Category: Blog
May 9, 2016 > Staff
Colombia to Deploy Air Power Against Criminal Gangs
Top Story — Colombia’s government will deploy military aircraft to fight the three major drug trafficking and illegal mining gangs in the country, the BBC reported. The announcement, made by […] Read More >
May 6, 2016 > Staff
Colombian Police Arrest Panamanian Businessman on U.S. Allegations of Money Laundering
Top Story — Colombian police arrested a top Panamanian businessman whose extensive banking, real estate and retail businesses, U.S. authorities allege, were used by Mexican and Colombian drug traffickers to […] Read More >
May 5, 2016 > Staff
Brazil’s Supreme Court Suspends Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha
Top Story — A Brazilian Supreme Court minister suspended Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha from office on Thursday over Cunha’s alleged involvement in the massive corruption scheme at Brazilian oil […] Read More >
May 4, 2016 > Staff
El Salvador Arrests Architects of Failed Gang Truce
Top Story — El Salvador’s Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday announced the arrest of 21 people involved in a controversial 2012 gang treaty that has since broken down, including former […] Read More >
May 3, 2016 > Staff
Opposition Submits Signatures to Begin Ouster of Maduro
Top Story — The Venezuelan opposition coalition, MUD, submitted more than 1.8 million signatures to the country’s election council to initiate the recall referendum process for President Nicolás Maduro. The […] Read More >
May 2, 2016 > Staff
Puerto Rico Will Default on $422 Million Payment Today
Top Story — Puerto Rican Gov. Alejandro García Padilla announced on Sunday that his administration has enacted a debt moratorium, meaning the U.S. territory will default today on a $422 […] Read More >
April 29, 2016 > Staff
U.S. Sends Diplomat to ‘Assess’ Haiti’s Troubled Election
Top Story — The U.S. State Department’s coordinator for Haiti, Kenneth Merten, arrived in Port-au-Prince Thursday “to assess progress” in the country’s troubled presidential election, a phrasing meant to avoid […] Read More >
April 28, 2016 > Staff
Venezuelans Protest Amid Shortened Workweek, Worsening Food Crisis
Top Story — Venezuelans across the country protested on Tuesday night, lighting fires and looting stores for food in response to new energy-saving measures that will shorten the workweek of […] Read More >
April 27, 2016 > Staff
After Transforming Church’s Role in Cuba, Longtime Havana Cardinal Steps Down
Top Story — Cardinal Jamie Ortega, the longtime leader of the Catholic Church in Cuba and a key player in the clandestine negotiations that resulted in resumed diplomatic relations between […] Read More >
April 26, 2016 > Staff
Brazil’s Opposition Party Split on Decision to Support New Interim Government
Top Story — Looking ahead to a 2018 presidential run, Brazil’s largest opposition party is split on the degree to which they will support a provisional government in the likely […] Read More >