Category: Latin America: Week in Review
January 30, 2022 > Staff
Xiomara Castro inaugurated as Honduras’ first female president
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: Honduras’ first woman president, Xiomara Castro was sworn in on Thursday at the national soccer stadium in Tegucigalpa. During her inaugural address, Castro expressed […] Read More >
January 23, 2022 > Staff
Peru declares environmental emergency due to major oil spill
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: The Peruvian government declared an environmental emergency on Thursday, five days after waves generated by the Tonga volcano eruption caused an oil spill on […] Read More >
December 6, 2021 > Staff
US to re-implement border policy forcing asylum seekers to remain in Mexico
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: Joe Biden’s administration announced on Thursday that it will resume the controversial Trump-era border policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico […] Read More >
November 29, 2021 > Staff
US to revoke terrorist designation of Colombia’s FARC
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: The U.S. State Department announced on Tuesday that it will remove the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) from its list of designated terrorist […] Read More >
November 21, 2021 > Staff
Planned opposition protests in Cuba flop
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: Anti-government protests planned for last Monday by online group ‘Archipiélago’ failed to materialize. The group cited the heavy police presence in the streets as […] Read More >
November 14, 2021 > Staff
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera impeached
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: The lower house on Tuesday impeached President Sebastian Piñera over alleged financial misconduct revealed in the Pandora Papers. Seventy-eight of the 155 members of […] Read More >
November 7, 2021 > Staff
Daniel Ortega set to secure re-election in Nicaragua
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: Daniel Ortega seeks his fourth presidential term in Sunday’s Nicaraguan elections. With more well-known challengers sitting in jail, Ortega stands a greater chance of […] Read More >
November 1, 2021 > Staff
Mass protests in Ecuador after hike in fuel prices
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA ECUADOR: Thousands of demonstrators marched in Ecuador on Tuesday and Wednesday to protest the increase in fuel prices and President Guillermo Lasso’s economic policies. The […] Read More >
October 24, 2021 > Staff
New migrant caravan moves through Mexican blockade heading toward U.S.
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: More than 2,000 migrants left on Saturday from Tapachula, Chiapas in southern Mexico hoping to reach the U.S. border. Most of the migrants come […] Read More >
October 17, 2021 > Staff
Key Maduro ally extradited to US, government and opposition negotiations suspended
THIS WEEK IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: The United States extradited a high-profile business associate of the Venezuelan government, Alex Saab, on Saturday to face money laundering charges. Venezuelan President Nicolas […] Read More >