UPDATE — The Colombian press reported this afternoon that the re-election referendum officially failed to pass, by a vote of seven to two, consistent with this morning’s rumors. In a long-awaited decision, Colombia’s Constitutional Court looks like it will announce today that current President Álvaro Uribe will not be eligible for re-election this year. At [...]
February 26, 2010 | Posted in
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Today in Latin America Top Story — A former Colombian senator and second cousin of President Álvaro Uribe, Mario Uribe, was arrested on Wednesday on charges that he had links to the paramilitary group, the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). Colombian authorities arrested him in the city of Medellin and plan to transfer him [...]
February 26, 2010 | Posted in
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Today in Latin America Top Story — The death of Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo from a hunger strike in protest against prison conditions on Tuesday has catapulted Cuba to the center of the hemisphere’s attention. Human rights group Amnesty International, the U.S. government, the Spanish government and others have criticized the Cuban government over [...]
February 25, 2010 | Posted in
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WASHINGTON — Experts on Latin America met in Washington Monday to discuss the Obama administration’s record in the region, giving the president mixed reviews after his first year in office. Focusing on democratization, migration and drug issues in Latin America, some participants saw a break with the policies of former President George W. Bush, while [...]
February 24, 2010 | Posted in
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Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombian President Álvaro Uribe and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez engaged in a war or words on Monday at the Rio Group summit in Mexico. The quarrel happened in a private meeting where Uribe complained about the Venezuelan trade embargo imposed on Colombia. Chávez allegedly retorted by accusing Uribe [...]
February 24, 2010 | Posted in
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Today in Latin America Top Story — Latin American and Caribbean leaders met Monday in Mexico for the Rio Group summit, where they proposed to create a group that could serve as an alternative to the Organization of American States (OAS). “It’s time for Latin Americans and Caribbeans to unite,” said Mexican President Felipe Calderón [...]
February 23, 2010 | Posted in
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Today in Latin America Top Story — U.S. and Cuban officials held talks in Havana over the weekend that focused on improving government regulation of immigration between the two countries. The meeting was part of a dialogue that resumed between the two countries after a six-year hiatus, when the Bush administration froze contacts with Cuba. [...]
February 22, 2010 | Posted in
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NOGALES, ARIZ. — In a politically sensitive operation at the Arizona-Mexico border, U.S. Border Patrol agents and Mexican federal police officers are training together, sharing intelligence and coordinating patrols for the first time. The goal of the historic partnership: a systematic joint attack on northbound flows of drugs and migrants, and southbound shipments of guns [...]
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Argentine and British governments have become embroiled in a diplomatic dispute over access to the Falkland Islands that may play a significant role at the meeting of the Rio Group in Cancún, which begins on Sunday. The Fernández de Kirchner administration disputes the British government’s claims to [...]
February 19, 2010 | Posted in
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Today in Latin America Top Story — French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Haiti Wednesday, becoming the first French president to visit the country since it gained independence in 1804. Sarkozy promised $400 million in aid to Haiti to help the country rebuild after last month’s earthquake as he arrived on the island with Haitian President [...]
February 18, 2010 | Posted in
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