Posts By: Staff
September 16, 2011 > Staff
Venezuela Keeps In Contact With Carlos The Jackal, Officials Say
Today in Latin America Top Story — Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro said that his government provides permanent support to convicted terrorist Carlos the Jackal, who is serving a life […] Read More >
September 15, 2011 > Staff
Haiti: Protesters Want U.N. Troops Out After Alleged Sexual Abuse Scandal
Today in Latin America Top Story— Protesters in Haiti took to the streets to demand the withdrawal of United Nation’s peacekeepers following an alleged case of sexual abuse by Uruguayan […] Read More >
September 14, 2011 > Staff
Text Of Utah Immigration Law, HB 497
The Utah state legislature passed HB 497 in March, with the goal of cracking down on illegal immigration. It has been compared to Arizona’s SB 1070 because it requires people […] Read More >
September 14, 2011 > Staff
Argentina: Former Pres. Menem Acquitted of Arms Smuggling
Today in Latin America Top Story — Former Argentine President Carlos Menem was acquitted Tuesday of illegally exporting arms to Ecuador and Croatia between 1991 and 1995. Menem, who headed the […] Read More >
September 13, 2011 > Staff
Violent Crime Kills More Mexican Youth Than Car Accidents, Report Says
Today in Latin America Top Story — A new report from the Mexican newspaper El Universal said that more young people die from violent homicide than car accidents in Mexico. […] Read More >
September 12, 2011 > Staff
Guatemala: Former Gen. Pérez Molina Leads In Presidential Elections
Today in Latin America Top Story — Former Guatemalan military man Otto Pérez Molina led the country’s presidential race late Sunday evening. Molina, a former general with a questionable human […] Read More >
September 9, 2011 > Staff
U.S. Sanctions Venezuelan Officials For Alleged FARC Ties
Today in Latin America Top Story — The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added four Venezuelan government officials close to President Hugo Chávez to its its drug “kingpin” list, […] Read More >
September 8, 2011 > Staff
Uruguay’s Mujica Apologizes For U.N. Sexual Assault In Haiti
Today in Latin America Top Story — Uruguayan President José Mujica apologized for the “outrage” caused by United Nation’s peacekeepers accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Haitian man and said […] Read More >
September 7, 2011 > Staff
Brazil Upholds Conviction In Slaying Of Activist Nun
Today in Latin America Top Story — A court in Brazil upheld the conviction of an Amazon rancher who ordered the killing of an American nun and rain forest activist […] Read More >
September 6, 2011 > Staff
Haiti: Protest Erupts Over Alleged Attack By U.N. Peacekeepers
Today in Latin America Top Story — Several hundred Haitians took to the streets of a coastal town Monday to protest the alleged sexual assault of an 18-year old man […] Read More >