February 16, 2010 > Staff
Spain To Take Five Detainees From U.S. Prison At Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
Today in Latin America Top Story — Spain plans to accept five detainees held at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba from the United States. Spanish officials said they […] Read More >
February 15, 2010 > Staff
U.S. Military Reduces Presence In Haiti
Today in Latin America Top Story –The U.S. will reduce its military presence in Haiti to 13,000 from its peak of 20,000 at the beginning of the month, according to […] Read More >
February 14, 2010 > James Rodriguez
Photo Essay: Forensic Anthropologists Exhume Possible Mass Grave Outside Villalobos, Guatemala
VILLALOBOS, Guatemala — Guided by witness testimony, the Association of Family Members of the Detained-Disappeared of Guatemala (FAMDEGUA in Spanish) and the Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala (FAFG in Spanish), […] Read More >
February 12, 2010 > Staff
Truth Commission In Honduras Will Investigate Overthrow of Manuel Zelaya
Today in Latin America Top Story — A truth commission in Honduras plans to investigate the events that led to the ouster of now exiled former President Manuel Zelaya. Former […] Read More >
February 11, 2010 > Staff
Illegal Immigration Declined In 2009, Says Department Of Homeland Security
Today in Latin America Top Story — A report issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Wednesday said that the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States in […] Read More >
February 10, 2010 > Staff
UNASUR Creates $300 Million Fund To Aid Haiti’s Recovery At Meeting In Quito
Today in Latin America Top Story — South American leaders met in Quito, Ecuador Tuesday to create a $300 million fund to aid Haiti in the country’s recovery process. The […] Read More >
February 9, 2010 > Pro Publica
Haitians Under U.S. Treatment Are Often Separated From Families
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – In turning tents into sophisticated operating theaters and deploying a gleaming hospital ship, the USNS Comfort, to the coast of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. government has brought needed […] Read More >
February 9, 2010 > Staff
Mexican Drug War: Suspected Tijuana Cartel Leaders Raydel López Uriarte, Manuel García Simentel Arrested
Today in Latin America Top Story –The Mexican authorities arrested Raydel López Uriarte and Manuel García Simentel, allegedly the two remaining leaders of the Tijuana narcotrafficking cartel. Manuel is suspected […] Read More >
February 8, 2010 > Staff
Laura Chinchilla Becomes First Woman President in Costa Rica
Today in Latin America Top Story — Costa Rica elected the country’s first female president Sunday, as Laura Chinchilla won the election with 47 percent of the vote, according to […] Read More >
February 8, 2010 > Jason Farbman
Interview with Javier Fuentes-León, Director of “Contracorriente”
As the Sundance film festival concluded last week, Javier Fuentes-León took home the Audience Award for World Cinema Drama for his first feature-length film. “Contracorriente” tells the story of Miguel […] Read More >