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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says two American "mercenaries" have been arrested after a failed coup attempt launched over the weekend. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said that authorities have arrested two U.S. citizens among a group of...
By Dave Sherwood Chile will push ahead with previously announced “release certificates” for recovered COVID-19 patients despite a World Health Organization warning that there was no evidence they are protected from a second coronavirus infection. Paula Daza,...
Lockdowns around Latin America are helping slow the spread of COVID-19, but are having a darker and less-intended consequence: a spike in calls to helplines suggests a rise in domestic abuse, in a region where almost 20 million women and girls suffer sexual and...
Argentina has banned until September ticket sales for commercial flights, according to a a new measure the government says is part of its coronavirus response. In effect, the move means air travel will not resume in the country until September. The decision,...
By Jim Mustian and Jake Bleiberg Coronavirus is dealing a gut punch to the illegal drug trade, paralyzing economies, closing borders and severing supply chains in China that traffickers rely on for the chemicals to make such profitable drugs as methamphetamine and...
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to trigger the worst recession since the Great Depression — dwarfing the fallout from the financial crisis a dozen years ago, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday. It predicts the global economy will shrink 3% this year,...
By Marco Aquino and Elida Moreno Peru and Panama are limiting the times men and women can leave their homes in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and Colombia is beginning its own gender segregation program on Monday. Other Latin American...
By Joao Fellet Indigenous communities in Brazil's Amazon region are in danger of being "wiped out" by the coronavirus, according to health experts. Respiratory illnesses -- such as those that develop from the influenza virus -- are already the main cause of death for...
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) expects a “tsunami” of Covid-19 cases in Latin America and the Caribbean, the director of the organization, Carissa Etienne, said on Saturday. She is urging the private sector to collaborate with governments to address the...
By Matthew Bristow Venezuelan families made destitute by Colombia’s coronavirus lockdown are walking a thousand miles or more across the Andes to get home. Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela might be undergoing one of the deepest economic slumps in modern history, but it’s...
By Gavin Bade, Nahal Toosi and Sam Mintz American citizens in Peru who are trying to head home in response to the coronavirus outbreak are being held there by a Peruvian government that first wants assurances thousands of Peruvian citizens will be able to return from...
By Jennifer Hansler As nations around the world shut their borders in an effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of American travelers have found themselves stranded. In Peru, where President Martin Vizcarra issued a 15-day nationwide state of emergency...
Latin American countries are stepping up measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, halting flights to and from Europe, banning public gatherings and closing schools. Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Honduras took tougher steps a day...
Peru delayed the start of its school year, imposed quarantines on travelers and limited the size of public gatherings in some of the most drastic measures yet taken by a Latin American nation to try to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. The start of classes...
By Ilan Berman Ask someone to name the world’s worst refugee crisis, and the most likely answer you’ll hear is “Syria.” That’s clearly correct… but only in the near term. Today, the number of refugees from Syria’s brutal nine-year civil war hovers at around 6.6...
By Helen Partz Amid a major economic downturn, countries in Latin America (LATAM) are increasingly suffering from money laundering through cryptocurrencies, a new report says. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have become a major tool of organized crime groups and hackers...
Venezuela will allow companies to raise capital in foreign currency, according to a new rule by the country’s securities regulator, as socialist President Nicolas Maduro liberalizes the struggling economy in the face of sanctions. The government unexpectedly began...
By John Curiel and Jack R. Williams As Bolivia gears up for a do-over election on May 3, the country remains in unrest following the Nov. 10 military-backed coup against incumbent President Evo Morales. A quick recap: Morales claimed victory in October’s election,...
By Stephen Dinan Despite the surge of illegal migrants from Central America, the actual unauthorized population in the U.S. has dropped over the last decade, according to a new analysis Wednesday that found hundreds of thousands of Mexicans have surrendered their...
Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a six-part series by Don Moore, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras who developed a fascination with northern Peru — and wrote a book about it. Don spent most of January in Cuenca. To see part one, click here. For part two,...
