April 10, 2020 > Staff
Mexican Health Ministry Estimates Coronavirus Cases Top 26,000
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell explained in a press briefing that health officials estimate 26,000 people in Mexico have coronavirus. Mexico is using the sentinel […] Read More >
April 9, 2020 > Paola Nagovitch
Gender-Based Quarantines in Panama and Peru Endanger Trans Communities
As global coronavirus cases climb above 1.5 million and deaths pass 94,000, heads of state are desperate to curb the disease’s reach. Latin American governments have taken a variety of […] Read More >
April 9, 2020 > Staff
Honduras Seeks Land for Mass Graves in Case Coronavirus Deaths Surge
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: The government asked mayors to identify plots of land that can be used for mass graves in case coronavirus deaths skyrocket and surpass the country’s […] Read More >
April 8, 2020 > Staff
Ecuadorian Court Convicts Former President Rafael Correa of Bribery
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ECUADOR: Former President Rafael Correa received an eight-year prison sentence on Tuesday. The National Court of Justice convicted Correa and 19 other people on bribery charges. […] Read More >
April 7, 2020 > Staff
Latin America Faces Disadvantage in Race for Coronavirus Supplies
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGION: The manufacturing company 3M announced a deal with the Trump administration on Monday to continue exporting N95 protective masks to Canada and Latin America. Trump […] Read More >
April 6, 2020 > Staff
Mexico Projects Shortfall of Medical Staff
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced on Sunday that Mexico seeks to hire 19,000 doctors and nurses within the next two weeks to prepare […] Read More >
April 6, 2020 > Paulo Rosas
The Murder of a Peruvian Immigrant in Argentina Goes Unpunished
ROSARIO, Argentina—It all happened in a matter of seconds. There was a power outage and the street was dark. A man leapt out of a car and lunged at a […] Read More >
April 3, 2020 > Staff
US to Send Warships to the Caribbean to Curb Drug Trafficking
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES-CARIBBEAN: President Donald Trump said the United States is sending warships to the Caribbean to halt drug trafficking. Trump said it is an effort to […] Read More >
April 3, 2020 > Wilfredo Miranda
Nicaraguans Await the Pandemic that Their Government Ignores
Photographs by Carlos Herrera MANAGUA— Across Latin America, Holy Week is a time for vacations, church celebrations and family gatherings. That tradition will be broken this year, as most countries […] Read More >
April 2, 2020 > Staff
Ecuadorian Authorities Slow to Remove the Deceased from Homes
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ECUADOR: The country faces a public health crisis as medical facilities run out of space for COVID-19 patients and families have to wait for days for morgues […] Read More >