May 11, 2020 > Staff
Venezuela Orders Arrests In Failed Invasion
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: Chief prosecutor Tarek William Saab on Friday ordered the arrests of three people implicated in a plot to remove President Nicolás Maduro from office. Ex-Green […] Read More >
May 8, 2020 > betoparedes
Latinx Workers Keep New York City Moving
NEW YORK―Immigrants make up the city’s essential workforce, who get up in the morning to work in supermarkets, disinfect subway cars, deliver take-out, and drop off merchandise at bodegas and […] Read More >
May 8, 2020 > Staff
Brazil Could be Next Global Coronavirus Hotspot
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: The rates of new coronavirus cases in Brazil show no signs of slowly, raising concerns that the South American country could become the next global […] Read More >
May 7, 2020 > Vaclav Masek
White Flags as Guatemalans Grow Hungry
This article is republished from NACLA. GUATEMALA CITY—A drive down 7A Avenida in Guatemala City’s Zone 1 leads to the historic city center. Government-enforced lockdowns due to COVID-19 have rendered […] Read More >
May 7, 2020 > Staff
AMLO Denies Rise of Violence Against Women During Lockdown
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: President Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador on Wednesday stated that violence against women has not increased since Mexico began a national lockdown due to the novel […] Read More >
May 6, 2020 > Staff
U.S. Denies Involvement in Attack on Venezuela
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: U.S. President Donald Trump declared yesterday that the United States was not involved with the attack that led to two American citizens’ arrests in Venezuela. […] Read More >
May 5, 2020 > Staff
Duque Spends Peace Fund on PR Campaign
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: President Iván Duque signed a $844,000 public relations contract using money from the president’s Peace Fund, according to a report by Semana News. The Peace […] Read More >
May 4, 2020 > Staff
Workers Protest as Baja California Prepares to Reopen Factories
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Maquiladoras in Baja California will reopen today, after the state government decided to reclassify manufacturers as “essential,” requiring tens of thousands of employees to return […] Read More >
May 1, 2020 > Staff
Former Head of Honduran Police Charged with Drug Trafficking
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: United States Federal prosecutors announced drug trafficking charges against Juan Carlos “El Tigre” Bonilla Valladares, former head of the Honduran National Police. These are the […] Read More >
April 30, 2020 > Jose Luis Martinez
Undocumented Day Laborers Struggle During Coronavirus Crisis
HOUSTON—Be Someone. Everyone from Houston recognizes the iconic graffiti sprayed on the side of a railroad bridge downtown. Houston is a place where people flock to “be someone.” It is […] Read More >