PUERTO RICO: Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced is officially under investigation for allegedly mismanaging relief supplies for victims of the December and January earthquakes. The Independent Special ...

EL SALVADOR: Vice Minister of Security Mauricio Arriaza Chicas resigned amid allegations of scheming to cover up financial wrongdoing by the government, President Nayib Bukele announced on Tuesday.

REGION: The presidents of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia joined leaders from Suriname, Brazil and Guyana Friday for talks about the future of the Amazon. The meeting was led by Colombian ...

BRAZIL: After months of downplaying the effects of the pandemic, President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for the coronavirus. Bolsonaro has made frequent public appearances in Brazil without a ...

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: Protestors set fire to part of Guatemala’s Congress during demonstrations on Saturday against budget cuts to educational and health spending. Around a thousand ...

NICARAGUA: The United States Treasury has levied official sanctions against the son of Daniel Ortega, the National Petroleum Distributor of Honduras (DNP Petronic), security company El Goliat and gas ...

The shocking story of federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman is one that has rocked Argentina for months — or for decades, if you want to go all the way back to the beginning of the story. We spoke with ...

MEXICO: Seven of Mexico City’s top hospitals reached their licensed capacity and have had to turn away COVID-19 patients. The capital has become the epicenter of the disease with nearly a quarter of ...

BRAZIL: COVID-19 continues to make inroads into the Brazilian Amazon, and the New York Times reports that health workers may be partly responsible. More than 1,000 workers for Brazil’s Indigenous ...

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BOLIVIA: Thousands of Bolivians marched in El Alto yesterday on the first day of a general strike to protest a decision to delay the presidential election again due to the ...

This Sunday Brazilians will vote in the second round of a presidential election that has captured the world’s attention. The choice is between a representative of Brazil’s leftist Partido dos ...

MEXICO: Legislators in the state of Guerrero passed a bill on Friday proposing the legalization of opium production for pharmaceutical use, the bill will now need to pass through the Mexican Senate ...