Category: Latin America: Week in Review
February 22, 2016 > Staff
Bolivia Votes Against Fourth Term for Morales, Polls Suggest
Top Story — Exit polls and early vote counting from a referendum in Bolivia show that President Evo Morales is likely to lose his bid to seek re-election for a […] Read More >
February 19, 2016 > Staff
Cubans Welcome News of Obama Visit in March
Top Story — U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Cuba on March 21 in order to proceed with the normalization of relations between the United States and the island […] Read More >
February 18, 2016 > Staff
Venezuela’s Maduro Increases Gas Prices While Opposition Parliament Passes Amnesty Law
Top Story — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced on Wednesday that he will devalue the country’s currency and raise gasoline prices in an effort to boost Venezuela’s tanking economy. While […] Read More >
February 17, 2016 > Staff
Aiming to Halt Crisis, Venezuela Seeks Production Freeze by OPEC
Top Story — Venezuela’s Oil Minister Eulogio Del Pino is meeting with his Iraqi and Iranian counterparts today in an effort to persuade the two countries to freeze their output […] Read More >
February 16, 2016 > Staff
Pope Francis Champions Indigenous Peoples During Mexico Trip, But Avoids Criticizing Government
Top Story — Pope Francis left for Mexico’s Michoacán state on Tuesday morning, where he plans to meet with young people in the capital Morelia, a major narco-trafficking hub. The visit […] Read More >
February 12, 2016 > Staff
Venezuela’s Maduro Gains Decree Powers, Sidestepping Opposition Legislature
Top Story — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro gained effective decree powers on Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of his declaring a state of economic emergency, dealing a blow […] Read More >
February 11, 2016 > Staff
Another Former Salvadoran President to Face Corruption Charges
Top Story — The Salvadoran Supreme Court ordered a civil prosecution Wednesday of former President Mauricio Funes on corruption charges. Though the case does not include drug charges, justices voted […] Read More >
February 10, 2016 > Staff
Food Insecurity Soars in Haiti as Drought Worsens
Top Story — The United Nations World Food Program announced Tuesday that the number of severely food insecure people in Haiti has reached 1.5 million people, a subset of the […] Read More >
February 9, 2016 > Staff
While FARC Rebels Balk at Referendum Plan, Colombia Increases Attack on ELN
Top Story — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos gave the military orders to increase its operations against the second largest guerilla group in the country, the ELN, in response to an […] Read More >
February 8, 2016 > Staff
Haiti’s Martelly Exits Office, Leaving Country in Hands of Prime Minister
Top Story — Haiti’s President Michel Martelly left office on Sunday, leaving power in the hands of the prime minister until the legislature can choose an interim president. In his […] Read More >