Category: Regions
July 19, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Bolivia Arrests Journalist For Selling Video Critical Of Evo Morales
Bolivian authorities detained a journalist yesterday for allegedly selling a documentary that disrespected President Evo Morales. Richard Romero Cossío, a journalist from the city of Santa Cruz who was selling […] Read More >
July 18, 2011 > Staff
Chávez Returns To Cuba For Chemotherapy Treatment
Today in Latin America Top Story— Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez headed back to Cuba over the weekend to receive chemotherapy treatment in his ongoing battle with cancer. Chávez, who has […] Read More >
July 18, 2011 > Juan Victor Fajardo
Venezuelan Funds Dry Up For Hugo Chávez Supporters In New York
NEW YORK— The South Bronx’s unlikely romance with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez had a memorable foundational moment. It was in 2005, when Chávez traveled to New York to speak at […] Read More >
July 16, 2011 > Roque Planas
Hugo Chávez Heads Back To Cuba For Cancer Treatment; Delegates Some Authority
Venezuela’s National Assembly approved unanimously on Saturday a request from President Hugo Chávez to return to Cuba for chemotherapy for an unspecified period, in follow up treatment for a cancerous […] Read More >
July 15, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Discovers Huge Marijuana Farm In Baja California; Draws Comparison Drawn to “El Bufalo” Farm
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican officials said Thursday that soldiers discovered one of the largest marijuana plantations ever found in the country in the state of Baja […] Read More >
July 14, 2011 > Roque Planas
Hugo Chávez To Receive Cancer Treatment In Brazil
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez will travel to Brazil for cancer treatment, according to Brazilian daily A Folha de São Paulo. The newspaper did not cite sources, but a Brazilian government […] Read More >
July 14, 2011 > James Rodriguez
Guatemala Commemorates Murdered Folk Singer Facundo Cabral
GUATEMALA CITY — People from all sectors of society gathered on the streets of Guatemala City to show their outrage at the murder of Argentine folksinger Facundo Cabral, which took […] Read More >
July 14, 2011 > Staff
Hugo Chávez May Need Chemotherapy To Treat Cancer
Today in Latin America Top Story — Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said Wednesday that he may need radiation or chemotherapy to treat the cancerous tumor removed in Cuba last month […] Read More >
July 13, 2011 > Staff
U.S. Deports Alleged Former Guatemalan Soldier Wanted For 1982 Massacre
Today in Latin America Top Story — The U.S. government deported Tuesday a Guatemalan man who allegedly participated in a 1982 massacre that left 162 people dead in the Central […] Read More >
July 12, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Guatemala Detains 2 Suspects In Killing Of Facundo Cabral; Body Returned To Argentina
Two men have been detained in last weekend’s killing of famed Argentine folksinger Facundo Cabral in Guatemala, according to a Guatemalan investigator. The suspects were seen on a hotel surveillance tape […] Read More >