Posts By: Andrew OReilly

Peru Becomes World’s Top Coca Leaf Producer; Colombia Remains Largest Cocaine Manufacturer

Once synonymous with cocaine, Colombia has lost the title of world’s leading producer of coca leaf to its Andean neighbor Peru, according to a United Nations Office on Drugs and […] Read More >

Video Emerges In The Shooting Of Mexican Boy By Border Agents; Elicits Criticism From Calderón

Today in Latin America Top Story — A cellphone video, released Thursday, appears to show a U.S. Border Patrol agent stopping several people attempting to cross the international border between […] Read More >

World Cup Preview; Group G and H Features Brazil, Chile And Honduras

Photo by Shine 2010 -2010 World Cup Good News @ Flickr The 2010 Word Cup begins this Friday, June 11, in South Africa and as Ryszard Kapuściński wrote, “in Latin […] Read More >

World Cup Preview; Group E and F Has Paraguay Going Head-to-Head With Defending Champs, Italy

Photo by Shine 2010 -2010 World Cup Good News @ Flickr The 2010 Word Cup begins this Friday, June 11, in South Africa and as Ryszard Kapuściński wrote, “in Latin […] Read More >

World Cup Preview; Group C and D Puts Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey and the United States Up Against Some of Europe’s Finest

Photo by Shine 2010 -2010 World Cup Good News @ Flickr The 2010 Word Cup begins this Friday, June 11, in South Africa and as Ryszard Kapuściński wrote, “in Latin […] Read More >

World Cup Preview; Group A and B Feature Some of Latin America’s Premier Talent

The 2010 Word Cup begins this Friday, June 11, in South Africa and as Ryszard Kapuściński wrote, “in Latin America…the border between soccer and politics is vague.” So to prepare […] Read More >

Kissinger Canceled Warning Against Operation Condor Assassinations, Cable Shows

The National Security Archives revealed a document Saturday showing that former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger canceled orders to U.S. ambassadors in the Southern Cone to warn leaders against carrying […] Read More >

Haiti’s New York Spokesman; A Profile of Activist Ray Laforest

NEW YORK — When Ray Laforest walked into his office at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) in lower Manhattan on January 12, he immediately sensed […] Read More >

Human Rights Watch Urges Honduras to Investigate Attacks on Coup Opponents

A letter relased by Human Rights Watch Americas director this week called on the government of Honduran President Porfirio Lobo to investigate attacks on opponents of last June’s coup that […] Read More >

Panama Canal Authority Has Not Made Decision On Toll Increase

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has made no official decision regarding the adjustment in tolls despite a toll rise reported in a story by the Financial Times, according to the […] Read More >