October 30, 2020 > Staff
Mexico’s Confidence in Police Is Second Lowest in Latin America
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Mexicans’ confidence in police is the second lowest in all of Latin America, behind only Venezuela. According to a newly published Gallup survey, Mexican citizens […] Read More >
October 29, 2020 > Staff
Nicaragua Approves Cybercrime Law
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: In a majority 70-16 vote, Nicaragua’s legislature on Tuesday approved a bill mandating prison sentences for people who commit cybercrimes. The approval of this law […] Read More >
October 28, 2020 > Staff
Uruguay Teachers Protest Against Budget Cuts to Education
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA URUGUAY: Teacher unions in Uruguay organized marches starting Oct. 28 to protest the government’s unwillingness to discuss the budget cuts to the National Public Education Administration. […] Read More >
October 27, 2020 > Staff
Conflict Between Rival Cartels in Mexico Leaves 26 Dead
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: It was a violent weekend in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, as 26 people were killed in what authorities say were clashes between rival cartels. […] Read More >
October 26, 2020 > Staff
Chile Votes On Whether to Rewrite Constitution
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: Voters went to the polls on Sunday to overwhelmingly approve a plebiscite to change the country’s dictatorship-era constitution. President Sebastián Piñera agreed to the plebiscite […] Read More >
October 25, 2020 > Jacob Alabab-Moser
Amid Multiple Crises, a Remote Mexican Town Faces Threats of Illegal Mining Concessions
Los Chimalapas rainforest, located in the center of the Istmo of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca, Mexico, is host to some of the greatest biodiversity in Mexico and the world, and its […] Read More >
October 23, 2020 > Staff
Eight Out of Ten Coronavirus Patients Put on Ventilators Die in Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Eight out of ten patients put on ventilators since the beginning of the pandemic die from COVID-19 in the country, according to the Institute of […] Read More >
October 23, 2020 > Annika Beaulieu
Trouble in Paradise: Violence at Protests Threaten to Unhinge IMF Agreement in Costa Rica
As the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic takes shape around the globe, the Costa Rican government finds itself in an increasingly difficult position trying to balance an exploding budget […] Read More >
October 22, 2020 > Staff
Colombians Protest Against the Government
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Protesters in Colombia hit the streets on Wednesday to denounce the government’s handling of a wide range of issues. Thousands of union members, teachers, students […] Read More >
October 21, 2020 > Staff
Yearlong Protests and Demonstrations Continue in Haiti
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HAITI:A decade after the cholera outbreak of 2010, family members and victims took to the streets to march along the Artibonite River. The river is the […] Read More >