Opposition leader attributes regional government debt to earlier vote buying; thousands of Zapatistas march in key Chiapas cities; Mexican constitution amended to guarantee quality of education. Claims of vote buying…
The past, present and future of Chinese investment in Latin America; Air China increases number of flights to Brazil; Ecuador will use Chinese loan to address budget deficit in 2013…
Over 700 Palenquero books are donated to Colombian public libraries; ‘Landfill Harmonic’ documentary trailer is released; Sofía Vergara is nominated for SAG award; Samanta Schweblin wins Juan Rulfo prize; Chilean Film…
Mayan doomsday; Colombia: peace proposal put forward; ‘Count on us for peace, not war’ Mayan doomsday (or not) Throughout 2012 people have been concerned about whether the Mayan Calendar predicts the…
Food inflation reaches highest level in three years; Latin America and the Caribbean expected to grow by 3.8 percent in 2013; Latin American Finance Ministers to construct regional financial plan;…
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights calls for more protection against LGBTI violence; Costa Rica is on the road towards gay marriage; Mexican NGO wins Spanish Human Rights award
PSUV wins twenty governorships and the opposition takes three; while President Hugo Chávez recovers from surgery in Havana
Overwhelming number of protest votes in PLRA internal elections; campesinos charged for Curuguaty massacre; a powerful storm hits the capital
Multinational-paramilitary payment case re-opened; ‘grave’ humanitarian crisis in Medellín; Colombia’s first abortion clinic inaugurated.
Oxfam report criticises forced evictions of camps; UN launches cholera-fighting initiative; students arrested at university in Port-au-Prince
Cuba’s Foreign Minister promoted to Politburo; hundreds arrested before International Human Rights Day; Carromero repatriated to Spain
Brazil and Russia agree to stronger bilateral ties and cooperation; A recent poll indicates President Dilma Rousseff remains popular; Rapper accuses Governor of failing to protect youths from police brutality….
Dilma scores 62% approval rating; Lula speaks for first time after new allegations of corruption; and states continue to fight for royalties on oil continue, hydroelectric and mine production is…
South Korea opens its meat market to Uruguayan products; Uruguayan boxer keeps Women’s World Super Lightweight Champion title; the Chamber of Deputies will decide next Tuesday on same sex marriages.
New commission to re-assess poverty line; Agrosuper to close Freirina factory farm; Justice Minister linked to disgraced former head of accreditation agency.
Costa Rica: Public sector employees imprisoned over major embezzlement scandal; Constitutional court rules budget unconstitutional; Record foreign investment in high tech industry Costa Rica: Public sector employees imprisoned over major embezzlement…
Over a dozen youth remain incarcerated following presidential inauguration; families of missing persons give the new government a month’s grace to provide answers; statistics show the majority of Mexicans work…
McAfee deported to United States; Belizean Government meets with the Inter-American Development Bank; Opposition party rejects new crime measures.
Panama: Dispute filed against Argentina at the WTO; $1bn approved for tourism campaign; Telethon success highlights country’s solidarity Panama: Dispute filed against Argentina at the WTO On Wednesday, 12 December,…
Millions pay tribute to the Virgin of Guadalupe; Humberto Musacchio publishes book on the history of Mexican cultural journalism; The Alternative Book Fair opens in Coyoacán Millions pay tribute…
Mercosur expands its membership and its economic prowess; Salaries rise in Latin America despite global economic crisis; Studies predict continued economic success in Peru; Five Latin American economies identified as…
Mercosur seeks to intensify economic ties with China; Latin American development bank issues Chinese bonds for the first time; Raúl Castro welcomes high-level Chinese officials to Cuba; Inter-American Development Bank…
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer dies; Kobo, Google and Amazon open online book stores in Brazil; Juanes and Fonseca are nominated for Grammy Award; Ricardo Piglia wins Argentina’s Great National Arts…
Amnesty International denounces violence against human rights defenders; Latin America commemorates Human Rights Day; Ecuador elected to vice-presidency in United Nations Human Rights Council
Chile and Peru present their cases before the Hague and are asked to return with more evidence; Education Minister announces plan for strict rules on university accreditation.