Category: Today in Latin America
April 3, 2020 > Staff
US to Send Warships to the Caribbean to Curb Drug Trafficking
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES-CARIBBEAN: President Donald Trump said the United States is sending warships to the Caribbean to halt drug trafficking. Trump said it is an effort to […] Read More >
April 2, 2020 > Staff
Ecuadorian Authorities Slow to Remove the Deceased from Homes
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ECUADOR: The country faces a public health crisis as medical facilities run out of space for COVID-19 patients and families have to wait for days for morgues […] Read More >
April 1, 2020 > Staff
Trump Administration Proposes Transitional Government in Venezuela
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES-VENEZUELA: The Trump administration announced that it is willing to lift sanctions against Venezuela if President Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaidó step aside […] Read More >
March 31, 2020 > Staff
Caribbean Countries Adopt Measures to Stop Coronavirus
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGION: Caribbean countries are seeing an increase in cases and implementing stricter quarantine regulations. The highest death toll in the Caribbean is in the Dominican Republic, […] Read More >
March 30, 2020 > Staff
Bolsonaro Continues to Downplay Coronavirus
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to fire health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta if he criticizes the president’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The Estado de […] Read More >
March 27, 2020 > Staff
Maduro Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES-VENEZUELA: U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced an indictment of President Nicolás Maduro. At a press conference on Thursday, Barr, along with the head of […] Read More >
March 26, 2020 > Staff
Coronavirus Will Test Brazil and Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO-BRAZIL: Attention has turned to the response to the coronavirus in Latin America’s two most populous nations. While countries like Argentina and El Salvador quickly ordered […] Read More >
March 25, 2020 > Staff
Court Dates Postponed for Asylum Seekers Waiting in Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: The Justice Department will postpone all hearings that are part of the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as “Remain in Mexico.” The decision is […] Read More >
March 24, 2020 > Staff
Deportations to Central America Raise Concerns of Coronavirus Spread
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA U.S.-GUATEMALA: Two migrants who were deported from the United States deplaned in Guatemala with high fevers, raising concerns about U.S. immigration policy during the coronavirus pandemic. […] Read More >
March 23, 2020 > Staff
Colombia Prison Protests Over Sanitary Conditions Leave 23 Dead
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: More than 23 prisoners died over the weekend at La Modelo, a prison in Bogotá, during protests over poor sanitary conditions in the context of […] Read More >