Category: Blog
May 30, 2011 > Staff
Venezuelans March In Caracas To Protest U.S. Sanctions On State Oil Company PDVSA
Today in Latin America Top Story — Thousands of Venezuelans marched in the capital of Caracas Sunday to protest U.S. sanctions imposed on the South American country’s state oil company, […] Read More >
May 29, 2011 > Roque Planas
Manuel Zelaya Returns To Honduras And Promises To Reenter Politics
After 16 months in exile, overthrown Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned Saturday to Honduras, where he will immediately reenter politics. Wearing his trademark cowboy hat, Zelaya exited the plane flanked […] Read More >
May 27, 2011 > Staff
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Immigration Law Designed To Deter Undocumented Workers
Today in Latin America Top Story — The United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday to uphold Arizona’s controversial immigration law, which penalizes companies that knowingly hire undocumented immigrants. The ruling, which passed […] Read More >
May 26, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Obama To Visit Puerto Rico In June; First Official Presidential Visit To Island Since Kennedy
Puerto Rico’s governor announced Wednesday that U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island next month, becoming the first president since John F. Kennedy to make an official visit to […] Read More >
May 26, 2011 > Staff
2 Environmental Activists Shot Dead In Brazil, As Congress Debates Loosening Restrictions On Clearing Amazon Rainforest
Today in Latin America Top Story — An environmental activist committed to protecting the Amazon rainforest was shot dead, along with his wife, Brazilian authorities said Wednesday. Rubber tapper José Claudio […] Read More >
May 25, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico’s Agustín Carstens Bids To Head IMF; Faces Tough Competition From France’s Lagarde
Mexican central bank chief Agustín Carstens announced his bid Tuesday to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF), after former chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn stepped down earlier this month in the midst […] Read More >
May 25, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Chilean Government Resumes Use of Tear Gas As HidroAysén Protests Continue
Chile’s Carabineros resumed the use of tear gas on Friday, a mere three days after Chilean Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter had called for its temporary suspension, as massive demonstrations against […] Read More >
May 25, 2011 > Staff
U.S. Hits Venezuelan State Oil Company With Sanctions Due To Iran Ties
Today in Latin America Top Story — Bonds for Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), plunged after the United States issued sanctions on the company for supporting Iran’s […] Read More >
May 24, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Chilean Experts Exhume Salvador Allende’s Body
A Chilean forensic team exhumed the body of former Chilean president Salvador Allende on Monday, seeking to clarify the causes of Allende’s death on September 11, 1973. For decades, Chileans […] Read More >
May 24, 2011 > Staff
Mexican Authorities Discover Mass Grave In Durango; Bodies Signal Split In Sinaloa Cartel
Today in Latin America Top Story — Police in Mexico discovered a mass grave in a vacant car repair lot in the northern Mexican city of Durango. The grave, which […] Read More >