September 28, 2018 > Staff
Mexicans Indignant over Light Sentence in Infamous Corruption Case
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador channeled the general outrage in the Gulf state of Veracruz yesterday, dismissing former Governor Javier Duarte’s nine-year sentence on organized […] Read More >
September 27, 2018 > Staff
Venezuela Under Fire at UN General Assembly
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, five South American presidents and the Canadian prime minister met to sign a joint letter […] Read More >
September 26, 2018 > Staff
Trump Criticizes Venezuela at UN General Assembly
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: President Donald Trump spoke at the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday, advancing his “America First” policy and lauding his work with […] Read More >
September 26, 2018 > Jo Corona
Nicaragua poised to clash with US at UN General Assembly
The United States put the roiling domestic unrest in Nicaragua on the UN Security Council’s agenda this month, only days after the country expelled a UN human rights mission sent […] Read More >
September 25, 2018 > Staff
Medical Naval Ships Dock in Venezuela and Colombia
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA : A Chinese medical ship dubbed “Peace Ark” has been docked in Venezuela’s La Guaira port since Saturday. The Chinese army says the ship is […] Read More >
September 24, 2018 > Staff
U.S. could deny green cards to immigrants receiving public benefits
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: On Saturday, just seven weeks before midterm elections, the Department of Homeland Security proposed a controversial rule: immigrants receiving public benefits, like Medicaid, food […] Read More >
September 21, 2018 > Staff
UN Secretary General Backs Exiled Anti-Corruption Commissioner as Protests Continue in Guatemala
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: After a two-day standoff, Secretary General António Guterres reaffirmed his support for the exiled chief of a U.N. commission tasked with investigating corruption in Guatemala. Guterres rejected Guatemalan […] Read More >
September 20, 2018 > Staff
Colombia Coca Production at All Time High
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA – A UN report released yesterday said that coca leaf production in Colombia reached a record high in 2017, citing a 17 percent increase in […] Read More >
September 19, 2018 > Staff
Opposition party in Peru passed President’s congressional reforms
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU – Peru’s Fuerza Popular – fujimoristas – approved two of President Martín Vizcarra’s reforms for the legislative body. Vizcarra proposed the reinstatement of the Senate and […] Read More >
September 18, 2018 > Staff
Ex President Kirchner was charged in corruption scandal
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA – Former President Cristina Kirchner was charged yesterday in a corruption scandal in which she is accused of heading an illicit organization involved in a […] Read More >