December 1, 2020 > Staff
Brazil Reports Record Amount of Deforestation
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Brazil’s national space research agency, INPE, reported on Monday that the country reached a 12-year high in deforestation in 2020. Over 2.7 million acres were […] Read More >
November 30, 2020 > Staff
Maradona’s Doctor Is Under Investigation Following the Football Star’s Death
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA: Authorities announced on Sunday that Diego Maradona’s doctor is under investigation to establish if there was negligence in the football legend’s treatment. Argentine police searched […] Read More >
November 25, 2020 > Staff
Former President of Panama Will Face New Trial
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PANAMA: Panama’s High Court of Appeal annulled an August 2019 sentence that acquitted former President Ricardo Martinelli of illegal wiretapping and corruption, and ruled he face […] Read More >
November 24, 2020 > Staff
113 Bodies Found in Unmarked Graves in Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Officials found unmarked graves filled with 113 bodies in the state of Jalisco. The State Attorney General’s office stated that this is the largest gravesite […] Read More >
November 23, 2020 > Staff
Guatemalan Protesters Set Congress on Fire Over Budget Cuts
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: Protestors set fire to part of Guatemala’s Congress during demonstrations on Saturday against budget cuts to educational and health spending. Around a thousand protestors rallied […] Read More >
November 22, 2020 > Paulo Rosas
Fuego en Argentina: incendios en el delta del Paraná son amenaza para la vida
Read the story in English here. El domingo, 23 de agosto, alrededor de las 3 p.m., el fuego llegó a la casa de Fabián Ros, 53. Hasta ese día, él […] Read More >
November 22, 2020 > Paulo Rosas
Fires in Argentina: Wildfires in the Paraná Delta Threaten Lives
Lee la historia en español aquí. On Sunday, Aug. 23, around 3 p.m., a wildfire reached Fabián Ros’ house. Until that day, the 53-year-old and his wife, Viviana, had seen […] Read More >
November 20, 2020 > Staff
Mexico Says Officials Will Not Be Tried in the U.S.
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Mexico no longer wants officials accused of corruption to be put in trial in the United States, Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday. […] Read More >
November 19, 2020 > Staff
U.S. Drops Charges Against Former Mexican Defense Minister
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES/MEXICO: The United States government dropped drug trafficking and money-laundering charges against Mexico’s former Defense Chief Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda after Mexican officials threatened to toss […] Read More >
November 18, 2020 > Staff
Caribbean Companies Allegedly Used the Pandemic to Promote Products
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGION: The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) along with the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) released a report that shows how major food and beverage producers have […] Read More >