Rory Carroll
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 00:00
Honduran authorities have mobilised riot police, declared a curfew and shut airports after the dramatic return of Manuel Zelaya
Sunday, September 6, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela has about 65,000 police and National Guard members. The 8,600-strong metropolitan force in Caracas has a reputation for being one of the most trigger-happy
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 00:00
The Colombian leader has been kept partly secluded in an office at the presidential palace in Bogota, and has continued working by telephone and internet
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 00:00
Critics say Havana show endorses official propaganda as it features local acts closely associated with the Castros' rule
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 00:00
Around 30 activists with red berets forced their way into the Caracas headquarters of Globovision, lobbed tear gas and threatened staff with handguns
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela has revoked the licences of dozens of radio stations as part of a wider crackdown which could jail people deemed guilty of 'media crimes' for up to four years
Monday, July 20, 2009 - 00:00
Talks to resolve the political crisis in Honduras broke down today when coup leaders rejected a compromise plan to reinstate the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela has redirected a new metro line away from a chic part of Caracas, one of Latin America's most congested capitals, because it would have benefited 'oligarchs'
Monday, June 8, 2009 - 00:00
Last week the government rejected an attempt in congress to overturn controversial laws which opened the Amazon to development
Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 00:00
Pan-regional body rebuffed the US and revoked 47-year-old cold war measure