“He has engaged in a pattern of behavior that has undermined Guatemala’s justice system and brought the country to the brink of a constitutional crisis,” commented Guatemalan-born Norma Torres, California’s 35th representative. The representative was referring to Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, after he stated Guatemala will be withdrawing from a UN-backed agreement to prevent corruption within the third-world nation. He… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/guatemala-withdraw-backed-anti-corruption-body-190107232649418.html Guatemala City, Guatemala – The government of Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales has said it is withdrawing from a UN-backed anti-corruption commission and is giving the body’s staff 24 hours to leave the country, in a move that drew criticism from human rights groups and constitutional lawyers. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Morales accused the International Commission Against Impunity in… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46639187?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c77jz3mdm3rt/argentina&link_location=live-reporting-storyArgentina’s former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is to go on trial for corruption, a federal court has ruled. She is accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes over a 12-year period in what has become known as the “corruption notebooks” scandal. Ms Fernández, who is now a senator, denies any wrongdoing and claims the charges are politically motivated…. Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cuba-internet-access-mobile-cell-phones-wifi-3g-connection-telecoms-a8667771.html People in Cuba will soon be able to access the internet from their mobile phones for the first time after the government announced it would launch a 3G service. The president of the state telecoms company, Mayra Arevich, announced on television on Tuesday evening that the long-awaited service would begin on Thursday. Cuba is one of the last countries… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cuba-sonic-attacks-crickets-diplomats-havana-ill-scientisits-research-stubbs-montealegrez-a8715071.html In November 2016, US diplomats in Cuba complained of persistent, high-pitched sounds followed by a range of symptoms, including headaches, nausea and hearing loss. Exams of nearly two dozen of them eventually revealed signs of concussions or other brain injuries, and speculation about the cause turned to weapons that blast sound or microwaves. Amid an international uproar, a recording… Read more »
Tyler Cadenas | December 20, 2018 Cuba has been the hub for baseball for over 100 years. First with the Cuban League founded in 1878, then the Cuban National Series founded in 1961 after the wake of the Cuban Revolution. As of 2016, Cuba ranked third on most international players currently rostered on an MLB team. Since the embargo placed… Read more »
A woman who was jailed for attempted murder under El Salvador’s strict anti-abortion laws has been freed. Imelda Cortez, 20, says she became pregnant by her stepfather who sexually abused her for many years. Doctors suspected she had tried to perform an abortion after she gave birth to a baby girl in a latrine in April of last year. The… Read more »
Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera has asked the country’s police chief, Hermes Soto, to stand down amid growing pressure over the death of an indigenous man five weeks ago. Mr Piñera said Hermes Soto and 10 other police commanders should resign to make way for new leadership in the Chilean police. The death of Camilo Catrillanca, 24, led to protests across… Read more »
US Major League Baseball (MLB) and Cuba’s Baseball Federation have reached a deal to let Cuban players sign with US teams despite diplomatic tensions. Eligible Cuban players can now join MLB teams without defecting from the communist-run nation, in a deal similar to those with Asian leagues. The MLB has also agreed to pay Cuba’s Federation a percentage of signing… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46639187Ms Fernández, 65, is accused of being at the centre of a massive corruption racket that allegedly saw millions of dollars in bribes paid by businessmen to government officials. The allegations stem from a batch of records kept by Oscar Centeno, a driver for a public works official, between 2005 and 2015. In the notebooks, Mr Centeno writes about delivering… Read more »
