Category: Blog
June 13, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Peru’s Humala And García Both Hint At Pardon For Ex-Leader Fujimori
Peru’s president-elect Ollanta Humala may pardon imprisoned, former president Alberto Fujimori on humanitarian grounds after he was hospitalized earlier this month. Humala, who recently beat Fujimori’s daughter Keiko in Peru’s […] Read More >
June 13, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico Discovers 210 Migrants Hidden In A Truck In Chiapas
Police in Mexico discovered 210 migrants Sunday, hidden inside a truck near the country’s southern border with Guatemala. Officials discovered the people after stopping the truck at a highway checkpoint. […] Read More >
June 13, 2011 > Staff
Brazil’s Rousseff Remains Popular Despite A Corruption Scandal And Continued Inflation
Today in Latin America Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s poll numbers rose slightly this weekend, despite suffering her first major scandal and rising inflation. A poll by Datafolha […] Read More >
June 10, 2011 > Staff
Peru’s Humala Visits Brazil To Meet With Rousseff; Looks To Distance Himself From Chávez
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peru’s president-elect Ollanta Humala made a visit to Brazil Thursday, where he met with President Dilma Rousseff, as part of his South American […] Read More >
June 9, 2011 > Staff
Mexican Authorities Return Former Tijuana Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon To Baja As Federal Prisoner
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican federal prosecutors formally charged Wednesday the former mayor of Tijuana with illegal possession of a large cache of firearms and ammunition and […] Read More >
June 8, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Juárez Police Chief Will Fire 400 Officers To Clean Up Force And Combat Drug Cartels
The new police chief of Ciudad Juárez announced that he plans to lay off 400 officers by the end of the year, during one of his first interviews since taking […] Read More >
June 8, 2011 > Staff
Obama Pressed To Submit Free Trade Agreements With Colombia and Panama For Vote
Today in Latin America Top Story — Leading Senate Republicans, a Fortune 500 company and a major newspaper are calling on U.S. President Barack Obama to send the proposed free […] Read More >
June 7, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Venezuela To File Complaint Over PDVSA Sanctions At OPEC Meeting; Freezes Relations With U.S.
While the recent uprisings throughout the Middle East and the question whether to raise crude oil production are sure to take center stage at this week’s meeting of The Organization […] Read More >
June 7, 2011 > Staff
Peru’s Stock Market Plummets On News Of Ollanta Humala’s Victory
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peru’s stock exchange plummeted a record 12.5 percent and closed early after leftwing nationalist Ollanta Humala definitively won the country’s runoff presidential election Monday. […] Read More >
June 6, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Costa Rica And Guatemala Reject Legalizing Drugs To Stop Violence
The presidents of Costa Rica and Guatemala rejected Sunday a recommendation from a committee of former Latin American presidents to legalize “soft” drugs in an effort to help mitigate violence […] Read More >