Category: Blog
April 20, 2011 > Staff
Cuba Shuffles Communist Party Leadership And Approves Economic Reforms
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Cuban Communist Party changed its leadership Tuesday, but gave little indication as to whom they planned to entrust the revolution as the […] Read More >
April 19, 2011 > Staff
Obama Administration Lawyers Charge Salvadoran Ex-General With Human Rights Abuses
Today in Latin America Top Story — A former Salvadoran general, who was a close ally to the United States during the 1980s, faces deportation from the U.S. on charges […] Read More >
April 18, 2011 > Staff
Cuba’s Castro Calls For Term Limits And Other Major Changes At Party Congress
Today in Latin America Top Story — Cuban head of state Raúl Castro unexpectedly proposed the advent of term limits for the country’s politicians on Saturday, and repeated his call for liberalizing […] Read More >
April 17, 2011 > Staff
Raúl Castro’s Speech At Cuba’s Sixth Communist Party Congress
Cuban head of state Raúl Castro gave a historic speech on Saturday, marking a major shift in direction for the five-decade-old revolutionary government. The hemisphere’s only communist country will begin […] Read More >
April 15, 2011 > Staff
16 Mexico Police Officers Arrested Under Accusations Of Helping Zetas With Mass Grave
Today in Latin America Top Story — In the northeastern Mexican town of San Fernando, authorities arrested 16 municipal police officers Thursday for allegedly providing cover to drug cartel members […] Read More >
April 14, 2011 > Staff
China Cautiously Opens Its Market To Brazil
Today in Latin America Top Story — A state visit to China from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff aimed at correcting the South American country’s trade imbalance has begun to bear […] Read More >
April 13, 2011 > Staff
Uruguay Senate Votes to Annul Amnesty Law For Crimes During Dictatorship
Today in Latin America Top Story — Uruguay’s senate voted Tuesday night to annul an amnesty law for crimes against humanity committed during the country’s 1973-85 dictatorship. In a tight […] Read More >
April 12, 2011 > Staff
Arizona Immigration Law Partially Blocked By Appeals Court
Today in Latin America Top Story — The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday against the state of Arizona, supporting a lower court’s decision to block […] Read More >
April 11, 2011 > Staff
Peru’s Ollanta Humala Wins First-Round Presidential Election, Will Likely Face Fujimori In Runoff
Today in Latin America Top Story — Leftwing nationalist Ollanta Humala will probably face conservative Keiko Fujimori in a second-round election for the Peruvian presidency, scheduled for June 5. A […] Read More >
April 8, 2011 > Staff
Rio de Janeiro School Shooting Kills 12 Children; Brazil In Shock
Today in Latin America Top Story — A 23-yeald old gunman burst into an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro and opened fire on young students, killing 12 and wounding […] Read More >