The Economist
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 00:00
The FARC has delivered brutal reminders that they have not been vanquished yet.
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 00:00
Yucatan, where tourists flock to swim with whale sharks and clamber over Chichen Itza, has a murder rate of 1.7—slightly lower than Canada’s average of 2.1
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 00:00
The government stopped publishing data on murders several years ago. Nevertheless, Roberto Briceno-Leon of the Venezuelan Observatory of Violence, an NGO, says that a government report he has obtained puts the national murder rate at 75 per 100,000 people
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 00:00
Late Friday night, Haiti's electoral council deemed Wyclef Jean, the Haitian-born hip-hop star, ineligible to run for the presidency. Presumably, the council acted on a straightforward interpretation of the Haitian constitution, which requires president
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 00:00
Under Merida's rules, 15% of the money is to be withheld unless Mexico meets four human-rights requirements...It's report time. The State Department is expected to publish its findings within the next week or so, and Mexico can expect a bumpy ride.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 00:00
Almost a decade after it defaulted on $90 billion of debt when its economy collapsed, it still has few financial ties with the world and very little bank credit. Yet contrary to repeated forecasts of doom from orthodox economists, the economy is roaring.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 00:00
Amid drug-war weariness, Felipe Calderon calls for a debate on legalisation.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 00:00
Mr Chavez argues that crime is caused by poverty and "capitalist values". His spokesmen have been unable to explain why crime has increased sharply in recent years despite a reduction in poverty.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 00:00
Senior officials in the Obama administration and in the Democratic Party are saying the President plans to formalise the further liberalisation of travel restraints between the countries that has taken place since then.
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 00:00
Fidel's return is a mixed blessing for his brother.