April 1, 2010 > Staff
Barrio Azteca Member Ricardo Valles Confesses to Participating in U.S. Consulate Murders
Today in Latin America Top Story — Barrio Azteca gang member Ricardo Valles has confessed to participating in the recent murders of three people connected to the U.S. Consulate in […] Read More >
March 31, 2010 > Staff
Colombia’s FARC Release Pablo Moncayo After 12 Years as Hostage
Today in Latin America Top Story — FARC guerrillas in Colombia freed a soldier held hostage for more than 12 years, ending the mission of the soldier’s father who hiked […] Read More >
March 31, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Tougher Bills Emerge for Immigration Enforcement
A week after tens of thousands of immigrants converged on Washington’s National Mall to call for immigration reform, the latest proposals percolating in state legislatures are not what they had […] Read More >
March 31, 2010 > Roque Planas
Investment Climate In Cuba Still Unfavorable to U.S., Experts Say
NEW YORK — The climate for U.S. investment in Cuba remains adverse and probably won’t improve much in the near future, a group of Cuba experts representing the private sector […] Read More >
March 30, 2010 > Staff
Barrio Azecta Leader Arrested in Mexico in Connection With U.S. Consulate Murders
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Mexican military arrested a leader of the border gang Barrio Azteca in connection with the death of three people linked to the […] Read More >
March 30, 2010 > Mari Hayman
Children of Mexico’s Disappeared Seek Justice
NEW YORK — Aleida Gallangos is not easily deterred. Over five years ago, when she realized that the only way to find her long-lost brother in the United States was […] Read More >
March 29, 2010 > Staff
FARC Release Hostage Josué Daniel Calvo; Uribe Opens Door to Humanitarian Agreement
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC, in Spanish), a leftist guerrilla army, released hostage Josué Daniel Calvo on Sunday, raising hopes that […] Read More >
March 26, 2010 > Roque Planas
Bill Clinton Urges Civil Society, NGOs to Support Haitian Government
NEW YORK — Haiti’s Jan. 12 earthquake killed more 200,000 people, destroyed the national economy, and left more than a million homeless. For Haiti’s 10,000, mostly foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), […] Read More >
March 26, 2010 > Staff
Mexico’s “King of Heroin” Arrested; Faces Drug Trafficking Charges in Mexico and U.S.
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican police arrested Wednesday José Antonio Medina, known as “The King of Heroin,” who allegedly brought an average of 440 pounds of heroin a […] Read More >
March 25, 2010 > Staff
El Salvador Marks the Thirtieth Anniversary of Óscar Romero’s Assassination
Today in Latin America Top Story — Wednesday marked the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador for the Roman Catholic Church. This […] Read More >