By: Staff Writer February 16, 2024 Venezuela has been building up military personnel at the border with Guyana amid the ongoing dispute over the Essequibo region. The Venezuelan government also…
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Bukele officially confirmed President in El Salvador
By: Staff Writer February 13, 2024 Nayib Bukele has officially been confirmed as President of El Salvador for his second consecutive term riding off of his popular gang crackdown. Some…
Ricardo Méndez Ruiz and the Art of Lawfare in Guatemala
By: Insight Crime February 9, 2024 It was less than 12 hours after the new president of Guatemala had been sworn in that Ricardo Méndez Ruiz fired off his first challenge to the incoming…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the Political Situation in Colombia
February 9, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) demands that attempts by different political actors to damage the democratic process in Colombia be abandoned and…
Bukele returned as president of El Salvador
By: Staff Writer February 5, 2024 President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele handily won re-election despite not all of the votes being counted as yet. The self-proclaimed “world’s coolest dictator”,…
Can Guatemala’s New President Reignite Fight Against Corruption and Crime?
By: Insight Crime February 6, 2024 Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as president of Guatemala on January 15, but it was no ordinary inauguration. Arévalo, a rank outsider who shocked…
US hit Venezuela with more sanctions!
By: Staff Writer January 31, 2024 The United States reimposed sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector ealier this week after the South American country’s top court this past Friday upheld a…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on Recent Events in Venezuela
January 30, 2024 The recent actions of the Venezuelan dictatorship of prosecution and political imprisonment of opponents, especially those linked to the majority opposition leadership, have made it clear that…
Migrant caravan disappears en-route to US
By: Staff Writer January 26, 2024 A caravan of over 500 migrants seeking to cross into the U.S. vanished before reaching the border, Guatemalan officials said Monday. The caravan originated…
Colombia Struggles to Tackle Prison-Based Extortion
By: Insight Crime January 23, 2024 Colombian authorities are struggling to disrupt extortion schemes run by imprisoned Venezuelan gang members, mounting a series of recent arrests but failing to prevent…
Smuggled Migrants Face Deadly Waters in San Andrés, Colombia
January 23, 2024 On December 17, 2022, José Gregorio Roa lost track of his wife and daughter, who had set out on a boat from the island of San Andrés,…
Drought continuing to impact Panama Canal- Maersk takes land route as bypass
By: Staff Writer January 19, 2024 The Panama Canal continues to battle through its worse drought in history, forcing shippers to change routes. It has also forced authorities to slash…