I read multiple articles this regional report that discussed the relationship between the United States and Mexico. One discussed that due to the immigration issue that lingers on year after year, there has now built up to be a trade issue between Mexico and the United States. This is not surprising due to the history between these two states and… Read more »
I played the UNHCR in the simulation, and I felt comfortable in this role. It wasn’t as stressful as some of the other roles in the simulation, but it was still stressful at times. I felt that sometimes we were being pulled every which way, and everyone was annoyed with us at one time or another. It was difficult being… Read more »
With things heating up in Venezuela, the world has its eyes on the aggressive actions that Guaido has been vocally portrayed online. This past week, Guaido made a video outside of the airbase in Venezuela saying for Maduro to step down because he no longer has military support from his own country. Guaido had Venezuelan soldiers standing behind him, with… Read more »
This week, Venezuela made headlines around the world as the country was plunged into further political chaos when opposition leader and self-declared president Juan Guaido broadcast a video online calling for a military uprising to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office. A battle broke out on the streets, as well as the airwaves and online as both political sides fought to get their messages out.WATCH09:50 Guaido’s… Read more »
The United States and Russia traded warnings against interfering in Venezuela on Wednesday, a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Moscow of stopping President Nicolas Maduro from leaving the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Pompeo by phone that further “aggressive steps” in Venezuela would be fraught with the gravest consequences, the Russian ministry said. “The Russian side underlined that interference by Washington in… Read more »
The body of a 10-month-old baby was recovered and three other migrants were feared drowned after their raft capsized near Rio Grande, Texas, as they tried to cross the US-Mexico border. The rubber raft flipped over on Wednesday night and all nine of its occupants were swept away in the cold, fast-flowing water, according to the father of the dead child, US Border… Read more »
Panama City – Panamanians will cast their ballots on Sunday to elect the country’s next president, 71 legislators and hundreds of local government officials. Government corruption is among the chief concerns of the country’s 2.7 million registered voters, and some are sceptical of all the candidates’ campaign promises to root it out. “They all say they are against corruption,” Espacio Encuentro… Read more »
Honduras was trying to pass a bill for new health and education reforms. However, it was meet with intense backlash from both communities who believe the bills will cause privatization and a loss of jobs. There have been mass protests which have escalated into violence. Protestors carrying stones, sticks and Molotov cocktails. The class with police has left 3 people… Read more »
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Pope Francis should visit Argentina to meet victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and intervene on their behalf, said international groups fighting clerical abuse on Thursday. “If Pope Francis cannot make zero tolerance (of abuse) happen in Argentina, he’s not going to be able to make it happen anywhere else,” said Peter Isely, a… Read more »
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Close to triple the usual number of Venezuelans fled to Brazil on Tuesday, when Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido led an attempt to oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro from power, according to Brazilian government data released on Wednesday. Some 850 Venezuelans came to Brazil on Tuesday by foot, the government said, compared with the usual range… Read more »