The release of US citizen Jason Puracal after two years of wrongful imprisonment in Nicaragua has put an unflattering spotlight on the country’s justice system. David Hutt reports.

Patrick Duddy, ex-US Ambassador to Venezuela, released a surprising paper last month outlining a range of measures that could be taken by the United States after Sunday’s elections and warning against potential violence in the country. Duddy, who was exiled from Venezuela in 2008 for his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the Chávez […]

President of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Vicente Díaz, has claimed that there is no possibility that Sunday’s elections will have fraudulent results due to the fact that all of the voting machines, local councils and vote-counting committees are shielded, anonymous and “bulletproof”. Díaz stated “I’m sure that both candidates would be happy to accept […]

Brazilian Minister for Defence, Celso Amorim, will today deliver two helicopters to Santa Cruz in eastern Bolivia to aid with the battle against drugs and crime on the border which the two countries share, an official source informed yesterday. The two H-1H helicopters will be destined only for use as part of the anti-drug plan […]

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will have a prostate cancer operation in Bogotá on Wednesday, he announced today, after discovering a benign tumor last week.

The third Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA) commenced today in Lima, Peru. Ministers from twelve Latin American countries and 12 countries from North Africa and Middle East countries will meet for two days to discuss ways to cooperate together.

A controversial labour reform reached the Mexican senate Monday and will be discussed for the next 30 days. If passed, the bill will be sent to President Felipe Calderon for signature and if not it will return to the House of Representatives. While the bill is supported by the House of Representatives, the opposition consider […]

The four Mapuche men who have been on a hunger strike for 36 days while being held in the Chilean prison Angol have today released a video to calling for their people to reclaim their lands. Paulino Levipan Coyán and Daniel Levinao were convicted of attempted murder against members of Chile’s militarized police and posession […]

For the third time this month thousands of citizens gathered in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Sunday for a protest against Michel Martelly’s government and the poor living standards of the nation. This is just one in a series of protests that has shaken the country during the last two weeks. The critique is angled […]

Two men have been arrested for the shootings on Saturday where at least two members of the opposition were killed in Barinas during a campaign for opposition leader Henrique Capriles. President Hugo Chávez has condemned the killings and has begged people to avoid violence. Chávez yesterday commented on the incident in a public speech saying […]