Category: Blog
March 12, 2018 > Staff
Colombian Right Shows Strength in Legislative Elections, Presidential Primary
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Right-wing movements opposed to Colombia’s peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels were the big winners of yesterday’s legislative elections. Having headed an […] Read More >
March 9, 2018 > Staff
As Trump orders new tariffs, 11 nations sign major trade pact
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Eleven countries from the Pacific Rim signed a major free-trade agreement in Chile yesterday, just hours before U.S. President Donald Trump authorized new tariffs on imported steel […] Read More >
March 8, 2018 > Staff
Reynaldo Bignone, Argentina’s last military dictator, died
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Eight years after he was sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity, Argentina’s last military dictator, Reynaldo Bignone, died after a heart attack in […] Read More >
March 7, 2018 > Staff
Attorneys demand the release of award-winning Mexican journalist
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Attorneys demand the release of Emilio Gutiérrez Soto, an award-winning Mexican journalist who is being held at an immigration facility in Texas after escaping death threats […] Read More >
March 6, 2018 > Staff
First legally-binding pact to protect nature activists is signed by Latin American and Caribbean states
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Twenty-four Latin American and Caribbean states signed on Sunday the first legally-binding pact in the region to protect environmental activists, in an event hosted in San […] Read More >
March 5, 2018 > Staff
Honduras arrests 1st “intellectual author” of 2016 assassination of Berta Cáceres
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Honduran authorities arrested David Castillo Mejía Friday on charges that he orchestrated the 2016 assassination of celebrated environmental and indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres. A […] Read More >
March 2, 2018 > Staff
U.S. ambassador to Mexico to step down
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA The United States ambassador to Mexico announced on Thursday that she plans to resign in May, dealing another blow to the increasingly tense relations between the two […] Read More >
March 1, 2018 > Staff
Honduran former first lady arrested on embezzlement allegations
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Honduran former first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla, wife of ex-president Porfirio Lobo, was arrested in her home by military police yesterday, on embezzlement allegations. According to […] Read More >
February 28, 2018 > Staff
Democrat leaders requested an investigation into DEA-led operations in Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Democrat leaders in the house and senate requested an investigation into Drug Enforcement Administration-led operations in Mexico that triggered violent retaliation from drug cartels leading to […] Read More >
February 27, 2018 > Staff
Colombian rebel group announces ceasefire for elections
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA The Marxist ELN rebel group announced Monday morning that it will enforce a four-day unilateral ceasefire during Colombia’s March 11 congressional elections. In an open letter, […] Read More >