Latin American Herald Tribune
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 00:00
Most of the murders in Mexico have been committed by the La Familia, Los Zetas, Juarez, Gulf and Tijuana cartels, as well as the numerous street gangs operating in cities across the country.
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 00:00
The NGO Transparencia Venezuela scored a hit with its Public Administration Forum 2010: "Keys for a more efficient public administration" aimed at government administration officials in Venezuela.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 00:00
Customs agents seized nearly one ton of cocaine bound for Spain in Santos, a port city in Brazil's São Paulo state.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 00:00
Peru's greatest attraction to nations like the U.S. and China, and the source of its prosperity also underlies its greatest challenge ahead: it massive dependence on the export of its raw materials.
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 00:00
Mexico’s National Public Safety Council, chaired by President Felipe Calderon, approved on Thursday a plan for all of the country’s municipal police departments to be absorbed by state-level law enforcement agencies.
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 00:00
The Mexican government disputed a U.S. media report claiming it has favored the Sinaloa cartel in its fight against ruthless drug mobs, saying it combats all criminal organizations with equal intensity.
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 00:00
The murder rate in Latin America is 25.6 per 100,000 residents.
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 00:00
Guatemala and Ecuador took the two seats available for Latin America and the Caribbean, and received the support of 180 countries in both cases.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 00:00
The Colombian Attorney General's Office has exhumed 3,131 bodies of people slain by right-wing militias that ostensibly demobilized under a peace process with the government.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 00:00
Spain, which is to host the summit in its capacity as current occupant of the EU presidency, wants the gathering to mark a qualitative leap forward toward a strategic partnership between the European and Latin American blocs.