Category: Regions
April 25, 2011 > Staff
Bloomberg Urges Conservatives To Accept Immigration; Repeats Call For Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Today in Latin America Top Story — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged conservatives to accept immigration as necessary for economic growth, during an interview with Fox on Sunday. […] Read More >
April 24, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mass Graves In Mexico Show Brutal Drug Cartel Violence; Expert Says Government Not In Control
Authorities in Mexico discovered 32 more bodies this past week dumped in pits in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas. The most recent findings bring the body count up to 177 […] Read More >
April 22, 2011 > Staff
Chávez Withdraws Venezuela From Andean Trade Pact; Blames Colombia & Peru Free Trade Agreement With U.S.
Today in Latin America Top Story — Venezuela will withdraw its membership from the Andean Community of Nations trade pact today, due to Colombia and Peru signing free trade agreements […] Read More >
April 21, 2011 > Staff
Hillary Clinton Meets With Haitian President-Elect Michel Martelly
Today in Latin America Top Story — Haitian President-elect Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly met Wednesday with senior U.S. officials in Washington, including Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, to discuss […] Read More >
April 20, 2011 > Staff
Cuba Shuffles Communist Party Leadership And Approves Economic Reforms
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Cuban Communist Party changed its leadership Tuesday, but gave little indication as to whom they planned to entrust the revolution as the […] Read More >
April 19, 2011 > Staff
Obama Administration Lawyers Charge Salvadoran Ex-General With Human Rights Abuses
Today in Latin America Top Story — A former Salvadoran general, who was a close ally to the United States during the 1980s, faces deportation from the U.S. on charges […] Read More >
April 18, 2011 > Staff
Cuba’s Castro Calls For Term Limits And Other Major Changes At Party Congress
Today in Latin America Top Story — Cuban head of state Raúl Castro unexpectedly proposed the advent of term limits for the country’s politicians on Saturday, and repeated his call for liberalizing […] Read More >
April 17, 2011 > Staff
Raúl Castro’s Speech At Cuba’s Sixth Communist Party Congress
Cuban head of state Raúl Castro gave a historic speech on Saturday, marking a major shift in direction for the five-decade-old revolutionary government. The hemisphere’s only communist country will begin […] Read More >
April 15, 2011 > Staff
16 Mexico Police Officers Arrested Under Accusations Of Helping Zetas With Mass Grave
Today in Latin America Top Story — In the northeastern Mexican town of San Fernando, authorities arrested 16 municipal police officers Thursday for allegedly providing cover to drug cartel members […] Read More >
April 14, 2011 > Staff
China Cautiously Opens Its Market To Brazil
Today in Latin America Top Story — A state visit to China from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff aimed at correcting the South American country’s trade imbalance has begun to bear […] Read More >