Category: Blog
January 19, 2016 > Staff
Protests Sweep Haiti Ahead of Presidential Runoff Election
Top Story — About 2,000 protesters set up barricades, threw rocks and torched cars in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Monday ahead of a presidential and legislative runoff election scheduled […] Read More >
January 15, 2016 > Staff
New Guatemalan President Faces Challenges From High Expectations, Small Coalition
Top Story — Guatemala’s new President Jimmy Morales took office on Thursday. The former comedian rode into office on a wave of populist discontent, but in the wake of his […] Read More >
January 14, 2016 > Staff
U.S. To Admit More Central American Refugees Amid Migrant Crisis
Top Story — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced in an address to the National Defense University on Wednesday that the country will expand the number of Central American […] Read More >
January 13, 2016 > Staff
US Agents Will Carry Guns in Mexico in New Joint Border Inspections
Top Story — The United States and Mexico inaugurated a joint inspection program on Tuesday that, for the first time in history, will allow armed U.S. customs officials to work […] Read More >
January 12, 2016 > Staff
Venezuelan Supreme Court Invalidates Legislature as Political Crisis Worsens
Top Story — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ruled that “decisions taken or to be taken” by the opposition-led National Assembly are void until three opposition members who were previously barred […] Read More >
January 11, 2016 > Staff
Mexico Will Seek to Extradite “El Chapo” After Drug Lord’s Recapture
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office announced on Sunday that it has launched extradition proceedings against recaptured drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, but the Sinaloa Cartel leader is sure to battle […] Read More >
January 8, 2016 > Staff
Haiti Presidential Candidate Refuses to Participate in Runoff Amid Fraud Allegations
Top Story — Haitian presidential candidate Jude Célestin will not take part in a runoff scheduled for Jan. 24 unless outgoing President Michel Martelly approves sweeping changes to prevent voter fraud, […] Read More >
January 7, 2016 > Staff
Guatemala, El Salvador Move Against Former Troops for Civil War Abuses
Guatemalan authorities detained 18 former military officials over alleged human rights violations carried out during the country’s 36-year civil war, the same day that officials in El Salvador announced that […] Read More >
January 6, 2016 > Staff
Venezuelan Opposition Takes Control of Parliament Amid Shouting Match
Top Story — Venezuela’s opposition coalition gained control of congress for the first time in 17 years on Tuesday as legislators were sworn in during an animated parliamentary session that […] Read More >
January 5, 2016 > Staff
Haiti Election Commission Blames Vote Chaos on Incompetence, Not Fraud
Top Story — A special commission investigating Haiti’s disputed October presidential election said Monday that widespread voting irregularities in the first round were the result of poll worker incompetence rather […] Read More >