Charlotte Mackenzie
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 06:34
Brazil’s political situation, increasingly similar to that of series “House of Cards” has reached epic new levels. Despite former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva being sworn in as a cabinet minister last Thursday, he was swiftly stripped of his new title by various injunction orders filed against him by judges across the country.
Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 06:22
As Venezuela and Colombia finally reached an agreement yesterday, following weeks of deportations as Colombians began to flee across the border, victory was decidedly hollow.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 06:17
Leader of Colombian guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN), Nicolás Rodríguez Bautista “Gabino” and the country’s government are 90 percent close to starting peace talks, Prensa Latina reported.
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 06:42
San Pedro Sula, Honduras, tops the list with 171 murders reported for every 100,000 inhabitants in 2014. This is the fourth year running that the Honduran city has remained in first place.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 07:15
Brazil, one of Latin America’s leading energy sector players, is caught in the midst of what may be the country’s largest corruption scandal to date. At the center of the maelstrom is Petrobras, the international oil and gas company, famed for one of the biggest shale shares in history at US$70 billion in 2010.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 10:56
While the attention of the government and the donor community is on 'cashgate', Malawians continue to be detained for long periods, largely unseen and unaided.