Category Archives: Latin American News

U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto both say they will work together to further integrate their countries’ economies, and to fight cross-border crime. The two leaders met Thursday in Mexico City. After their meeting, President Obama … Continue reading →

President Laura Chinchilla outlined the accomplishments of and the challenges facing her administration in a speech to the legislature. The president recognized that she has just a bit more than 12 more months in office. The speech was optimistic in … Continue reading →

Bolivian President Evo Morales says he is expelling the U.S. Agency for International Development, accusing it of interfering in his country’s internal affairs. Morales said Wednesday during a May Day speech in La Paz that the United States no longer … Continue reading →

A Venezuelan court charged retired general Antonio Rivero on Monday with inciting post-election violence in the latest political flash point in the bitterly divided nation. Opposition leaders say Rivero, a member of the Popular Will movement that is a driving … Continue reading →

Washington’s political cacophony will be muffled this week with Congress in recess and President Barack Obama scheduled to travel outside the United States.  Even so, the president’s trip to Mexico and Central America will shine a spotlight on efforts to … Continue reading →

President Nicolas Maduro’s government declared a 90-day emergency in Venezuela’s electricity sector Tuesday to speed up infrastructure work and equipment imports needed to prevent politically-contentious power cuts. Officials have blamed periodic blackouts on sabotage and excessive consumption, while critics say … Continue reading →

The International Court of Justice has rejected a request by Nicaragua for free passage on the Río Colorado, said the Costa Rican foreign ministry. The court orders are not yet available. This is a new chapter in the dispute over … Continue reading →

A session in the genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt ended abruptly Thursday, as his lawyers tried to suspend proceedings over a legal technicality and stormed out, leaving him sitting alone in court. Rios Montt, who ruled … Continue reading →

Venezuela’s chief prosecutor says seven people have been killed in widespread protests following acting President Nicolas Maduro’s narrow victory in Sunday’s presidential election. Attorney General Luisa Ortega said 61 people were injured in the post-election demonstrations, while 135 people have … Continue reading →

Venezuela’s electoral council has declared Nicolás Maduro the winner of the nation’s presidential election by a slim margin. But opposition candidate Henrique Capriles is demanding a recount. National electoral council President Tibisay Lucena announced Maduro’s victory late Sunday with 50.7 … Continue reading →

Election officials in Venezuela say acting President Nicolas Maduro has won the special election to succeed his late predecessor, Hugo Chávez. The national election authority announced late Sunday that Maduro had narrowly defeated opposition leader Henrique Capriles, winning just 50 … Continue reading →

Although President Hugo Chávez died of cancer earlier this year, he is still at the center of the Venezuelan presidential election campaign.  The former president’s image is everywhere, his successor Nicolas Maduro refers to himself as Chavez’s son and supporters … Continue reading →

French oil company Perenco says a helicopter it chartered has gone down in the northeastern jungle of Perú with 13 people aboard. Perenco said in a statement Sunday that the Peruvian military is searching for survivors, but so far none … Continue reading →

Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate tore into government leaders on Wednesday as false revolutionaries lining their pockets while professing faith to the late Hugo Chavez’s radical socialism. Trailing in opinion polls ahead of the April 14 vote, the candidate, Henrique Capriles, … Continue reading →

Flash floods killed at least 46 people and forced about 1,500 residents to evacuate the Argentine city of La Plata, capital of Buenos Aires province, government officials said. Some people drowned after being trapped in their cars or while walking … Continue reading →

A merger of terrorist with Latin American crime syndicates is raising concern in Washington because it would give those with designs to damage the United States access to a cash cow. The latest person to voice the concern is Marine … Continue reading →

Canadian armed forces have concluded its first naval deployment of 2013, Operation Caribbe. Operation Caribbe is part of the government’s continued commitment to combat illicit trafficking in the Caribbean basin and Eastern Pacific. As part of this commitment, the “Kingston” … Continue reading →

Spammers and others who use the Internet for foul reasons have used the death of Venezuela’s president Hugo Chávez to further their efforts. The firm Websense said it has identified malicious emails that have in the subject line the allegation … Continue reading →