Sino-Latin American trade continues to flourish; China Construction Bank eyes expansion into Latin America; Colombian FARC releases Chinese hostages, though cynicism remains over ‘no more kidnapping’ claim
The biggest literary event in the Spanish speaking world opens; Vargas Llosa is awarded Carlos Fuentes prize; original Marquez prize fails to sell; Paulo Coelho presents new book; Brazil fashion…
Brazil’s economic growth predictions continue to fall; Latin American poverty rates decrease in 2012; Latin American currencies will fall in value due to global economic uncertainty; Bolivia named the second-best climate for…
Levels of hungry Latin Americans continue to decrease; Colombia considers withdrawing from the International Court of Justice; Inter-American Commission on Human Rights denounces continued violence against women
Open letter from Colombian indians to peace negotiators; Garifuna film’s London premiere at the LLAFF; The X General Assembly of the Indigenous Fund in Guatemala Open letter from Colombian Indians…
Government introduces new tax system; new cases of cholera reported in the wake of Hurricane Sandy; Colombia-FARC peace talks arrive in Havana.
Protests across the country calling for Martelly’s resignation; President meets with Pope in Europe, solicits EU countries for further aid
Tribute organized in memory of Carlos Fuentes; ‘Zero Hunger’ plan announced; the President criticizes teaching strikes
Allamand and Golborne present their positions at a symposium of the centre-right; Public sector employees rally for 8.5% salary increase; Piñera government pledges to back civil union bill.
Death in Panama Canal site fuels protests over working conditions; Banks contemplate adopting an IMF loan. Death in Panama Canal site fuels protests over working conditions In 2007, the Panamanian…
Lawmakers’ vote on judicial matters creates tension in democratic institutions; Costa Rica inaugurates the biggest energy plant in Central America. Lawmakers’ vote on judicial matters creates tension in democratic institutions…
Bolivia prepares to join Mercosur, though not everyone is keen; census’s completion will lead to redistribution of national resources and representation; judge rejects US citizen Jacob Ostreicher’s appeal
FARC declares unilateral ceasefire; Colombia loses significant ocean territory to Nicaragua; Third national Paralympic games begin.
Ceremony to appoint Brazil’s first black president of the Supreme Court; President Rousseff orders further dismissals in yet another corruption case; Plans to launch investigation into press violations during military…
Social unrest as citizens demand to know what happened in Curuguaty; Franco snubs Unasur representative; gubernatorial hopeful found dead
Ecuadorian parliament approves tax on banks to finance monthly allowance for the poor; Peruvian President Ollanta Humala visits Ecuador in binational summit
Jailed judge claims she was sexually abused in prison; National Guard finds US$ 550,000 buried on the border; a helicopter with opposition candidates crashes in Anzoátegui
New President of Supreme Court claims justice to be ‘unequal’; first woman to become Officer General in the Navy; and cancer patients to receive faster treatment. Joaquim Barbosa, new President…
Brazilian currency may be allowed to fall against the dollar; credit growth in El Salvador is slowest in Central America; remittances to Latin American will increase by 2.9 percent in 2012
EU-Central America association agreement; ‘Penacho de Moctezuma’ is exhibited in Vienna; Indigenous Aztec calls for march on Vienna
Latin American art show Pinta takes place; Bolaño’s final novel is published in English; Vargas Llosa will be in conversation with Julian Barnes at the Cartagena Hay Festival Modern Hispanic…
China makes inroads into the Latin American wind energy sector; Mexico gains support in its WTO case against China; Chilean-Chinese Institute of Culture celebrates 60th anniversary
Latin Americans protest U.S. based ‘training school’ for Latin American dictators; need for sexual education reform recognized in Latin America; Inter-American Court of Human Rights hold 97th session
Is it possible to get rid of organised crime? This lingering question divides analysts, and politicians alike. By some accounts, crime rates in El Salvador plummeted by a staggering…
Software tycoon denies murder; Ambassador speaks on border dispute; IMF completes annual report on Belize.