Category: Regions
May 14, 2010 > Staff
Venezuelan Offshore Natural Gas Rig Sinks; 95 Workers Rescued and No Environmental Threat, Says Oil Minister
Today in Latin America Top Story – Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramírez announced Thursday that an offshore natural-gas platform sank off the country’s eastern state of Sucre. All of the […] Read More >
May 13, 2010 > Staff
Venezuela Arrests 19 Colombians on Spying Charges
Today in Latin America Top Story — Tensions between Colombia and Venezuela have flared up again as Venezuela arrested 19 Colombians accused of allegedly carrying illegal arms and cutting trees. […] Read More >
May 12, 2010 > Staff
Mexican Drug Cartel May Have Ties To Police, Leaked Documents Indicate
Today in Latin America Top Story — Documents recovered from Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s drug trafficking ring in Mexico indicate that the organization has ties to the country’s police, fueling […] Read More >
May 11, 2010 > Staff
Haiti’s Police Break Up Anti-Préval Protest In Front Of National Palace
Today in Latin America Top Story — Haitian police broke up a rally on Monday in front of the National Palace, where protesters demanded that President René Préval step down. […] Read More >
May 11, 2010 > Alison Bowen
New York Reviews Deportation Policies for Immigrants Facing Minor Criminal Charges
Immigrants arrested for decades-old or minor violations, like marijuana possession, may soon be less subject to deportation in at least one state. Last week, New York state officials promised to […] Read More >
May 10, 2010 > Staff
Laura Chinchilla Inaugurated as Costa Rica’s First Female President
Today in Latin America Top Story — Costa Rica swore in the country’s first female president this weekend as Laura Chinchilla was inaugurated during an open-air ceremony in San José. […] Read More >
May 7, 2010 > Staff
Obama Promises To Address Immigration Reform At Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Today in Latin America Top Story — President Barack Obama promised to address immigration reform this year during a Cinco de Mayo celebrations at the White House’s Rose Garden. Obama’s […] Read More >
May 6, 2010 > Staff
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Open To Brazilian Mediation Of Nuclear Fuel Issue
Today in Latin America Top Story — Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad agreed “in principle” to Brazil taking a role in helping to break the deadlock over a United Nations-backed nuclear […] Read More >
May 5, 2010 > Staff
UNASUR Summit Criticizes Arizona Immigration Law, Elects Kirchner New Secretary-General
Today in Latin America Top Story — Heads of state from South America met yesterday outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina for a summit meeting of the Union of South American […] Read More >
May 5, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Immigration Control Program Morphing Into Prisoner Screening Program
The 287(g) program, a lightning rod for criticism, is slowly and quietly melting into an expanded version of Secure Communities, a different and more under-the-radar government program. Advocates and experts […] Read More >