August 11, 2011 > Staff
Haiti: Port-au-Prince Mayor to Clear Tent Camp
Today in Latin America Top Story — Port-au-Prince Mayor Jean Yves Jason announced Wednesday that he intends to move nearly 20,000 Haitians living in one of the country’s largest refugee […] Read More >
August 10, 2011 > Staff
Chile: Protest For Educational Reform In Santiago Turns Violent
Today in Latin America Top Story — With much of the world’s attention focused on the widespread rioting in the United Kingdom, demonstrators in Chile took to the streets of […] Read More >
August 9, 2011 > Staff
Latin American Stocks Plummet Amid Fears of U.S. & European Woes
Today in Latin America Top Story — Amid fears that U.S. and European debt crises would drag down global growth, Latin American stocks plummeted Monday in what was their worst […] Read More >
August 8, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Colombia: Santos Celebrates First Year In Office With New Strategy To Fight FARC
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos celebrated his first full year in office Sunday by vowing to set new strategies in the government’s decades-long war with left-wing guerrillas. Speaking in Bogotá, […] Read More >
August 8, 2011 > Staff
Mexico: Police Detain 5 “Pig’s Head” Gang Members For Kidnapping Ring
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican authorities detained five alleged members of a kidnapping and extortion ring in the Mexico City region that was known for leaving the […] Read More >
August 5, 2011 > Roque Planas
Cuba Upholds Alan Gross Conviction
Cuba’s Supreme Popular Tribunal upheld a conviction against U.S. contractor Alan Gross, according to a report from the island’s state media published Friday morning. The Castro government accused Gross of […] Read More >
August 5, 2011 > Staff
Chile: Police Clash With Student Protestors Over Educational Reforms
Today in Latin America Top Story — Chilean police clashed with protesters on Thursday, in a confrontation that led to at least 552 detentions and 29 police injuries. The incident was […] Read More >
August 5, 2011 > Roque Planas
Chilean Student Protests: Police Arrest 552
At least 552 people were detained and 29 police injured during student protests in Chile Thursday, where the Sebastián Piñera administration continues to butt heads with students and professors over […] Read More >
August 4, 2011 > Daniel Hertz
Mexico’s LGBT Community Faces Violence Despite Major Gains In Civil Rights
MEXICO CITY — The men who killed Quetzalcoatl Leija Herrera, 33, beat him with rocks just steps from the main square of Chilpancingo, about two hours from Mexico City in […] Read More >
August 4, 2011 > Staff
Dominican Republic Urged To Protect Journalists After Recent Killing
Today in Latin America Top Story — Amnesty International and press freedom groups condemned Wednesday the killing of a critical Dominican reporter and urged the government to ensure the protection of […] Read More >