Monthly Archives: February 2017

Analysis Post: Peru offers reward for capture of former president

Former President of Venezuela, Alejandro Toledo is a visiting scholar at Stanford where he is researching for a his planned book on education in Latin America. The subject is important to Toledo because he rose from poor upbringing to acclaimed academic and ultimately President of the country. However, his revered status could come crumbling down if the international arrest warrant for… Read more »

Extreme storms leave two dead in Bolivia

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For parts of central South America, the last several weeks have proved to be quite stormy, particularly for Bolivia. After coming out of one of the worst droughts this country has seen in over 25 years, strong thunderstorms proved deadly this past weekend. Heavy rain caused major flooding in the area around Santa Cruz. Accumulations of over 75 millimetres were… Read more »

Analysis Post: Espirito Santo police return to work after murder wave

Police officers in Brazil participated in a strike because of unfair and low wages.The result of this strike was as expected; mad chaos erupting. Just in eight days: 144 murders occurred, which is more than a six-fold increase in murders as well as much more looting, assaults, and vandalism. Now, 1000 police officers have come back to the job, however that… Read more »

Espirito Santo police return to work after murder wave

More than 1,000 police officers have returned to work in Brazil after an eight-day strike plunged a coastal state into violence and saw a dramatic increase in homicides. More than 3,100 army soldiers and members of an elite federal police force helped patrol Espirito Santo state, which saw chaotic looting, assaults, vandalism and a six-fold increase in murders in the… Read more »

PJ Crowley: Trump unveils a subtle but vital shift in US policy

A playful exchange between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu actually said a great deal about the dim prospects of a successful negotiation with the Palestinians under current circumstances. “I think we’re going to make a deal,” President Trump said on Tuesday as he rolled out the red carpet for Mr Netanyahu at the White House. The… Read more »

Trump says Russia controversy a ‘scam’ in new attack on media

Donald Trump dismissed a growing controversy about ties between his aides and Russia on Thursday as a “ruse” and “scam” perpetrated by a hostile news media, and denied any of his associates had contacts with Moscow before last year’s election. “The leaks are absolutely real. The news is fake,” Trump told a news conference, referring to media reports that his… Read more »

Analysis Post: Could Trump’s politics unite the divided countries of Latin America?

It appears as though the harsh immigration and trade policies Trump is planning to enforce with Mexico will reunite the countries of Latin America. Leaders of various Latin American countries have already expressed their dissatisfaction with the new American President as well as their intentions to stand in solidarity with the Mexican President, Enrique Pena Nieto. This comes as quite… Read more »

Jovenel Moise sworn in as Haiti’s new president

Jovenel Moise was sworn in Tuesday as Haiti’s 58th president, ending a protracted electoral crisis that had created a vacuum of power in the impoverished, disaster-prone Caribbean nation. Moise, a 48-year-old banana exporter who has never held political office, took the oath at a ceremony at the National Assembly. He was former president Michel Martelly hand-picked choice to lead the… Read more »

Venezuela pulls CNN from air for ‘distorting truth’

President Nicolas Maduro’s government ordered the suspension of CNN’s Spanish-language service from Venezuela’s airwaves on Wednesday, accusing it of distorting the truth in coverage. U.S.-based ‘CNN en Espanol’ became unavailable on some cable providers minutes after a statement by telecommunications regulator Conatel announcing the suspension. The network had irked the socialist government with various reports, including one alleging that Venezuelan… Read more »

Could Trump’s politics unite the divided countries of Latin America?

Due to President Donald Trump’s protectionist politics, Latin American countries are rallying together. In fact, the USA’s hostility could lead to an historic reconciliation between the region’s key organisations, the Pacific Alliance and Mercosur. Trump’s win in the United States sparked unprecedented outrage in Latin America. As the new American president introduces aggressive policies on immigration and trade targetting Mexico,… Read more »