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.
December 9, 2011 > Staff
Pope Benedict XVI to visit Cuba in 2012
Today in Latin America Top Story — A senior official from the Roman Catholic Church announced Thursday that Pope Benedict XVI is planning a visit to Cuba this coming spring. The exact […] Read More >
December 8, 2011 > Staff
Leader of Peru’s Shining Path Promises No More Attacks
Today in Latin America Top Story — Shining Path guerrilla leader Jose Flores Hala, known as “Comrade Artemio”, said he would seek a peace agreement with the Peruvian government in an interview […] Read More >
December 7, 2011 > Staff
Brazilian Senate Loosens Restrictions on Amazon Deforestation
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Brazilian Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved revisions to the country’s Forest Code, allowing farmers in the Amazon to cut down a larger […] Read More >
December 6, 2011 > Staff
Guatemalan National Police Archive goes Online
Today in Latin America Top Story — Digitized documents from Guatemala’s national police archive were made public Friday at the University of Texas at Austin, where researchers unveiled a new […] Read More >
December 5, 2011 > Staff
Peru’s Humala Declares State of Emergency over Mine Protests
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peruvian President Ollanta Humala declared a 60-day state of emergency in the northern region of Cajamarca on Sunday, responding to ongoing protests against […] Read More >
December 2, 2011 > Staff
World Bank Allocates $255 million for Haiti Reconstruction
Today in Latin America Top Story — The World Bank announced Thursday that it has allocated $255 million to support Haiti’s reconstruction efforts after the January 2010 earthquake that devastated the country. The grant […] Read More >
December 1, 2011 > Staff
Colombian Corporal Sentenced for Passing off Dead Civilians as FARC
Today in Latin America Top Story — A Colombian judge sentenced Corporal Luis Alejandro Toledo to 54 years in prison for passing off murdered civilians as members of the Revolutionary Armed […] Read More >
November 30, 2011 > Staff
Chile: U.S. Captain Charged for Disappearance of U.S. Citizens in 1973 Coup
Today in Latin America Top Story — A judge has asked Chile’s Supreme Court to authorize the extradition of U.S. Navy Capt. Ray E. Davis to Chile for his role […] Read More >
November 29, 2011 > Staff
Canada Under Pressure to Try Alleged Guatemalan War Criminal
Today in Latin America Top Story — A survivor of a 1982 massacre of hundreds of Guatemalan men, women and children is asking the Canadian government to try alleged war […] Read More >
November 28, 2011 > Staff
Four FARC Hostages Dead, One Escapes in Colombian Military Operation
Today in Latin America Top Story— Four men taken hostage over a decade ago by Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) were killed during a botched military raid in southern Colombia […] Read More >