Latin America Archives - Havana Times

The Narco President Walks Free and With His Head Held High

In short, for US President Donald Trump, Juan Orlando Hernandez “may be an SOB… but he’s one of ours.”

Honduras’ new president could add another Central American country to the growing influence of the Bukele model.

The Colombian airline Satena suspends flights, while Laser Airlines cancels two flights from Caracas to Madrid.

The Miss Universe pageant uncovered a criminal network in Mexico that led to the resignation of the attorney general.

With 84.5% of ballots counted, conservative Nasry Asfura reaches 40.34%, followed by conservative liberal Salvador Nasralla with 39.57%.

With 79.60% of votes counted, the Liberal Party’s Nasralla held 40.27%, less than 16,000 votes ahead of the National Party’s Asfura with 39.64%.

Chicangana warned that violence, instability & a lack of resources and support are pushing some journalists out of the profession altogether.

Salvador Nasralla, of the centrist Liberal Party, took a razor-thin lead in Honduras’ presidential election over conservative Nasry Asfura.

What happens in Venezuela in the coming weeks could shape the United States’ relationship with our region for the remainder of Trump’s term.

Hernandez was extradited to the US in 2022, and sentenced in 2024 to 45 years in prison on three counts of drug trafficking & weapons charges.