By: Staff Writer October 13, 2023 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in a new report, “Institutional Frameworks for Social Policy in Latin America and the…
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Guatemalan protests still ongoing over a month after election
By: Staff Writer October 10, 2023 Nearly two months after the August 30 Guatemalan presidential elections, protests against the results are still ongoing in the Central American country. For over…
OAS and Panama sign agreement to strengthen humanitarian assistance and protection for refugees in the Darien region
October 10, 2023 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) and the Government of the Republic of Panama, through the Ministry of Government and Ciudad del Saber…
Dutch Caribbean Remains a High-Risk Route for Venezuelan Migrants
By: Insight Crime October 6, 2023 The recent interceptions of boats carrying migrants towards the Dutch Caribbean again reveal lucrative human smuggling and trafficking routes as more than 7 million…
Dutch $200m shamefully reduced to handout or hush money of $5m is not reparations
October 6, 2023 The Bonaire Human Rights Organization delegation set out on their 3rd phase and are now 505 days on pilgrimage lobbying in Latin America and Caribbean to put…
The Dance Grenada Festival Returns For A Fourth Season As A Hub For Cultural Innovation And Diaspora Engagement
October 6, 2023 The Dance Grenada Festival returns for its fourth season on the beautiful island of Grenada. Taking place under the theme: “The Time is Now: Unification under the…
Indigenous people can be a part of the tourism chain too!
By: Staff Writer October 3, 2023 The Organisation of American States is empowering indigenous communities to become tourism entrepreneurs and giving them the information to stay sustainable. Richard Campbell, chief…
Has Venezuela Prison Raid Smashed Tren de Aragua?
October 3, 2023 The Venezuelan government claimed to have “utterly dismantled” the powerful Tren de Aragua gang after seizing one of the country’s most notorious prisons. Yet the operation smacks…
UN Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight violent gangs
October 3, 2023 The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational armed force led by Kenya to Haiti to help combat violent gangs, marking the first time in…
Costa Rica Breaks Homicide Record Amid Security Coordination Struggles
October 3, 2023 Homicides in Costa Rica have reached record highs as the government struggles to coordinate numerous agencies to address mounting security threats. Costa Rica has already exceeded the…
El Salvador Police Reports Contradict Bukele’s Triumphalism
October 3, 2023 More than a dozen confidential reports from El Salvador’s National Civil Police obtained by InSight Crime reveal that, although “weakened” after a year and a half under…
Statement from the OAS Electoral Mission in Guatemala on the New Raid on the TSE and the Request to Withdraw Immunity from Judges of the Court
October 3, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Guatemala views with great concern the new raid carried out at the headquarters of…