March 24, 2010 > James Rodriguez
Will Gold Make You Rich? Meet Nicaragua’s Güiriseros
To begin viewing this photo essay as a slideshow, click the first image. This photo essay is adapted from “Gold Fever: Artisanal and Industrial Mining Extraction in the Industrial Triangle,” […] Read More >
March 24, 2010 > Staff
U.S. and Mexican Officials Refocus Drug War Tactics; New Strategy Will Expand on Merida Initiative
Today in Latin America Top Story — Officials from the United States and Mexico held high-level talks Tuesday in Mexico City focused on setting up a counter-narcotics strategy that aims […] Read More >
March 23, 2010 > Paola Reyes
Rally For Immigration Reform Draws Tens of Thousands to Washington; Protesters Call For Comprehensive Law in 2010
WASHINGTON — With the nation focused on the final passage of President Barack Obama’s controversial healthcare reform through Congress on Sunday, another group competed for lawmakers’ attention. Tens of thousands […] Read More >
March 23, 2010 > Staff
Freedom of Press Violations Rising in Western Hemisphere, Press Association Claims
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) said this weekend that a number of countries in the Western Hemisphere seriously violated press freedoms, including Cuba […] Read More >
March 22, 2010 > Special from La Silla Vacia
The Top Ten Developments from Colombia’s 2010 Congressional Elections
Colombia held congressional elections on Sunday, March 15. The following analysis, written by La Silla Vacía and translated by the Latin America News Dispatch, provides a rundown of the elections’ […] Read More >
March 22, 2010 > Staff
Colombian Journalist Killed By Gunman While Reading on His Terrace
Today in Latin America Top Story — A gunman killed Clodomiro Castilla, the editor of the Colombian magazine El Pulso, as he sat on his terrace Friday in the city of Montería. […] Read More >
March 19, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Immigration Reform Advocates Head to Rally in Washington on Sunday
NEW YORK — Starting at 6 a.m. Sunday, 2,100 immigrants will hop in buses on Roosevelt Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens, and travel to Washington, D.C., with hopes of getting President […] Read More >
March 19, 2010 > Staff
Will the Ladies in White Protests Affect Cuba’s Foreign Relations?
Today in Latin America Top Story — Cuba’s “Ladies in White,” a group of female relatives of dissidents imprisoned in 2003, protested for a fourth day in Havana on […] Read More >
March 18, 2010 > Jason Farbman
Mobilizing for Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2010; An Interview with Karina Claudio
NEW YORK — On the campaign trail, President Barack Obama called for comprehensive immigration reform. A year and half later, with his domestic agenda faltering in the face of opposition […] Read More >
March 18, 2010 > Staff
How Will the Obama Administration React to the Consulate Murders in Mexico?
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexico’s drug war continued to dominate the Americas sections’ headlines on Wednesday, as journalists and analysts struggle to figure out how the murders […] Read More >