Category: Blog
June 6, 2011 > Staff
Ollanta Humala Expected To Win Peru’s Runoff Election
Today in Latin America Top Story — Leftwing nationalist Ollanta Humala held a very narrow lead as of late Sunday night over conservative Keiko Fujimori in Peru’s runoff presidential election, […] Read More >
June 3, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Debates Drug War Death Toll Figure Amid Government Silence
Today in Latin America Top Story — With no official figure released for the death toll in Mexico’s drug war for the last six months, the country’s news media are […] Read More >
June 2, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Venezuela And Mexico Are Top Buyers Of Military Equipment From Spain
Venezuela and Mexico topped the list last year of nations purchasing military equipment from Spain, with the two countries collectively spending more than 340 million euros (about $492 million). Hugo […] Read More >
June 2, 2011 > Staff
OAS Readmits Honduras To Regional Block After 32-1 Vote
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Organization of American States (OAS) readmitted Honduras to the regional bloc Wednesday, ending a two-year diplomatic hiatus that began with the June […] Read More >
June 1, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Fate of Mexican Drug War Hinges on Monterrey, Report Says
The city of Monterrey has in four years become a main battleground in Mexico’s drug war and the fate of the Mexican state could hinge on what happens in the […] Read More >
June 1, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Chile Hit By Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake; No Deaths Or Damage Reported
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck this morning just off the coast of central Chile, affecting the same region as last year’s devastating earthquake that triggered a tsunami. The earthquake struck just […] Read More >
June 1, 2011 > Mari Hayman
TV Report on Salvador Allende’s Death Angers Family
A Chilean state television program speculating that former Chilean President Salvador Allende was murdered during the Sept. 11, 1973 coup has angered members of Allende’s family, one week after the […] Read More >
June 1, 2011 > Staff
FARC Kills Two Colombian Mayoral Candidates; Release Communique Calling For “Political Solution”
Today in Latin America Top Story — Guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) killed two mayoral candidates in the Colombian department of Antioquia over the weekend, a […] Read More >
May 31, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico Investigates Grenade Attack On Newspaper In Saltillo
The Mexican Attorney General’s (PGR) office began an investigation into a grenade attack on a newspaper in the northern state of Coahuila. The attack occurred around midnight on Sunday in […] Read More >
May 31, 2011 > Staff
Brazil Promises More Protection To Activists In The Amazon After Recent Killings
Today in Latin America Top Story — Following a meeting on Monday, the Brazilian government said that it plans to protect rural activists and increase policing in the Amazon rain […] Read More >