NICARAGUA: Catholic bishop Rolando Álvarez — one of the most outspoken critics of President Daniel Ortega’s regime — was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison on Friday Feb. The post ...
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CHILE: Wildfires raging in Chile since Thursday, Feb. 2 have left at least 24 dead and nearly 1,000 injured as of Sunday. A State of Emergency was declared in the The post Wildfires Ravage Chile...
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NEW YORK — The level of perceived public sector corruption in the Americas has remained stagnant for several years in a row, with 27 out of 32 countries having unchanged The post Corruption le...
PERU: President Pedro Castillo was impeached and arrested on Wednesday on rebellion charges after he attempted to dissolve the legislative body and take control of the government. Ahead of the T...
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CHILE: President Gabriel Boric celebrated on Thursday the International Court of Justice’s ruling on the Silala River case, affirming its international waterway status. Disputes over the Silala...
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TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Negotiations between Indigenous leaders and the national government were delayed yesterday after the police killed at least one protester and gravely injured two ...
https://latindispatch.com/2019/04/03/colombian-police-attack-indigenous-protesters-at-least-1-dead/
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: The government of President Nicolás Maduro announced a 30-day plan to ration energy. The measures, presented by Maduro on Sunday, lacked details but intend to ...
https://latindispatch.com/2019/04/02/maduro-announces-plan-to-ration-energy-amid-blackouts/
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGION: The Trump administration has vowed to cut funding to three Central American nations for having failed to avert migrants from crossing over to the United The post T...
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TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: Yesterday, opposition leader Juan Guaidó was barred from public office for 15 years by the Venezuelan government. In an announcement on state television, state ...
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: Three government ministers traveled to the remote mining town of Fuerabamba yesterday to try and put an end to a 51-day long protest that has The post Peruvian Offic...
https://latindispatch.com/2019/03/28/peruvian-officials-negotiate-to-end-51-day-mining-town-strike/