August 21, 2020 > Staff
Panama Health Workers Owed Over $6 Million In Back Wages
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PANAMA: At least 400 health professionals hired by the Ministry of Health have not been paid since they began work combating the pandemic in March. The […] Read More >
August 20, 2020 > Staff
New Safety Measures Passed For Chile’s Upcoming Plebiscite
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: Congress passed a measure to ensure that safety protocols will be regulated at voting booths during the plebiscite this October. The measure states that the […] Read More >
August 20, 2020 > Juan Jose Relmucao
Argentina Human Rights Emblem Seeks Entry to UNESCO World Heritage List
BUENOS AIRES—Flights arriving to Buenos Aires from the north careen over the gray immensity of De La Plata River. Just before reaching the skyscrapers of the Argentinian capital, they are […] Read More >
August 19, 2020 > Staff
Amazon Wildfires On Track for Another Record-Breaking Year
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Around 19,000 wildfires have been detected in the Amazon rainforest during the month of August, indicating an even more destructive beginning to the season than […] Read More >
August 18, 2020 > Staff
Thousands of Argentines Protest Against Judicial Reform and Lockdown
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA: Thousands of Argentines gathered around the country yesterday to protest the government’s judicial reform, the economic slowdown, and the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, which […] Read More >
August 18, 2020 > Marina Guimaraes
In Rio de Janeiro, Civil Society Fights COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO—The coronavirus pandemic has already affected the lives of millions of people around the world. Brazil is no exception. In Rio de Janeiro, the coronavirus pandemic worsened social […] Read More >
August 17, 2020 > Staff
Puerto Ricans Resume Primary Vote After Botched Election
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO: Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced lost to Pedro Pierluisi in yesterday’s primary election for the governor nomination of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party. Pierluisi was […] Read More >
August 14, 2020 > Staff
Protests of Election Delay in Bolivia Escalate
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BOLIVIA: Nearly two weeks of protests against the delay of presidential elections by interim president Jeanine Áñez have escalated in recent days. Several blockades have been […] Read More >
August 12, 2020 > Staff
Former Mexican President Peña Nieto Accused of Taking Bribes
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Emilio Lozoya, the former head of Mexico’s state oil company, Pemex, accused former President Enrique Peña Nieto of partially funding his 2012 election campaign with […] Read More >
August 11, 2020 > Staff
Constitutional Crisis Looms in El Salvador Over Reopening Plan
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA EL SALVADOR: President Nayib Bukele defended himself after El Salvador’s Supreme Court declared his reopening plan unconstitutional last week, giving him two weeks to work with […] Read More >