Category: Latin America: Week in Review
December 1, 2010 > Staff
Floods In Venezuela Kill 21 And Leave Thousands More Stranded
Today in Latin America Top Story — Floods due to torrential rain in Venezuela have left 21 people dead, stranded thousands more and idled an oil refinery. Vice President Elias Jaua […] Read More >
November 30, 2010 > Staff
Wikileaks Reveals Cables Criticizing Fernández de Kirchner; Chávez Calls For Clinton’s Resignation
Today in Latin America Top Story — The release of a large number of classified United States government documents by the website Wikileaks has caused comments and criticism from Latin […] Read More >
November 29, 2010 > Staff
Wikileaks Reveals Secret U.S. Embassy Cables About Honduran Coup
Today in Latin America Top Story — An organization released a quarter-million confidential American diplomatic cables Sunday that contained classified information from United States embassies around the globe, including Honduras. […] Read More >
November 24, 2010 > Staff
Cuba May Lift Restrictions On Baseball Players Signing Abroad
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Cuban government may lift restrictions on baseball players signing contracts abroad, ending five decades of self-imposed tradition. The Cuban Federation of Baseball […] Read More >
November 23, 2010 > Staff
Evo Morales Criticizes U.S. At Conference; Robert Gates Focuses Talks On Drugs and Disasters
Today in Latin America Top Story — Bolivian President Evo Morales had sharp words for U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Monday when the two attended a regional conference on […] Read More >
November 22, 2010 > Staff
Former Governor of Colimas Silverio Cavazos Ceballos Killed By Gunmen In Mexico
Today in Latin America Top Story — A group of armed men killed a former governor of the Mexican state of Colima late Sunday morning outside of his home. The […] Read More >
November 19, 2010 > Staff
Mexican Gun Battle Leaves 11 Alleged Zeta Gang Members Dead
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican troops killed 11 alleged gang members in a gun battle in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, officials said Thursday. The soldiers came […] Read More >
November 18, 2010 > Staff
Cholera Cases In Florida and Dominican Republic Linked to Haiti
Today in Latin America Top Story — The first known cases of cholera linked to the outbreak in Haiti were identified outside the country Wednesday, as a Florida woman contracted […] Read More >
November 17, 2010 > Staff
Death Toll In Haiti Cholera Outbreak Hits 1,000; First Case Detected in Dominican Republic
Today in Latin America Top Story — The death toll in Haiti’s cholera outbreak passed 1,000, three weeks after the disease was first detected, as riots hit Haiti’s second-largest city […] Read More >
November 16, 2010 > Staff
California Supreme Court Allows Undocumented Immigrants To Get Reduced College Tuition
Today in Latin America Top Story — California’s state Supreme Court ruled Monday in a unanimous vote that undocumented immigrants who graduated from state high schools can continue to receive […] Read More >