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This Week in Latin America
May 16, 2022 > Staff
Colombia legalizes medically-assisted suicide
COLOMBIA: Colombia’s constitutional court legalized medically-assisted suicide in a ruling Wednesday, making it the first country in Latin America to do so. Along with euthanasia, legalized in Colombia in 1997, […] Read More >
May 8, 2022 > Staff
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador tours Central America and Cuba
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICA/MEXICO: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador toured Central America and Cuba as part of his government’s strategy to strengthen relations with the Latin […] Read More >
May 2, 2022 > Staff
British Virgin Islands’ head of government arrested for drug trafficking
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on Thursday arrested the British Virgin Islands’ head of government, Premier Andrew Fahie, in South Florida on drug trafficking and money […] Read More >
Features
February 25, 2022 > Cameron Oakes
Venezuelan migrants in Ireland grapple with the home they left behind
As a teen, Fabio Alexei Roselló Salazar dreamed of traveling the world. So when Roselló — the son of a school teacher and a cable company manager — went off […] Read More >
January 29, 2022 > Katerina Vo
Housing Collapse in Old Havana
HAVANA – Opening the door to her Old Havana home, María Margot Linares Domínguez (“Margot”), a regal, glamorous woman with the spirit and mannerisms of an Old Hollywood star, stands […] Read More >
April 8, 2021 > Gabriela Barzallo
Movement Against Mining Gains Ground in Ecuador
In February elections, a referendum to protect water passed and left-wing candidates received strong support. Mining will be a key issue for the next president. This story is republished from NACLA. […] Read More >