Category: Latin America: Week in Review
September 10, 2018 > Staff
Washington officials & Venezuelan military scheme to overthrow Maduro
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA U.S. – Unidentified White House officials have been covertly meeting with Venezuelan military rebels over the past year, sitting in on discussions about staging a coup […] Read More >
September 7, 2018 > Staff
Brazilian frontrunner presidential candidate stabbed at political rally
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL– Jair Bolsonaro, a frontrunner in Brazil’s current presidential elections, was stabbed at a campaign event on Thursday, requiring surgery after losing a severe amount of […] Read More >
September 6, 2018 > Staff
AI Slams Guatemalan Bill Opposing Same-Sex Couples
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA – Amnesty International slammed a proposed Guatemalan bill that would ban recognition for same-sex couples as well as ending access to a diverse sexual education. […] Read More >
September 5, 2018 > Staff
U.S. pushes UN to discuss Nicaragua
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: Member states of the UN Security Council tried to block the United States’ proposal to review the ongoing political crisis in Nicaragua. The delegations of […] Read More >
September 4, 2018 > Staff
Guatemalan President Moves Against UN Anti-Corruption Body as Soldiers Surround Headquarters
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: President Jimmy Morales announced Friday he will not renew the mandate of a widely celebrated UN anti-corruption commission when it expires in 2019 and will “immediately” return its […] Read More >
August 31, 2018 > Staff
Argentina peso continues plunge, falling by 20% in two days
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA: The peso continued to fall yesterday by more than 13 percent, after a 7 percent drop the day before. The central bank tried to stabilize the […] Read More >
August 30, 2018 > Staff
UN report accuses Nicaraguan government of repression and grave abuses
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a report yesterday accusing Nicaraguan authorities and allied paramilitary groups of killing, torturing, […] Read More >
August 29, 2018 > Staff
Puerto Rico raises official Hurricane Maria death toll to almost 3,000
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO: Gov Ricardo Roselló raised yesterday the official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975 following the results released by an independent study […] Read More >
August 28, 2018 > Staff
US president Trump announces new NAFTA deal before Mexican newly elected president takes office
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO-UNITED STATES-CANADA: U.S. President Trump announced yesterday that the United States and Mexico had reached a preliminary accord to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, […] Read More >
August 27, 2018 > Staff
Colombia’s anti-corruption referendum fails to pass quorum despite 99% support
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: An anti-corruption referendum held yesterday barely failed to meet the minimum number of votes required, although each of the seven proposals had more than 99% […] Read More >