Latin America

Friday, February 14th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Ex head of Mexican oil firm Pemex arrested in Spain on corruption charges

Spanish police this week arrested Emilio Lozoya, the former chief executive of Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex, giving President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador his first high-profile win in his government’s anti-corruption drive.
Friday, February 14th 2020 - 08:02 UTC
OAS Observation mission to monitor March elections in Guyana

The Organization of American States (OAS) and Guyana have agreed to send an Electoral Observation Mission to the Caribbean country to observe the general and regional elections of March 2, 2020, during a ceremony held at the headquarters of the hemispheric institution in Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Guaido returns to Venezuela greeted by supporters but also attacked by Maduro government thugs

Opposition leader Juan Guaido returned to Venezuela on Tuesday following a 23-day international tour in which he defied a ban on leaving the country imposed by President Nicolas Maduro's government. Guaido announced his return on Twitter before being greeted by a throng of cheering supporters at the Caracas international airport, where he arrived on a flight from Portugal.
Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 08:36 UTC
Ex Ecuadorean president and several ministers on trial for accepting millions of dollars in bribes

Former President Rafael Correa went on trial before Ecuador’s highest court starting Monday on charges of campaign finance fraud and accepting millions of dollars in bribes.
Tuesday, February 11th 2020 - 07:58 UTC
US government wants Canada and Mexico to help ship coal, avoiding west coast states ban

U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said that Canada and Mexico could help export U.S. coal to Asia to get around the blocking of shipments by West Coast states concerned about the impact of the fuel on climate change.
Saturday, February 8th 2020 - 11:30 UTC
Lavrov denounces US foreign policy towards Venezuela in Mexico and puts hosts in an awkward position

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday denounced U.S. foreign policy in Venezuela, criticizing U.S. “provocations” and attempts to create what he called a pretext for military intervention.
Saturday, February 8th 2020 - 10:34 UTC
Award winning Cuban dissident prevented from attending human rights meeting in Europe

An award-winning Cuban dissident who was detained this week announced on Thursday that he has been released without charge but barred from a planned trip to Europe for a meeting on human rights.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:14 UTC
“Repentant” Popeye, Colombian Escobar's most notorious hit man dies at age 57

Pablo Escobar’s most notorious hit man, known by the nickname Popeye, died on Thursday at age 57 after a life of crime he celebrated on YouTube, Colombia’s prison authorities said.
Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 09:54 UTC
Strong support message from US Congress for Guaidó, present at Trump's State of the Union speech

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó's appearance in the US Congress at the State of the Union — as well as the bipartisan ovation he received — was intended to send a strong message of U.S. support for his efforts to unseat Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Guaidó attended the address as a guest of the White House.
Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Conservationists protecting monarch butterflies killed in Mexico

A second Mexican conservationist active in protecting monarch butterflies has been found dead within days of each other, authorities said. The body of Raul Hernandez Romero was found on Saturday in the central-western state of Michoacan, where Homero Gomez Gonzalez was found at the bottom of a well last Wednesday, two weeks after going missing.