It is important to note the history before jumping into the conflict in Venezuela. Venezuela is neighboring Colombia, a country that has not always been perfect in the past as well. Colombia had many right wing, and leftist groups rise and had major conflicts. So, when these conflicts were happening many fled to Venezuela because of the boom in economy… Read more »
Trump’s big campaign speech and promise hasn’t turned out to be as easy most of his supporters thought it would be. Trump promised his base of voters to build a wall on the U.S and Mexican border to keep in his words “the rapists” and “drug dealers” out of the country. This I think was a huge win for Trump… Read more »
Venezuela has recently accused the United States president Donald Trump of imposing a so called “psychological terrorism.” The U.S had declared sanctions on 10 countries, and one of the most controversial of them is Venezuela. Donald Trump has been very critical of Venezuela, and doesn’t seem like he is going to change anything unless there is a change in Venezuela’s… Read more »
To be honest, I’m not really surprised that Mexico’s trying to help support those who are coming back. Mexico is not a very good place to live in know with the cartels and political corruption. But Trump being Trump isn’t really helping the situation, he’s just trying to kick out all the Mexicans just because their Mexican. Their is a… Read more »
Al jazeera- Brazil has formally charged two former presidents, Dilma Rousseff and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with racketeering for plotting to skim funds from Petrobras, the state-owned oil firm. Brazil’s top prosecutor, Rodrigo Janot, alleged on Tuesday that eight members of the Workers Party, including Lula and Rousseff, committed a series of crimes involving Petrobras, including cartel formation, corruption and money laundering. They were… Read more »
The Atlantic- It’s hard to pick the Venezuelan president’s greatest flaw. Which is more serious: his cruel indifference to the suffering of his people, or his brutal autocratic behavior? Which is more outrageous: his immense ignorance or the fact that he dances on television while his henchmen murder defenseless young protesters in the streets? The list of Nicolas Maduro’s failings is long,… Read more »
BBC news- The slogan of the Pope’s visit to Colombia is: “Let’s take the first step.” It is a five-day trip that will focus on reconciliation – an obvious theme given last year’s peace deal that ended half a century of conflict between the government and the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). “Taking the first step means recognising… Read more »
http://www.reuters.com- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma plowed past the Dominican Republic on Thursday after devastating a string of Caribbean islands and killing at least 11 people as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century took aim at Florida. With winds of around 180 mph (290 kph), the storm lashed several small islands in the… Read more »
www.caribbeannews.com As the year proceeds, Mexico, the world’s 13th largest economy, is expected to rebalance its international trade relationships. It is likely to do so irrespective of the outcome of meetings underway with Canada and the US on the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), or President Trump’s threats about future US participation. For many months, Mexico… Read more »
panampost.com Marcos Peña, head of Argentine president Mauricio Macri‘s cabinet, will travel to Cuba on September 13 in the framework of the second official visit by a current government official. Last year the former chancellor, Susana Malcorra, opened bilateral relations with the Communist dictatorship. Peña’s visit to the island will last two days. He will be accompanied by the Secretary of… Read more »