Posts By: Roque Planas
July 16, 2011 > Roque Planas
Hugo Chávez Heads Back To Cuba For Cancer Treatment; Delegates Some Authority
Venezuela’s National Assembly approved unanimously on Saturday a request from President Hugo Chávez to return to Cuba for chemotherapy for an unspecified period, in follow up treatment for a cancerous […] Read More >
July 14, 2011 > Roque Planas
Hugo Chávez To Receive Cancer Treatment In Brazil
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez will travel to Brazil for cancer treatment, according to Brazilian daily A Folha de São Paulo. The newspaper did not cite sources, but a Brazilian government […] Read More >
June 10, 2011 > Roque Planas
Alabama Passes Country’s Toughest Immigration Law Yet
Republican Governor of Alabama Robert Bentley Thursday signed a law cracking down on illegal immigration that many in the news media are describing as the nation’s toughest. The law instructs […] Read More >
May 29, 2011 > Roque Planas
Manuel Zelaya Returns To Honduras And Promises To Reenter Politics
After 16 months in exile, overthrown Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned Saturday to Honduras, where he will immediately reenter politics. Wearing his trademark cowboy hat, Zelaya exited the plane flanked […] Read More >
May 16, 2011 > Roque Planas
28 Dead In Guatemalan Massacre; Police Suspect Drug Cartel Involvement
Today in Latin America Top Story — Guatemala’s national police said Sunday they found at least 28 decapitated bodies in one of the worst massacres the country has seen since […] Read More >
April 28, 2011 > Roque Planas
Obama Continues Push For Comprehensive Immigration Reform At Meeting With Hispanic Celebrities
President Barack Obama reiterated his call for comprehensive immigration reform Thursday at a meeting with prominent Hispanic celebrities, including actresses Eva Longoria and America Ferrera, and news anchor Jose Diaz-Balart […] Read More >
April 25, 2011 > Roque Planas
Mario Vargas Llosa Throws Support Behind Ollanta Humala In Peru’s Runoff Election
Peruvian Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, a political conservative famous for his criticism of Latin America’s far left, discarded the possibility of voting for rightwing candidate Keiko Fujimori in Peru’s […] Read More >
January 14, 2011 > Roque Planas
Flash Flooding In Brazil Claims More Than 470 Lives And Shines Spotlight On Brazilian Housing Policy
Today in Latin America Top Story — Flash floods and mudslides devastated the mountain towns north of the city of Rio de Janeiro beginning early Wednesday morning, bringing the death […] Read More >
December 10, 2010 > Roque Planas
Immigration Enforcement Program Secure Communities Sparks Protest In New York
NEW YORK – Immigrant rights activists protested Thursday against a federal program known as Secure Communities that requires police to pass finger prints of those it arrests to Immigration and […] Read More >
December 6, 2010 > Roque Planas
Colombia’s Álvaro Uribe Faces Scrutiny In Washington Over Lawsuit Alleging Drummond Supported Paramilitaries
WASHINGTON — On Nov. 3, as ex-president of Colombia Álvaro Uribe left a class he teaches at Georgetown University as a visiting scholar, a second-year law student named Charity Ryerson […] Read More >