Category: Regions
August 20, 2010 > Staff
Haiti’s Presidential List Delayed; Wyclef Won’t Make the Cut, One Official Says
Today in Latin America Top Story — Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) delayed a decision of who among the 34 presidential hopefuls will be eligible to run in the Nov. […] Read More >
August 19, 2010 > Staff
U.S.-Colombian Base Deal Suspended By Constitutional Court
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Colombian Constitutional Court suspended Tuesday the proposed deal that would allow U.S. troops greater access to Colombian military bases and sent the […] Read More >
August 19, 2010 > Raisa Camargo
Oil Prospects in Cuba Have Some Rethinking U.S. Trade Embargo
WASHINGTON — As speculation surfaces of oil prospects in Cuba, officials are worried that the United States’ embargo will fall short with trade, as the island continues to attract global […] Read More >
August 18, 2010 > Staff
Obama Administration Plans To Ease Travel Restrictions To Cuba
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Obama administration is considering easing some travel restrictions to Cuba, in a move that officials say they hope will help advance democratic […] Read More >
August 18, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Immigration Enforcement By Local Police Is Ineffective and Misuses Authority, Report Says
NEW YORK — Programs allowing local cops to enforce federal immigration law misused their authority, according to a new report. The National Council of La Raza, an immigrant advocacy group, […] Read More >
August 17, 2010 > Mari Hayman
Nixon Administration Advocated Use of Death Squads in Uruguay, New Documents Indicate
NEW YORK — Forty years after U.S. AID official Dan Mitrione was kidnapped and executed by Uruguayan guerillas, nine declassified State Department documents prove that high-level officials in the Nixon […] Read More >
August 17, 2010 > Staff
Gay Couples May Adopt Children In Mexico City, Supreme Court Says
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexico’s Supreme Court upheld on Monday a law allowing same-sex couples to adopt children in the country’s capital. The contested provision was contained […] Read More >
August 16, 2010 > Staff
Paraguay’s President Lugo Optimistic About Health After First Cancer Treatment
Today in Latin America Top Story — Fernando Lugo is feeling optimistic that he can serve his full term as president of Paraguay, after finishing his first session of treatment for […] Read More >
August 13, 2010 > Staff
Car Bomb Rattles Bogotá, Colombia; Authorities Suspect Terrorist Attack
Today in Latin America Top Story — A car bomb exploded outside a prominent radio station early Thursday morning in Bogotá, Colombia, in what authorities suspect was a terrorist attack. […] Read More >
August 13, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Numbers Emerge For Undocumented Immigrants’ Children Amid 14th Amendment Debate
Babies born to undocumented immigrants will be the immigration debate’s next front line. Anxious to curb illegal immigration, some conservative politicians are suggesting altering the Constitution so that immigrants’ children […] Read More >