Category: Andes
May 9, 2016 > Staff
Colombia to Deploy Air Power Against Criminal Gangs
Top Story — Colombia’s government will deploy military aircraft to fight the three major drug trafficking and illegal mining gangs in the country, the BBC reported. The announcement, made by […] Read More >
May 6, 2016 > Staff
Colombian Police Arrest Panamanian Businessman on U.S. Allegations of Money Laundering
Top Story — Colombian police arrested a top Panamanian businessman whose extensive banking, real estate and retail businesses, U.S. authorities allege, were used by Mexican and Colombian drug traffickers to […] Read More >
May 3, 2016 > Staff
Opposition Submits Signatures to Begin Ouster of Maduro
Top Story — The Venezuelan opposition coalition, MUD, submitted more than 1.8 million signatures to the country’s election council to initiate the recall referendum process for President Nicolás Maduro. The […] Read More >
April 28, 2016 > Staff
Venezuelans Protest Amid Shortened Workweek, Worsening Food Crisis
Top Story — Venezuelans across the country protested on Tuesday night, lighting fires and looting stores for food in response to new energy-saving measures that will shorten the workweek of […] Read More >
April 22, 2016 > Staff
Ecuador Earthquake Reveals Political Fractures
Top Story — Ecuador’s Attorney General’s Office on Thursday announced that the death toll from a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Saturday has reached at least 587. Although the government has set […] Read More >
April 18, 2016 > Staff
Ecuador Begins Relief Efforts Following Deadly 7.8-Magnitude Earthquake
Top Story — Residents of rural Ecuadorian towns west of Quito are reeling following the country’s most devastating earthquake in 40 years. The 7.8-magnitude quake struck Saturday night near the […] Read More >
April 11, 2016 > Staff
Fujimori Wins First Round of Peruvian Presidential Elections, Will Face Runoff in June
Top Story — The center-right candidate Keiko Fujimori won the first round of presidential elections in Peru on Sunday, during a weekend rocked by political violence that left three people […] Read More >
April 8, 2016 > Staff
Colombia High Court Ruling Lays Groundwork for Gay Marriage
Top Story — Colombia’s constitutional court decided in a 6-3 vote Thursday against a ruling that defined marriage as only between heterosexual couples, positioning the country to become the fourth […] Read More >
March 31, 2016 > Staff
ELN Rebels and Colombian Government to Hold Formal Peace Talks
Top Story — The Colombian government and rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN), the country’s second largest left-wing rebel group after the FARC, announced on Wednesday that they will […] Read More >
March 30, 2016 > Staff
Venezuela Legislature Passes Amnesty Bill for Jailed Opposition Leader
Top Story — A political showdown in Venezuela is likely to intensify after lawmakers in the National Assembly voted late on Tuesday to pass an amnesty bill covering jailed opposition […] Read More >