European parliament confirms failure of Mexico’s war against drugs; severe flooding in Piedras Negras affects thousands; support for Peña Nieto’s 2012 electoral campaign deemed illegal by federal tribunal. European parliament confirms failure…
Laura Feged’s aerial photographs are exhibited in Bogotá; Roberto Marinho’s art collection opens to public in Rio de Janeiro; New Buenos Aires Biennale will promote young artists; Mario Carreño Foundation…
China and Brazil discuss increased cooperation; Panama signs trade agreement with non-EU nations; Informal economic activity increases 20 percent in Mexico City; Ecuador to begin negotiations for Mercosur membership China and…
Indigenous leaders ask Pope for protection of human rights; UN concerned with high numbers of Guatemalan refugees; UN concerned with Bolivian children living in prison
Government holds emergency meeting in wake of social unrest; Protests and clashes continue nationwide; Research is suspended in indigenous area after biologists are released Rousseff announces reforms after millions take to the…
Teachers march for better education system; Ministry of Economy reaffirms optimistic growth for 2013; NGO provides grant to fight AIDS in El Salvador Teachers march for better education system On…
Bachelet announces controversial tax proposal; School ‘tomas’ conflict with plans for primaries; Annual gay rights parade hits Santiago streets
Latin American prisons characterized by high levels of violence; High levels of impunity in Latin American femicides; Oaxaca develops first school of human rights
400 photos from Sergio Larraín to be published and exhibited; Young artwork exhibited in Mexico; Russian cinema in Lima; Free books to celebrate Writers’ Day in Argentina Sergio Larraín photographs…
Former Argentine President Menem jailed for arms smuggling Argentina’s former President, Carlos Menem, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for illegally selling weapons to Ecuador and Croatia in…
US approves bilateral security aid package; Security agencies prepare campaign against crime; UN says violence against children abounds US approves bilateral security aid package On 14 June, the US approved…
Presidential debate season begins; President Piñera submits social welfare bills, subsidies; 110,000 demonstrate for education reform
Famed tenor Ronaldo Villazón returns in style; Poet Javier Sicilia leads war on drugs, releases ‘final’ work; Mexico becomes only World Heritage contender from Latin America Famed tenor Ronaldo Villazón…
Investigation to be launched into police conduct after SP protests; Rousseff under pressure due to rising inflation; Concerns over increasing social unrest and crime ahead of mega events. Military police accused of…
Martinelli says investment is key to growth; Peru’s middle class continues to expand; Brazilian government says investment has not caused inflation; University names Latin America’s most attractive cities for investment…
Argentina guarantees reproductive assistance to homosexual and heterosexual couples; Ecuadorian oil spill threatens Peruvian communities; Dominican Republic to help register Haitians Argentina approves assisted fertilisation treatment to both heterosexual and…
Eduardo Lalo wins Rómulo Gallegos Prize for Fiction; Romantic Buenos Aires: the first ever festival of the romantic novel; Blockbusters on the underground; Circus winners come to Bogotá Eduardo Lalo wins Rómulo Gallegos novel…
OAS backs Argentina’s Falkland / Malvinas claim; Argentina’s Supreme Court revokes a freeze on assets of Chevron; Argentina nationalises Brazilian rail-routes OAS backs Argentina’s Malvinas claim against the UK On…
Free trade brings both greater profit and poverty to Mexico; more than three million children worked in Mexico during 2011; Mexican army rescues 165 kidnapped migrants. Free trade brings both…
Chinese President’s first visit to Latin America demonstrates expansion of bilateral ties; Chinese firm to fund a rival to the Panama Canal in Nicaragua; Honduran ambassador to Taiwan recalled amid…
Government aids rescued immigrants in Mexico; Funes bets on Central-South American integration; Security agencies plan to create anti-extortion unit Government aids rescued immigrants in Mexico El Salvador’s consulate in the…
Bachelet pledges free public higher education within six years if elected; Tensions rise between Chile and Bolivia over Morales’ comments; Smog alert for Metropolitan Region
Escalating land conflicts between farmers and indigenous tribes lead to crises; Women react to controversial statute; Dilma vetoes automatic renewal of concession in ports bill Government struggles to diffuse indigenous conflicts Brazil’s…
Dominican Republic rejects copper project; Latin America celebrates International Sex Worker’s Day; Bolivia receives international recognition for human rights work
Brazilian industry says country needs to open trade; Brazilian President would welcome Ecuador as Mercosur member; Obama and Piñera meet to discuss trade, TPP Brazilian industry says country needs to open trade The…