Posts By: Staff
May 1, 2018 > Staff
In Haiti Cholera victims have only received 2% of promised U.N. relief aid
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HAITI: Haitians suffering from cholera caused by United Nations peacekeepers have only received two percent of promised relief funds halfway through the fund’s projected three-year term, […] Read More >
April 30, 2018 > Staff
Migrant caravan turned back at packed border crossing
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO/U.S.: Between 150 and 200 Central American migrants reached the U.S. border Sunday after an arduous journey through Mexico, only to be turned away at the […] Read More >
April 27, 2018 > Staff
63 dead in Nicaraguan protests, 15 disappeared: Rights group
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: An independent human rights group claimed yesterday that security forces killed 63 people during nationwide protests that started last week. According to the Permanent Commission […] Read More >
April 26, 2018 > Staff
European authorities may be investigating alleged money laundering by Mexican presidential candidate Anaya
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: European authorities are investigating an alleged money laundering scheme set up to support Ricardo Anaya, Mexican presidential candidate for a coalition that includes his center-right […] Read More >
April 25, 2018 > Staff
Three kidnapped Mexican film students confirmed murdered by Jalisco cartel
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: New findings revealed by Jalisco’s attorney general office late Monday show that three missing film students from Guadalajara—the capital of the state—were abducted, killed and […] Read More >
April 24, 2018 > Staff
Colombian wins Goldman environmental prize for facing mining interests
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Francia Márquez Mina, a 36-year-old Afro community leader from the western Cauca department, won the 2018 Goldman Prize yesterday for her creative defense of ancestral […] Read More >
April 23, 2018 > Staff
Nicaragua cancels social security changes after deadly protests
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: President Daniel Ortega canceled an unpopular social security proposal in Nicaragua yesterday following five days of violent protests that left more than 20 people dead, […] Read More >
April 20, 2018 > Staff
Paraguay to elect new president Sunday
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PARAGUAY: Paraguay is holding elections for president, governors and all seats of both the upper and lower houses of Congress this coming Sunday. The favorite to […] Read More >
April 19, 2018 > Staff
Cuba selects new president as Castro era comes to an end
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: Cuban President Raúl Castro is expected to step down today after 12 years in power, ending a nearly six-decade rule by the Castro family. […] Read More >
April 18, 2018 > Staff
Two more people kidnapped by FARC dissidents on the Ecuador-Colombia border
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ECUADOR-COLOMBIA: Yesterday, Ecuadorean authorities identified as Oscar Efrén Villacís Gómez, 24, and Katty Vanesa Velasco Pinargote, 20, the two persons who appear in a proof of […] Read More >