Latin American Herald Tribune

Mexico Logs Biggest 12-Month Gain in Remittances Since 2006
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 00:00
Remittances are Mexico's No. 2 source of revenue after oil exports and constitute a lifeline for many families.
Rains Leave Scores Dead in Central America
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 00:00
The greatest number of lives were lost in El Salvador with 32, followed by Guatemala with 29, Honduras with 13 and Nicaragua with 8, according to official data confirmed Monday
Puerto Rico Murder Total Tops 900
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 00:00
This weekend murders in Puerto Rico topped 900 for the year, 134 more than at the same time last year.
Former US House Foreign Affairs LatAm Head Engel Laments South American Recognition of Palestine
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 00:00
Representative Eliot L. Engel, former Chairman of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, has come out criticizing the recent rush to recognition by many South American countries of Palestine.
Venezuela Government Accuses Landowners of Using "Slave Labor"
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 00:00
More than 500 Colombians worked in near-slavery conditions on recently expropriated estates in northeastern Venezuela, Caracas' minister for Agriculture and Land said Monday.
Marcela Sanchez: The End of Lula's Era
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 00:00
Pleasing the constituents in his country was tough to begin with. But then there were the hopes of millions who saw in him the potential to affect the most pressing political and economic issues.
Ecuador Indians Say Troops Forced Them Out for Mining Project
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 00:00
Leaders of a Kichwa Indian community in the Amazon province of Napo said Monday that Ecuadorian soldiers entered their town Nov. 29 to evacuate them from their territory in order to open the area for a mining project.
Mexican Media Infiltrated by Drug Cartels, Experts Say
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 00:00
Mexico's media outlets have not been immune to the infiltration of drug cartels, which have reporters on their payrolls to control what gets published.
400,000 Chilean Public Employees Launch Strike
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 00:00
Some 400,000 public employees in Chile launched an open-ended national strike to demand an 8.9 percent salary hike in 2011 and an end to the layoffs that have eliminated 7,000 jobs so far.
16 Teachers Slain This Year in Colombia
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 00:00
A total of 16 teachers have been killed so far this year in Colombia and three more have disappeared, the CUT labor federation said Tuesday.

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