Category: Latin America: Week in Review
December 4, 2018 > Staff
Mexico’s President Promises Communication, Creates Ayotzinapa Truth Commission
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: President Andrés Manuel López Obrador began his first Monday as president with a 7 a.m. press meeting. “Isn’t that a change that I am here, […] Read More >
December 3, 2018 > Staff
Mexico inaugurates new president
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known as AMLO, assumed his role as Mexican president on Saturday, igniting discussions about migrants, abortion, military affairs, and corruption. […] Read More >
November 30, 2018 > Staff
After Heavily Questioned Trial, 7 of 8 Convicted of Berta Cáceres Murder
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: Seven men were found guilty of the murder of indigenous environmental activist Berta Cáceres last night, with an eighth cleared and freed. Cáceres was shot […] Read More >
November 29, 2018 > Staff
Mexican Gov. Hack Murdered Journalist Colleagues’ Phone
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Following the 2017 killing of journalist Javier Valdez, his friends and colleagues were targeted with government-linked spyware according to a Citizen Lab report released on […] Read More >
November 28, 2018 > Staff
U.S. finds migrant teens put at risk in Texas camp
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: A memo published yesterday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that none of the 2,100 staff members working at a […] Read More >
November 27, 2018 > Staff
Mexicans approve 10 of AMLO’s proposals, including ‘Maya Train’
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s second popular referendum vote passed all 10 proposed projects. Only 1 in 90 registered voters participated, leading critics to question […] Read More >
November 26, 2018 > Staff
Anti-government protests in Haiti scale up
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HAITI: On Saturday, six people were killed at the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic during protests demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. […] Read More >
November 22, 2018 > Staff
Killing of a young Mapuche man pressures governor in Chile to resign
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: The governor of the Araucania region resigned late Tuesday night, amid growing pressure over the police killing of a young Mapuche man last week. Luis […] Read More >
November 21, 2018 > Staff
El Chapo trial: Witness says drug cartel paid bribes to Mexican officials
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: During the trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman in New York, cartel insider Jesús Zambada testified yesterday that his brother bribed […] Read More >
November 20, 2018 > Staff
About 4,000 People Evacuate Due to Volcano Activity
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: About 4,000 people evacuated the area around Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire yesterday after it began ejecting hot rock and ash. As one of Central America’s […] Read More >