I believe that the refugee crisis simulation was very successful. The first day, it did not seem like anyone would be able to agree upon any suggestion for a solution to the crisis. Even though, I did not speak out loud in front of the group, I was active in the informal discussion and negotiations. I specifically talked to the… Read more »
The United States recently put oil sanctions on Venezuela in order to protest the current presidential situation within that country. The Venezuelan economy solely relies on its oil, without it, the country would be in economic ruin. The sanctions were put into place in order to influence Venezuela to change its mind. I think it was a smart move by… Read more »
Reuters news agency report reveals Venezuelan oil sales routed through Russian state energy giant Rosneft. President Nicolas Maduro is funnelling cash flow from Venezuelan oil sales through Russian state energy giant Rosneft as he seeks to evade US sanctions designed to remove him from power, according to sources and documents reviewed by Reuters news agency. The sales are the latest sign of the growing… Read more »
The EU and Canada issued a joint warning against the United States on Wednesday after Washington said it would allow US lawsuits against foreign investments in Cuba. “The EU and Canada consider the extraterritorial application of unilateral Cuba-related measures contrary to international law,” the EU’s foreign affairs supremo Federica Mogherini and Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said in a statement that was also signed by Canadian… Read more »
Official figures reveal almost 10 percent increase in violence in first quarter of this year compared with 2018 Violence in Mexico has hit new heights in the first quarter of 2019, with 8,493 murders recorded from January to March, according to official figures. The Executive Secretariat of the Public Security National System revealed that the number represents a 9.6 percent rise on… Read more »
At least 17 killed and more than 25 people still buried in the mud, local media reports say. At least 17 people have died in Colombia following a landslide triggered by heavy rains. The early morning landslide hit at least eight homes on Easter Sunday and blocked a stretch of the Pan-American Highway in the community of Rosas, roughly 630 kilometres southwest… Read more »
The presidential elections for the nation of Guatemala are coming up in a couple of months. However, the leading options aren’t ideal. The article states that “all three are mired in controversy and legal battles that could exclude them from the ballot.” The first two options seem substantial, however the third major candidate is supposedly the daughter of an ex-dictator… Read more »
San Salvador – When Saskia ter Laag visited the spot where Salvadoran soldiers shot her brother, Hans, while he reported on El Salvador‘s civil war 37 years ago, she felt peace, but not closure. In 1982, the Salvadoran military ambushed and killed four Dutch journalists – Koos Koster, Jan Kuiper, Joop Willemsen, and Hans ter Laag – alongside the Salvadoran rebel fighters… Read more »
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced a 30-day plan to ration electricity after nationwide power cuts that have inflicted misery on millions of people and ignited protests, including one near the presidential palace in Caracas. The rationing plan will help deal with the outages that have also cut off the water supply and communications for days at a time, Maduro said on Sunday… Read more »
Guatemala City – Guatemala‘s elections are just two and a half months away, but whether the leading presidential contenders will end up on the ballot, disqualified, or even behind bars is still up in the air. “There is so much uncertainty,” Iduvina Hernandez Batres, the director of the Association for the Study and Promotion of Security in Democracy, told Al Jazeera. “Two… Read more »