Category: News Briefs
August 27, 2011 > Roque Planas
Hugo Chávez’s Third Round Of Chemotherapy Will Be In Venezuela
President Hugo Chávez will continue his chemotherapy in Venezuela, working with a team of Cuban and Venezuelan doctors, state media reported Saturday. The Venezuelan leader’s third round of chemotherapy will […] Read More >
August 24, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Chile: Protests Continue As Police Face Off With Demonstrators
Chile’s Central Workers Union, an umbrella organization consisting of several labor unions, launched a 2-day national strike Wednesday morning, supported by protesting students and the opposition Concertación coalition. While the […] Read More >
August 19, 2011 > Roque Planas
Colombia: Piedad Córdoba Leaves Country Due To Threats
Former Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba said Wednesday night she would leave Colombia, after experiencing an increase in death threats and other forms of intimidation. “She told us that she would […] Read More >
August 8, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Colombia: Santos Celebrates First Year In Office With New Strategy To Fight FARC
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos celebrated his first full year in office Sunday by vowing to set new strategies in the government’s decades-long war with left-wing guerrillas. Speaking in Bogotá, […] Read More >
August 5, 2011 > Roque Planas
Cuba Upholds Alan Gross Conviction
Cuba’s Supreme Popular Tribunal upheld a conviction against U.S. contractor Alan Gross, according to a report from the island’s state media published Friday morning. The Castro government accused Gross of […] Read More >
August 5, 2011 > Roque Planas
Chilean Student Protests: Police Arrest 552
At least 552 people were detained and 29 police injured during student protests in Chile Thursday, where the Sebastián Piñera administration continues to butt heads with students and professors over […] Read More >
August 3, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Venezuela’s Chávez Shaves Head Before Second Round Of Chemotherapy
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said Wednesday that his second round of chemotherapy treatment will begin soon and that he expects to become bald within days due to his cancer treatment. Chávez, […] Read More >
July 31, 2011 > Roque Planas
Venezuela Plans to Release 20,000 Prisoners
A Venezuelan government minister said Sunday that the country plans to reduce its prison population by some 40 percent, due to overcrowding. Venezuela’s new minister of penitentiary services, Iris Varela, […] Read More >
July 30, 2011 > Roque Planas
Ecuador’s Rafael Correa Joins Twitter
Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa became the latest Latin American leader to join the social media site Twitter, posting his first tweet on Friday evening. “Hello Everyone, I’m in a meeting […] Read More >
July 28, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Humala Sworn In As Peru’s New President; Promises Growth Will Include Poor
Peru swore in Ollanta Humala as the country’s new president Thursday, succeeding outgoing president Alán García. Humala, a former lieutenant colonel in the Peruvian army, campaigned on a platform of […] Read More >