Tiburon aid worker to speak about El Salvador crop shortages
Extreme weather conditions in Central America have created drought in El Salvador in recent months. Will Jason reports.
WikiLeaks’ lesson on Haiti
What the US embassy cables reveal about Washington's malign influence should make Latin American nations quit the UN force.
Colombia: cooking up the US base accord
Cables from the US embassy in Bogotá, released by Wikileaks, give an insight into the negotiations in 2009 over the use by the USA of Colombian military bases.
Honduras: Prosecute Post-Coup Abuses
Honduras: Prosecute Post-Coup Abuses. As human rights abuses in Honduras continue unchecked; Human Rights Watch call for perpetrators to be brought to justice.
Guatemala declares ‘state of siege’ to combat Mexican drug cartel, limiting...
As drug related violence increases in Mexico, Guatemalan authorities try to curb the problems spilling over into the state.
U.S. must act to curb violence in Mexico
As the milestone of 3000 deaths within a year is passed in Cuidad Juárez; Michael Deibert looks at the reasons behind the violence.
Colombia: President Santos hails death of country’s most-wanted criminal
Santos hailed the success of ‘Operation Diamond’ as he confirmed on 29 December the death of Guerrero, the head of the criminal group called the Popular Anticommunist Revolutionary Army of Colombia (ERPAC).
Haiti. As elections derail: US and UN at odds with the...
Following confirmation that the cholera epidemic began in a UN camp, anti-occupation feeling grows on the streets of Haiti. Manoeuvring behind the scenes between the US and current president Preval, recently exposed by wikileaks, does little to ease t
Ecuador: referendum on constitutional reforms
President Rafael Correa is planning a referendum on changes to the constitution to facilitate the fight against crime. His critics say this is not the best way to tackle the growing problem of insecurity.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Education movement gains ground
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Education movement gains ground. As calls for more resources to be invested in education are growing across the country