Category: Latin America: Week in Review
January 11, 2012 > Staff
Nicaragua’s Ortega Sworn In For Third Term As President
Today in Latin America Top Story — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was sworn in Tuesday to his third five-year term as the Central American nation’s president amid calls that the […] Read More >
January 9, 2012 > Staff
U.S. asks Venezuelan Diplomat to Leave
Today in Latin America Top Story — U.S. State Department officials announced on Sunday that Venezuelan consul general Livia Acosta Noguera has been expelled from her post in Miami, a […] Read More >
December 22, 2011 > Roque Planas
Happy Holidays from the Latin America News Dispatch
The Latin America News Dispatch will take a short break from publishing our daily newsletter Today in Latin America to celebrate the holidays. We’ll see you again in January. Felices […] Read More >
December 20, 2011 > Staff
Mexico: More Drug Violence Victims Found in Durango, Morelos
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican prosecutors announced on Monday the discovery of another mass grave containing the remains of 10 people on the outskirts of the Mexican city of Durango. […] Read More >
December 19, 2011 > Staff
Brazil: Judge Overturns Order to Suspend Belo Monte Dam Construction
Today in Latin America Top Story — A Brazilian federal judge in the Amazonian state of Pará revoked on Friday his earlier decision to suspend construction on the controverisal $11 […] Read More >
December 16, 2011 > Staff
Guatemala’s Colom Apologizes for Dos Erres Massacre
Today in Latin America Top Story — Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom apologized Thursday for a notorious massacre that claimed the lives of 201 adults and children in the village of Dos […] Read More >
December 15, 2011 > Staff
Prosecutors Ask to Halt Chevron Operations in Brazil
Today in Latin America Top Story — Brazilian prosecutors have asked a judge to order Chevron to halt its operations in Brazil and pay a $10.6 billion fine for an oil […] Read More >
December 14, 2011 > Staff
Honduran Police Beat Journalists During Protest
Today in Latin America Top Story — Police fired tear gas and hit demonstrators during a protest in Tegucigalpa on Tuesday that was intended to draw attention to the spate […] Read More >
December 13, 2011 > Staff
U.S. Supreme Court will Review Arizona Immigration Law
Today in Latin America Top Story — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it would review Arizona’s controversial immigration law. The court’s eventual decision will determine the validity not only of […] Read More >
December 12, 2011 > Staff
Peru’s Humala Replaces Cabinet Members; Prime Minister Resigns
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peruvian President Ollanta Humala remade his cabinet over the weekend, replacing ten ministers Sunday after Prime Minister Salomón Lerner resigned on Saturday. Many speculate that […] Read More >