Category: Regions
April 16, 2010 > Staff
Colombia’s DAS Carried Out “Political Warfare” Against Journalist Hollman Morris, Files Indicate
Today in Latin America Top Story — Documents posted to the Center of International Policy’s “Plan Colombia and Beyond” blog indicate that the Department of Administrative Security in Colombia coordinated […] Read More >
April 15, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Targeting Gangs Imperils Immigrant Communities, Advocates Say
NEW YORK — Police officers trying to snare gang members often instead profile immigrant communities, argued organizers at a panel last week. The four-hour conference, “Fighting the Criminalization of Youth, […] Read More >
April 14, 2010 > Staff
Mexico’s Drug War May Have Caused More Deaths Than Previously Thought, New Report Shows
Today in Latin America Top Story — The death toll from Mexico’s war on drug cartels may be much higher than reported by the Mexican media, according to a new, […] Read More >
April 14, 2010 > Staff
Cocaine Hidden in Truck from Dakar Rally Seized in Spain; Shipment Originated from Argentina
Today in Latin America Top Story — Spanish police seized 1,760 pounds of cocaine hidden in a truck used as a backup vehicle in the Dakar Rally, an off-road car […] Read More >
April 13, 2010 > Staff
Brazil and U.S. Sign First Major Military Cooperation Agreement Since 1977; Some Tensions Remain
Today in Latin America Top Story – The United States and Brazil signed their first major military cooperation agreement in decades on Monday in Washington. The agreement provides for cooperation […] Read More >
April 13, 2010 > Roque Planas
Lesly Kernisant of SImACT on Bringing Investment to Haiti
NEW YORK — On Jan. 11, Choice Hotels announced it would open two upscale Comfort Inn franchises at the beachfront city of Jacmel, becoming the first foreign hotel chain to […] Read More >
March 31, 2010 > Roque Planas
Investment Climate In Cuba Still Unfavorable to U.S., Experts Say
NEW YORK — The climate for U.S. investment in Cuba remains adverse and probably won’t improve much in the near future, a group of Cuba experts representing the private sector […] Read More >
March 30, 2010 > Mari Hayman
Children of Mexico’s Disappeared Seek Justice
NEW YORK — Aleida Gallangos is not easily deterred. Over five years ago, when she realized that the only way to find her long-lost brother in the United States was […] Read More >
March 26, 2010 > Roque Planas
Bill Clinton Urges Civil Society, NGOs to Support Haitian Government
NEW YORK — Haiti’s Jan. 12 earthquake killed more 200,000 people, destroyed the national economy, and left more than a million homeless. For Haiti’s 10,000, mostly foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), […] Read More >
March 24, 2010 > James Rodriguez
Will Gold Make You Rich? Meet Nicaragua’s Güiriseros
To begin viewing this photo essay as a slideshow, click the first image. This photo essay is adapted from “Gold Fever: Artisanal and Industrial Mining Extraction in the Industrial Triangle,” […] Read More >