Category: Latin America: Week in Review

US, Latin American Leaders Plan to Sanction Venezuela

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: Yesterday, the United States and over a dozen Latin American countries met in New York alongside the United Nations’ General Assembly to discuss the […] Read More >

US, Honduras Continue Immigration Negotiations

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: As the United States and Honduras work out the details of an immigration agreement, the countries are discussing how to increase temporary legal employment for […] Read More >

Study: ‘Havana Syndrome’ May Have Been Caused by Mosquito Fumigation

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGION:  A study commissioned by the Canadian government concluded that the mysterious illness known as the “Havana syndrome” that affected 50 U.S. and Canadian diplomats in […] Read More >

Category-3 Hurricane Humberto Lashes Bermuda

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BERMUDA: Bermuda braced for Hurricane Humberto as the category-3 storm passed 100 miles north of the British territory. With reports of strong winds of up to […] Read More >

More than 300 Land Activists Killed in Brazil in Last Decade, Rights Group Says

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: A Human Rights Watch report released yesterday found that more than 300 environmental and land rights activists were killed in Brazil in the last decade. […] Read More >

Venezuelan Minority Group to Negotiate with Maduro

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: Yesterday, a minority group of the already divided Venezuelan opposition agreed to negotiate with President Nicolás Maduro. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó has not agreed to […] Read More >

US, Brazil Hold High-Level Dialogue on Trade

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: The United States and Brazil held their first high-level strategic dialogue in seven years on Friday. Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo represented Brazil in the […] Read More >

Paraguay May Strengthen Military After Alleged Gang Leader Escapes

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PARAGUAY: Yesterday, President Mario Abdo Benítez announced plans to amend the constitution to give the military a larger role in combating Brazilian gangs operating in the […] Read More >

Supreme Court Accepts New Asylum Restrictions on Central Americans

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BORDER: After putting a hold on a lower court’s ruling, the Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce a new policy effectively prohibiting asylum for […] Read More >

6th Colombian Mayoral Candidate Killed Weeks Before Election

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Police in Colombia arrested two people yesterday in connection with the killing of mayoral candidate Orley García. García was killed over the weekend in the […] Read More >