Posts By: Staff
February 21, 2022 > Staff
Dominican Republic begins building wall on Haitian border
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/HAITI: The government of the Dominican Republic on Sunday began construction of a wall along its border with Haiti. President Luis Abinader said that […] Read More >
February 13, 2022 > Staff
Chilean truckers rally against Venezuelan migration
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: Truckers in the north of Chile on Friday set up roadblocks to protest insecurity they attribute to undocumented migration in the region. The truckers’ […] Read More >
February 6, 2022 > Staff
Contaminated cocaine kills 24 in Buenos Aires
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA: Authorities in Buenos Aires informed that at least 24 people have died since Wednesday as a result of a contaminated batch of cocaine. Over […] Read More >
January 30, 2022 > Staff
Xiomara Castro inaugurated as Honduras’ first female president
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: Honduras’ first woman president, Xiomara Castro was sworn in on Thursday at the national soccer stadium in Tegucigalpa. During her inaugural address, Castro expressed […] Read More >
January 23, 2022 > Staff
Peru declares environmental emergency due to major oil spill
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: The Peruvian government declared an environmental emergency on Thursday, five days after waves generated by the Tonga volcano eruption caused an oil spill on […] Read More >
December 6, 2021 > Staff
US to re-implement border policy forcing asylum seekers to remain in Mexico
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: Joe Biden’s administration announced on Thursday that it will resume the controversial Trump-era border policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico […] Read More >
November 29, 2021 > Staff
US to revoke terrorist designation of Colombia’s FARC
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: The U.S. State Department announced on Tuesday that it will remove the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) from its list of designated terrorist […] Read More >
November 21, 2021 > Staff
Planned opposition protests in Cuba flop
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: Anti-government protests planned for last Monday by online group ‘Archipiélago’ failed to materialize. The group cited the heavy police presence in the streets as […] Read More >
November 14, 2021 > Staff
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera impeached
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: The lower house on Tuesday impeached President Sebastian Piñera over alleged financial misconduct revealed in the Pandora Papers. Seventy-eight of the 155 members of […] Read More >
November 7, 2021 > Staff
Daniel Ortega set to secure re-election in Nicaragua
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: Daniel Ortega seeks his fourth presidential term in Sunday’s Nicaraguan elections. With more well-known challengers sitting in jail, Ortega stands a greater chance of […] Read More >