Category: Latin America: Week in Review
August 8, 2012 > Staff
Brazil Sends 9,000 Troops To Patrol Borders
Top Story — The Brazilian government deployed 9,000 troops to patrol its borders with neighboring countries Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, according to the Brazilian Defense Ministry on Tuesday. The […] Read More >
August 7, 2012 > Staff
Tropical Storm Ernesto Heads For Central America, Mexico
Top Story — A tropical storm warning has been issued for Honduras and Nicaragua and a hurricane warning has been issued for parts of Mexico and Belize as Tropical Storm Ernesto makes […] Read More >
August 6, 2012 > Staff
Erick Barrondo Becomes Guatemala’s First Olympic Medalist
Top Story — Erick Barrondo on Saturday became Guatemala’s first-ever Olympic medalist by winning a silver medal in the 20-km race walk in London. Barrondo finished 11 seconds behind the first-place finisher from […] Read More >
August 3, 2012 > Staff
Colombian Court Says Troops Must Leave Indigenous Land
Top Story — The Colombian government said it will challenge a Constitutional Court ruling ordering the country’s military to dismantle a training base on an indigenous reservation in Guaviare province. The court ruled […] Read More >
August 2, 2012 > Staff
Bolivian Official: New Calendar Cycle Signals End of Coca-Cola
Top Story — The government of Bolivian President Evo Morales denied rumors that the country will expel the soft drink multinational Coca-Cola from its territory on December 21, 2012, the end […] Read More >
August 1, 2012 > Staff
Cuba Investigates Spaniard In Crash That Killed Dissidents
Top Story — Cuban authorities may charge Spaniard Angel Carromero with vehicular manslaughter because he was driving the car that crashed into a tree and killed dissident leader Oswaldo Payá and fellow […] Read More >
July 31, 2012 > Staff
Brazil And Ecuador To Help Rebuild Haitian Army
Top Story — The governments of Brazil and Ecuador have agreed to help Haiti set up a new army to replace the U.N. peacekeepers who have patrolled the island since […] Read More >
July 30, 2012 > Staff
Bolivian Government Asks Indigenous Groups To Approve Highway
Top Story — Bolivian government representatives traveled to Oromomo in the Amazon basin lowlands on Sunday, kicking off a campaign to convince sixty-nine indigenous communities in Bolivia to approve a […] Read More >
July 27, 2012 > Staff
Cuba Ready To Talk With US, Says Raul Castro
Top Story — At a speech celebrating Cuba’s Revolution Day on Thursday, Cuban President Raúl Castro said he was willing to sit down for a discussion with the U.S. government over relations between […] Read More >
July 26, 2012 > Staff
Cuba: Detentions At Dissident’s Funeral Criticized
Top Story — Amnesty International and the U.S. Government criticized the Cuban government after it briefly detained some 40 people who attended the funeral of dissident Oswaldo Payá on Tuesday. Cuban dissident and hunger-striker […] Read More >