September 3, 2019 > Staff
5 Killed as Hurricane Dorian Hits Bahamas
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BAHAMAS: At least five people have been reported dead in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian made landfall Sunday. The Category 4 storm ravaged the island as […] Read More >
September 2, 2019 > Staff
Category 5 Dorian Makes Landfall in the Caribbean
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CARIBBEAN/UNITED STATES: Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the northern Bahamas yesterday afternoon, dragging record-breaking winds across the Abaco Islands. With wind speeds of more than 185 […] Read More >
August 16, 2019 > Staff
Salvadoran Court Rules On Murder Retrial Against Rape Victim
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA EL SALVADOR: A woman accused of aggravated murder after delivering a stillborn baby, following a pregnancy that resulted from rape, will hear the verdict of her […] Read More >
August 15, 2019 > Staff
Argentina’s Economic Volatility Forces Macri To Decree Targeted Tax Relief
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA: After a resounding loss at the ballot over the weekend, President Mauricio Macri has enacted a new set of temporary economic measures that serve as […] Read More >
August 14, 2019 > Staff
Mexican Women Decry Abuse By Police In The Wake Of Rape Allegations
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Feminist groups protested this past Monday what they consider “a lack of political will” to confront violence against women following two rapes against teenagers, decrying that […] Read More >
August 13, 2019 > Staff
New Trump Rule Aims To Limit Legal Immigration
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: A new immigration policy seeks to favor wealthier immigrants and deny green cards to many migrants who use public assistance like Medicaid and food […] Read More >
August 13, 2019 > AlannaElder
The Dam that (Almost) Brought Down Paraguay’s President
The past two weeks have brought Paraguayans a political earthquake and a crowd of new household names, all connected to a bilateral energy deal signed with Brazil in May and […] Read More >
August 12, 2019 > Staff
Conservative Giammattei Elected New President of Guatemala
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: The second round of presidential elections took place yesterday, with Sandra Torres, of centrist National Unity of Hope (UNE), running up against Alejandro Giammattei, of […] Read More >
August 9, 2019 > Staff
National Mobilization Calls For Honduran President To Resign
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: Former president Manuel Zelaya and his political organization, Free (‘Libre’), have convened a “permanent mobilization” in Tegucigalpa and around the country today, urging President Juan […] Read More >
August 8, 2019 > Staff
Vásquez In As Puerto Rican Governor After Court Rules Out Pierluisi
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO: Puerto Rico swore in Secretary of Justice Wanda Vásquez as governor, the island’s third in six days. The ceremony took place in San Juan […] Read More >