Posts By: Mike Samras
Mike earned degrees in political science and journalism from the University of Pittsburgh. After graduating from college in 2006, Mike joined the Peace Corp and spent two and half years living and working in El Salvador. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in political management at George Washington University.
September 25, 2018 > Staff
Medical Naval Ships Dock in Venezuela and Colombia
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA : A Chinese medical ship dubbed “Peace Ark” has been docked in Venezuela’s La Guaira port since Saturday. The Chinese army says the ship is […] Read More >
September 24, 2018 > Staff
U.S. could deny green cards to immigrants receiving public benefits
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: On Saturday, just seven weeks before midterm elections, the Department of Homeland Security proposed a controversial rule: immigrants receiving public benefits, like Medicaid, food […] Read More >
September 21, 2018 > Staff
UN Secretary General Backs Exiled Anti-Corruption Commissioner as Protests Continue in Guatemala
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: After a two-day standoff, Secretary General António Guterres reaffirmed his support for the exiled chief of a U.N. commission tasked with investigating corruption in Guatemala. Guterres rejected Guatemalan […] Read More >
September 20, 2018 > Staff
Colombia Coca Production at All Time High
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA – A UN report released yesterday said that coca leaf production in Colombia reached a record high in 2017, citing a 17 percent increase in […] Read More >
September 19, 2018 > Staff
Opposition party in Peru passed President’s congressional reforms
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU – Peru’s Fuerza Popular – fujimoristas – approved two of President Martín Vizcarra’s reforms for the legislative body. Vizcarra proposed the reinstatement of the Senate and […] Read More >
September 18, 2018 > Staff
Ex President Kirchner was charged in corruption scandal
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA – Former President Cristina Kirchner was charged yesterday in a corruption scandal in which she is accused of heading an illicit organization involved in a […] Read More >
September 17, 2018 > Staff
Berta Cáceres murder trial to begin
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: Starting today, the alleged murderers of indigenous leader Berta Cáceres will stand trial in Tegucigalpa, bringing some justice to one of the most notorious killings […] Read More >
September 14, 2018 > Staff
Trump Denies Puerto Rican Dead, Concocting Post-Maria Death Toll Conspiracy
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: President Donald Trump lied about the death toll of Hurricanes Irene and Maria, claiming that “3000 people did not die” in Puerto Rico, as multiple independent studies […] Read More >
September 13, 2018 > Staff
GOOGLE TO INVEST $140 MIL IN CHILE DATA CENTER
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: Google will invest an additional $140 million in its first Latin American data center, outside Santiago, more than tripling the facility’s size, company and government […] Read More >
September 12, 2018 > Staff
Lula da Silva withdrawals from Brazil’s presidential election
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL : Imprisoned former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has officially withdrawn from the presidential election. He was replaced by the former mayor of São […] Read More >