Category: Latin America: Week in Review
August 21, 2020 > Staff
Panama Health Workers Owed Over $6 Million In Back Wages
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PANAMA: At least 400 health professionals hired by the Ministry of Health have not been paid since they began work combating the pandemic in March. The […] Read More >
August 20, 2020 > Staff
New Safety Measures Passed For Chile’s Upcoming Plebiscite
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: Congress passed a measure to ensure that safety protocols will be regulated at voting booths during the plebiscite this October. The measure states that the […] Read More >
August 19, 2020 > Staff
Amazon Wildfires On Track for Another Record-Breaking Year
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Around 19,000 wildfires have been detected in the Amazon rainforest during the month of August, indicating an even more destructive beginning to the season than […] Read More >
August 18, 2020 > Staff
Thousands of Argentines Protest Against Judicial Reform and Lockdown
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA: Thousands of Argentines gathered around the country yesterday to protest the government’s judicial reform, the economic slowdown, and the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, which […] Read More >
August 17, 2020 > Staff
Puerto Ricans Resume Primary Vote After Botched Election
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO: Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced lost to Pedro Pierluisi in yesterday’s primary election for the governor nomination of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party. Pierluisi was […] Read More >
August 14, 2020 > Staff
Protests of Election Delay in Bolivia Escalate
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BOLIVIA: Nearly two weeks of protests against the delay of presidential elections by interim president Jeanine Áñez have escalated in recent days. Several blockades have been […] Read More >
August 12, 2020 > Staff
Former Mexican President Peña Nieto Accused of Taking Bribes
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Emilio Lozoya, the former head of Mexico’s state oil company, Pemex, accused former President Enrique Peña Nieto of partially funding his 2012 election campaign with […] Read More >
August 11, 2020 > Staff
Constitutional Crisis Looms in El Salvador Over Reopening Plan
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA EL SALVADOR: President Nayib Bukele defended himself after El Salvador’s Supreme Court declared his reopening plan unconstitutional last week, giving him two weeks to work with […] Read More >
August 10, 2020 > Staff
Puerto Rico Suspends Primary Elections After Ballots Not Delivered
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO: The government of Puerto Rico suspended yesterday’s primary elections after ballots were not delivered to several polling stations by early afternoon. Many Puerto Ricans […] Read More >
August 7, 2020 > Staff
Latin America Surpasses Europe in COVID-19 Deaths
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGION: Latin America now has the highest coronavirus death toll in the world, surpassing Europe, according to a Reuters tally. As of Thursday, there have been […] Read More >