April 25, 2018 > Staff
Three kidnapped Mexican film students confirmed murdered by Jalisco cartel
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: New findings revealed by Jalisco’s attorney general office late Monday show that three missing film students from Guadalajara—the capital of the state—were abducted, killed and […] Read More >
April 24, 2018 > Staff
Colombian wins Goldman environmental prize for facing mining interests
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Francia Márquez Mina, a 36-year-old Afro community leader from the western Cauca department, won the 2018 Goldman Prize yesterday for her creative defense of ancestral […] Read More >
April 23, 2018 > Staff
Nicaragua cancels social security changes after deadly protests
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: President Daniel Ortega canceled an unpopular social security proposal in Nicaragua yesterday following five days of violent protests that left more than 20 people dead, […] Read More >
April 20, 2018 > Staff
Paraguay to elect new president Sunday
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PARAGUAY: Paraguay is holding elections for president, governors and all seats of both the upper and lower houses of Congress this coming Sunday. The favorite to […] Read More >
April 19, 2018 > Staff
Cuba selects new president as Castro era comes to an end
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: Cuban President Raúl Castro is expected to step down today after 12 years in power, ending a nearly six-decade rule by the Castro family. […] Read More >
April 18, 2018 > Staff
Two more people kidnapped by FARC dissidents on the Ecuador-Colombia border
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ECUADOR-COLOMBIA: Yesterday, Ecuadorean authorities identified as Oscar Efrén Villacís Gómez, 24, and Katty Vanesa Velasco Pinargote, 20, the two persons who appear in a proof of […] Read More >
April 17, 2018 > Staff
Britain apologizes for ill treatment of “Windrush generation” Caribbean immigrants
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA British authorities apologized yesterday for the “appalling” treatment of Caribbean immigrants of the “Windrush generation” who have been victims of the tightening of immigration laws in recent […] Read More >
April 16, 2018 > Staff
Subdued Summit of the Americas focused on anti-corruption measures
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA The Summit of the Americas, where the heads of states of the Organization of American States, or OAS, come together every three years, was held […] Read More >
April 16, 2018 > The Conversation US
Assassination in Brazil unmasks the deadly racism of a country that would rather ignore it
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. By Ana Míria dos Santos Carvalho Carinhanha, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro When Marielle Franco, a […] Read More >
April 13, 2018 > Staff
Trinidad and Tobago to decriminalize homosexuality
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: A high court judge yesterday struck down a colonial-era law banning gay sex in Trinidad and Tobago, a historic ruling that clears the path to decriminalize […] Read More >