Posts By: Staff
October 28, 2020 > Staff
Uruguay Teachers Protest Against Budget Cuts to Education
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA URUGUAY: Teacher unions in Uruguay organized marches starting Oct. 28 to protest the government’s unwillingness to discuss the budget cuts to the National Public Education Administration. […] Read More >
October 27, 2020 > Staff
Conflict Between Rival Cartels in Mexico Leaves 26 Dead
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: It was a violent weekend in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, as 26 people were killed in what authorities say were clashes between rival cartels. […] Read More >
October 26, 2020 > Staff
Chile Votes On Whether to Rewrite Constitution
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: Voters went to the polls on Sunday to overwhelmingly approve a plebiscite to change the country’s dictatorship-era constitution. President Sebastián Piñera agreed to the plebiscite […] Read More >
October 23, 2020 > Staff
Eight Out of Ten Coronavirus Patients Put on Ventilators Die in Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Eight out of ten patients put on ventilators since the beginning of the pandemic die from COVID-19 in the country, according to the Institute of […] Read More >
October 22, 2020 > Staff
Colombians Protest Against the Government
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Protesters in Colombia hit the streets on Wednesday to denounce the government’s handling of a wide range of issues. Thousands of union members, teachers, students […] Read More >
October 21, 2020 > Staff
Yearlong Protests and Demonstrations Continue in Haiti
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HAITI:A decade after the cholera outbreak of 2010, family members and victims took to the streets to march along the Artibonite River. The river is the […] Read More >
October 20, 2020 > Staff
Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Policy
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear pending cases involving President Donald Trump’s two biggest efforts to limit Mexican immigration: the “Remain […] Read More >
October 19, 2020 > Staff
Bolivia Heads to the Polls for Special Presidential Election
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BOLIVIA: Luis Arce, the candidate for former President Evo Morales’ Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party, is emerging as the winner of the presidential elections in Bolivia […] Read More >
October 16, 2020 > Staff
Guatemala Will Investigate ‘Unauthorized’ Collaboration with U.S. Immigration Agents
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: The Guatemalan government announced on Wednesday it will investigate the allegations brought forth by a U.S. Senate committee report, which found that U.S. immigration agents […] Read More >
October 15, 2020 > Staff
U.S. Agents Detained Honduran Migrants in Guatemala in Unauthorized Operation
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA U.S./GUATEMALA/HONDURAS: U.S. immigration agents collaborated with Guatemalan officials to detain Honduran migrants in an unauthorized operation this January, according to a Senate report. A review by […] Read More >