Posts By: Andrew OReilly
May 31, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico Investigates Grenade Attack On Newspaper In Saltillo
The Mexican Attorney General’s (PGR) office began an investigation into a grenade attack on a newspaper in the northern state of Coahuila. The attack occurred around midnight on Sunday in […] Read More >
May 26, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Obama To Visit Puerto Rico In June; First Official Presidential Visit To Island Since Kennedy
Puerto Rico’s governor announced Wednesday that U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island next month, becoming the first president since John F. Kennedy to make an official visit to […] Read More >
May 25, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico’s Agustín Carstens Bids To Head IMF; Faces Tough Competition From France’s Lagarde
Mexican central bank chief Agustín Carstens announced his bid Tuesday to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF), after former chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn stepped down earlier this month in the midst […] Read More >
May 11, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
U.S. Senate Could Vote On Free Trade Agreement With Colombia In June
The head of the U.S. Senate’s Finance Committee said Wednesday that Congress is expected to pass a free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia, despite strong opposition from the country’s largest […] Read More >
May 11, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Ciudad Juárez Needs College Grads To Clean Up Police Force, Chihuahua Governor Says
The governor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua put out a call Monday to young professionals and college graduates to join the police forces of Ciudad Juárez and other towns […] Read More >
May 9, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Who’s Killing The Journalists Of Honduras?
The small town of San Marco, near Honduras’ western border with El Salvador and Guatemala, has no distinguishing factors that set it apart from the other tiny villages and hamlets […] Read More >
May 5, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Immigration Bill Cracks Down On “Sanctuary” Cities; Barletta Forms New Anti-Immigration Caucus
A freshman U.S. congressman, who in 2006 made headlines when he signed a law that cracked down on undocumented immigrants as the mayor of a Pennsylvania town, is now focusing […] Read More >
May 4, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexican Mine Explosion Leaves Five Dead; “No Chance” For Other Miners, Labor Secretary Says
The gas explosion that trapped 14 miners underground Tuesday in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila has now claimed the lives of five of those workers. Rescue crews at the […] Read More >
May 2, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico No Longer Has Free Press Thanks To Drug War & Violence
An annual report by an independent advocacy group said that Mexico can no longer be considered to have a free press due to the violence related to the country’s ongoing […] Read More >
April 27, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Drug Cartels In Mexico And Colombia Allegedly Supplied With Weapons From Honduran Military
Gun stores on the U.S.-Mexico border have recently been criticized for their firearms ending up in the hands of drug cartels. However, a 2008 diplomatic cable obtained by Wikileaks draws […] Read More >