Category: Latin America: Week in Review
June 4, 2019 > Staff
US, Mexico Seek To Ratify Pact Amid Trade, Border Tensions
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGION: U.S., Mexican and Canadian officials began talks towards the ratification process of the new multilateral trade pact known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) this […] Read More >
June 3, 2019 > Staff
Transgender Asylum Seeker Dies in ICE Custody
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BORDER: LGBT advocates reported that Johana Medina, a transgender asylum seeker from El Salvador, died in a Texas hospital after being under the custody of Immigration […] Read More >
May 31, 2019 > Staff
Honduran President, Target of DEA Investigation
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: Court documents show that president Juan Orlando Hernández has been the target of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigations since 2015. The probe into a “politically-connected […] Read More >
May 30, 2019 > Staff
Private Wi-Fi To Become Legal In Cuba
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: In a historic first, Cuba will allow the privatization of wi-fi networks on the island. The decision was announced via Twitter by the Ministry of […] Read More >
May 29, 2019 > Staff
Trade Union Calls For National Strike In Argentina
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA: A national strike is on effect today in Argentina. The General Confederation of Labor (CGT), the largest trade union in the country, called for a […] Read More >
May 28, 2019 > Staff
Prison Riots in Northwestern Brazil Leave 57 Dead
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Violence in four state prison riots in northwestern Brazil left 57 inmates dead. 15 prisoners were found dead on Sunday and an additional 42 yesterday […] Read More >
May 27, 2019 > Staff
“Moderate Seism” in the Peruvian Amazon Leaves 1 Dead, 18 Injured
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: Yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey registered a magnitude 8 earthquake that caused widespread damage in buildings and roads of towns in the Peruvian Amazon, reportedly […] Read More >
May 24, 2019 > Staff
After Extended Delay, Senate Approves Disaster Relief Funds For Puerto Rico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO: Yesterday, the Senate approved long-overdue disaster relief funds for Puerto Rico. The $19.1 billion aid package, which overwhelmingly passed on a 85 to 8 […] Read More >
May 23, 2019 > Staff
Brazil’s Top Court To Rule On Criminalization Of Homophobia
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Amid fears of persecution against the country’s sexual minorities, the Federal Supreme Court (TSF) will rule today whether homophobia and transphobia can be penalized by […] Read More >
May 22, 2019 > Staff
OAS Demands Nicaragua To Release All Political Prisoners By June 18
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: Yesterday, the Organization of American States (OAS) set June 18 as the latest date for Daniel Ortega’s government to release all political prisoners in Nicaragua. […] Read More >