Mexico 17/10/2011
One of Zetas top command captured; deadly prison spats spread through prisons in Matamoros and Monterrey; while the Pan-American games get underway in Guadalajara.
Articles by Stephen Eisenhammer
Mexico 10/10/2011
PRI get the campaign ball rolling; eight New Generation members arrested in connection with 32 bodies found Thursday in Veracruz; and Pemex continues to battle with Repsol over board control.
Mexico 03/10/2011
Rick Perry says US should consider sending troops into Mexico to fight cartels; Baja California upholds pro-life stance; and five severed heads found outside a school in Acapulco.
Mexico 26/09/2011
Frontrunners announce their presidential candidacy; 35 bodies found in trucks in Veracrus; World Bank says violence is an important obstacle to development.
Mexico 19/09/2011
Gunmen kill family of policeman linked to casino attack; Mexico ranks third in OECD countries for youth unemployment and school drop-out rates; while teachers march against violence in Acapulco.
Mexico 12/09/2011
Calderón vows to continue drug war, as Mayor of Monterrey steps down over new casino scandal and American “Drug Czar” says power must move from Army to Police.
Mexico 05/09/2011
Country reels in aftermath of casino attack as five suspected Zeta members and one police officer arrested; two female journalists are killed in Mexico City; and Cardenas asked to run…
Mexico 08/08/2011
Entire police force of Ascensión resign; US increases security collaboration with Mexico; and Chivas crush Barcelona.
Mexico 01/08/2011
Fed. govt. suspends subsidy for Juárez as prison riot highlights failure of the city’s security system; study shows poverty increased under Calderón; and economy secretariat says violence not deterring FDI.
Mexico 18/07/2011
Mexican government uncover enormous marijuana farm; seven prisoners are killed after jail riot sees 59 escape; and central bank head says economy resilient to global woes.
Mexico 11/07/2011
U.S.-Mexico trucking dispute resolved; as Calderon says flooding in the capital could have been avoided.
Mexico 04/07/2011
Tamaulipas massacre suspect ‘confesses’; eight players are suspended from Mexico’s Copa America squad for ‘indiscipline’; and twenty thousands families are affected by flash floods.
Bolivia 27/06/11
Gen. Sanabria pleads guilty to drug trafficking, and Peruvian President-elect Humala visits Bolivia.
Bolivia 20/06/11
14 Bolivian soldiers arrested in Chile on suspicion of smuggling illegal cars; Humala and Piñera discuss Bolivian maritime access; and Gran Poder festival gets under way in La Paz.
Bolivia 13/06/11
OAS decline to support Bolivia’s maritime claim; while government taken by surprise by the number of illegal vehicles queuing for registration following new amnesty law.
Bolivia 06/06/11
Visit of Iranian Defence Minister causes tension with Argentina, Indigenous tribe threaten to resist new highway with “bows and arrows”, and blockade on Peru-Bolivia border is temporarily lifted
Bolivia 30/05/11
Truck drivers stranded due to Peruvian protests ask Bolivian government for food, Morales announces the building of a new international airport, and the Organisation of American States plans to monitor…
Bolivia 23/05/2011
Governor of Beni placed under house arrest; Morales appeals for opening up of electoral media reporting; S & P raise credit rating; and giant Virgin to be built in Copacabana.
Bolivia 16/05/2011
Spanish judge declines Morales offer to lead maritime claim; and ‘boy traveller‘ is reunited with his mother after three days on the road.
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Bolivia 09/05/2011
Plane crash kills four UN officials; Inter-American Bank forecasts 10% food price inflation and MAS pass controversial new judicial law.
Bolivia 02/05/2011
Morales announces the elimination of six laws to bury neoliberal Supreme Decree, while one lawyer and three policeman are arrested in Sanabria case.
Bolivia 25/04/2011
Protests end as COB and government come to a deal; Morales asks public opinion on fiscal policy; and chief editor of local news agency is murdered.
Bolivia 18/04/11
As nationwide protests continue into their tenth day, union leaders and government remain unable to come to an agreement.
Bolivia 11/04/2011
Police clash with protesters as Morales battles with unions over pay rises, and Santiago’s residents say Bolivia should be granted access to Pacific.