The NewsHour is airing a three part series on Cuba next week, beginning on December 20. Ray Suarez and the global health team traveled to the island nation earlier this month to report on signs of possible economic change, the… Continue reading
Dec 13 Cuba Faces Economic Woes; Boasts Strides in Health, Education By Talea Miller Ray Suarez is back from Havana, Cuba, where he reported on the health system, medical diplomacy and the move towards economic reforms. Watch an online-exclusive on the struggles of everyday life in Cuba and Suarez's experience as an American reporter… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch In Cuba, Biotech Eyed for Potential Economic Boost Ray Suarez, who is reporting for the NewsHour's Global Health Unit in Cuba, speaks with Jeffrey Brown about the country's changing economy, its booming medical research industry and health care system. Suarez returns to Havana for the first time since… Continue watching
Dec 06 Reporter’s Notebook: Lost in Havana By Ray Suarez Sometimes being a reporter is as complicated as just paying attention to where you are. New impressions stand on the shoulders of everything you've learned before and create something fresh. Between the interviews and appointments and places we had to… Continue reading
Dec 03 Reporter’s Notebook: Getting Reacquainted with Havana By Ray Suarez Streets of Havana. (Photo by Andy Squires). All the stereotypes are still in place: Cubans love cigars, rum, music, and baseball. 1950s Chevys, Buicks, Plymouths, and 1970s Ladas and Zils from the Soviet Union still drive on the streets of… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch News Wrap: Pelosi Seeks Democratic Minority Leader Mantle In other news Friday, outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced she wants to be Democratic minority leader in the new Congress. In Pakistan, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside of a mosque. Continue watching
Sep 17 Fidel Castro’s Favorite Dolphin Show Jeffrey Goldberg's recent interview with Fidel Castro may have raised questions about Castro's commitment to the Cuban model of socialism, but the Cuban leader was absolutely clear on one thing: he enjoys a good dolphin show: We went… Continue reading