Category: Blog
September 27, 2018 > Staff
Venezuela Under Fire at UN General Assembly
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, five South American presidents and the Canadian prime minister met to sign a joint letter […] Read More >
September 26, 2018 > Staff
Trump Criticizes Venezuela at UN General Assembly
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: President Donald Trump spoke at the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday, advancing his “America First” policy and lauding his work with […] Read More >
September 25, 2018 > Staff
Medical Naval Ships Dock in Venezuela and Colombia
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA : A Chinese medical ship dubbed “Peace Ark” has been docked in Venezuela’s La Guaira port since Saturday. The Chinese army says the ship is […] Read More >
September 24, 2018 > Staff
U.S. could deny green cards to immigrants receiving public benefits
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: On Saturday, just seven weeks before midterm elections, the Department of Homeland Security proposed a controversial rule: immigrants receiving public benefits, like Medicaid, food […] Read More >
September 21, 2018 > Staff
UN Secretary General Backs Exiled Anti-Corruption Commissioner as Protests Continue in Guatemala
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: After a two-day standoff, Secretary General António Guterres reaffirmed his support for the exiled chief of a U.N. commission tasked with investigating corruption in Guatemala. Guterres rejected Guatemalan […] Read More >
September 20, 2018 > Staff
Colombia Coca Production at All Time High
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA – A UN report released yesterday said that coca leaf production in Colombia reached a record high in 2017, citing a 17 percent increase in […] Read More >
September 19, 2018 > Staff
Opposition party in Peru passed President’s congressional reforms
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU – Peru’s Fuerza Popular – fujimoristas – approved two of President Martín Vizcarra’s reforms for the legislative body. Vizcarra proposed the reinstatement of the Senate and […] Read More >
September 18, 2018 > Staff
Ex President Kirchner was charged in corruption scandal
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA – Former President Cristina Kirchner was charged yesterday in a corruption scandal in which she is accused of heading an illicit organization involved in a […] Read More >
September 17, 2018 > Staff
Berta Cáceres murder trial to begin
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: Starting today, the alleged murderers of indigenous leader Berta Cáceres will stand trial in Tegucigalpa, bringing some justice to one of the most notorious killings […] Read More >
September 14, 2018 > Staff
Trump Denies Puerto Rican Dead, Concocting Post-Maria Death Toll Conspiracy
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: President Donald Trump lied about the death toll of Hurricanes Irene and Maria, claiming that “3000 people did not die” in Puerto Rico, as multiple independent studies […] Read More >