Haiti: A country trapped between two presidents, kidnapping gangs and chronic poverty
Haiti's chronic hardship and hunger have always been linked to a long string of corrupt, autocratic and brutal politicians who...
February 15, 2021Topic
Mercosur
Anger in Chile as Congress refuses to interrupt recess to address critical issues
A large number of representatives of Chile's political and social scene have strongly criticized the country's legislators after their refusal...
February 10, 2021
Indigenous candidate charges fraud to exclude him from Ecuador’s second round vote
On Monday, February 8th, rez denounced an alleged fraud attempt to exclude him from the dispute.Indigenous leader Yaku Pérez, disputing...
February 10, 2021
Colombia to grant temporary residence to 1 million undocumented Venezuelan migrants
Colombia's president Ivan Duque announced on Monday that the country would grant temporary protection status to around one million undocumented...
February 9, 2021
Brazil-Argentina Peace Mediator, Ambassador Scioli Comes to the (Political) Rescue
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On January 13th, a stuffy Wednesday of a less rainy summer than usual in Brasília,...
February 8, 2021
Chile: Police Officer Accused of Shooting Street Juggler Will Remain in Custody
On Saturday, Chilean courts jailed the police officer accused of shooting and killing a juggler during a routine check, an...
February 8, 2021
Analysis: Argentina´s Flag Carriers Devour Large Sums with No Prospect for Improvement
In order to keep Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral afloat, the Argentinian Government invested US$527 million between January and November 2020,...
February 5, 2021
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Fracking Activity Hits 17-Month High in January
Fracking activity in Vaca Muerta, Argentina shot up in January to its highest level in 17 months, according to data...
February 5, 2021
Luis Lacalle Pou and Jair Bolsonaro Meet, Agree on Need to “Flexibilize” MERCOSUR
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou was welcomed on Wednesday, February 3rd, in Brasilia by his counterpart Jair Bolsonaro, with whom...
February 4, 2021