Category: Latin America: Week in Review
January 18, 2015 > Staff
Great Reads Round-Up: Jan. 12-18
“In Bolivian Prisons, Blood is Thicker Than Bars,” by Sara Shahriari. Al Jazeera America. January 12, 2015. San Pedro men’s prison in Bolivia is home to a number of unofficial […] Read More >
January 16, 2015 > Staff
White House Rolls Out Details of New Cuba Policy
Top Story — The United States on Thursday announced the details of the partial restoration of economic ties with Cuba, a handful of regulatory changes set to take effect on […] Read More >
January 15, 2015 > Staff
After Government Collapse, New Haitian Prime Minister Takes Office
Top Story — The new prime minister of Haiti took office on Wednesday by default after parliament dissolved the day before. The breakdown of parliament followed government and opposition leaders […] Read More >
January 14, 2015 > Staff
Dominican Prosecutors, Police Officers Accused After Seized Cocaine Vanishes
Top Story — Three prosecutors and 21 police officers in the Dominican Republic — among them a former anti-narcotics unit director — were accused of failing to report and subsequently […] Read More >
January 13, 2015 > Staff
Cuba Announces WiFi Service as U.S. Confirms Release of Prisoners
Top Story — WiFi service will be offered in a public park in eastern Cuba, the island-nation’s telecommunications company said on Monday. The announcement comes on the same day U.S. […] Read More >
January 12, 2015 > Staff
Haitian Parliament to Dissolve Today if Political Impasse Unresolved
Top Story — Haitian President Michel Martelly met with opposition leaders on Sunday for last-minute negotiations to settle a dispute over elections that were meant to take place in 2011. […] Read More >
January 11, 2015 > Staff
Great Reads Round-Up: Jan. 4-11
Latin America News Dispatch is happy to announce the latest addition to our weekly newsletter — Great Reads Round-Up. Here, you can see some of the week’s best feature articles […] Read More >
January 9, 2015 > Staff
Latin American Leaders, Chinese President Meet in Beijing
Top Story — Members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) met with Chinese officials in Beijing on Thursday as part of a two-day summit, during which […] Read More >
January 8, 2015 > Staff
Colombian Rebel Group ELN Open to Peace Talks with Government
Top Story — Colombia’s ELN, the country’s second-largest guerrilla group after the FARC, proclaimed its willingness to engage in peace talks with the government on Wednesday. The announcement follows President […] Read More >
January 7, 2015 > Staff
Mexico’s Peña Nieto Meets With Obama Amid Missing Student Crisis
Top Story — Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto visited the White House on Tuesday, where he and U.S. President Barack Obama praised one another’s recent efforts on immigration reform while […] Read More >