I think it’s a great idea for these countries to get together to solve the issue as a group. Since these migrants are going to various other locations and not just one place, it’s up to all the countries involved to provide aid. These people are obviously in need of help if they’re leaving their homes and family. This is… Read more »
GUATEMALA CITY — Three years ago, Guatemala became a startling example to Latin America. Still battered by decades of civil war, it launched a corruption investigation that reached the highest level of government, drawing hundreds of thousands of supporters to the streets and ultimately landing the president, Otto Pérez Molina, in jail. It was a feat for a fragile democracy and an… Read more »
Ministers from a dozen Latin American nations start a two-day meeting in Ecuador Monday on how they can cooperate to end the massive Venezuelan migrant crisis that has jolted the region. Officials will discuss calls for international funding for overwhelmed public services and whether to impose tighter restrictions to curb migrant flows in the first concerted drive to agree a… Read more »
More than 30 years after Brazil’s junta left power, the consensus that the military should stay out of politics has been broken, amid widespread dissatisfaction with the political class after several years of corruption scandals and economic turmoil. The frontrunner in October’s general elections, Jair Bolsonaro – whose lurid far-right proclamationshave earned him the moniker “the tropical Trump” – is a former military officer… Read more »
Florence, the most powerful storm to threaten the US mainland this year, intensified into a Category 4 hurricane as it howled closer to the Carolinas on Monday, prompting evacuations of more than one million people to higher ground. Packing maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour (209 kph), the storm was due to gain even greater strength before making landfall early… Read more »