Aug 13 Pence to begin Latin America tour as global crises grow By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence will visit Colombia amid escalating tensions with neighboring Venezuela and North Korea. Continue reading
Dec 01 To break recession, Latin America and Caribbean nations must support its self-starters, study says By Laura Santhanam Latin American and Caribbean nations continue to languish in a recession, and a recent report says policies that promote greater entrepreneurship could give economies a needed boost. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 9:39 Can Colombia rework its FARC deal without jeopardizing peace? By PBS News Hour Colombia was on the verge of ending one of the most violent civil wars in Latin America just slightly more than a month ago, when the deal was narrowly rejected by a voter referendum. President Juan Manuel Santos now faces… Continue watching
Mar 23 In Buenos Aires, Obama aims to boost Argentina’s new leader By Josh Lederman, Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — After years of anti-American posturing by its leader, Argentina has a new president whose outstretched hand has been eagerly accepted by the United States. President Barack Obama on Wednesday rewarded the South American nation with a… Continue reading
Feb 22 Obama sends Congress $1.9 billion request to combat Zika virus By Andrew Taylor and Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Monday sent lawmakers an official $1.9 billion request to combat the spread of the Zika virus in Latin America and the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 4:52 Inside the fight to save the bananas we know (and love) By PBS News Hour A deadly fungus, known as Panama disease, is decimating banana plantations around the world and threatens to wipe out the most common species, the Cavendish banana. Scientists in Honduras are working to create a resistant banana before the disease hits… Continue watching
Oct 24 Mapping murder around the globe: Why fatal violence is concentrated in Latin America By Andrew Mach, Stephen Fee Earlier this week, Honduran journalist Lourdes Ramírez was one of three women worldwide awarded a 2015 Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women's Media Foundation. Her experience as a female journalist is a microcosm of the danger in Honduras,… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 10:08 Inside the ‘pure hell’ of Honduras’s rising tide of domestic violence By PBS News Hour In Honduras, poverty, gang violence and corruption are fueling a domestic-violence epidemic in the Central American country where on average, a woman is murdered every 13 hours. As a result, many Honduran women flee the country and become part of… Continue watching
Aug 22 Photos: Venezuelans contend with food, medicine shortages, as low oil prices cripple economy By Kenzi Abou-Sabe Amid Venezuela's ongoing economic crisis, protests this month in the nation's capital over shortages of medicine and basic supermarket necessities have spotlighted the ripple effect of the falling price of oil, the country's main export. Continue reading
Apr 11 El Salvador set to become deadliest peacetime country in the world By Tracy Wholf March of this year was the most deadly month on record in El Salvador in more than a decade. Continue reading