Latin America Archives - Page 102 of 470

Puerto Rican Reporter’s “Country of Blackouts”

The privatization of Puerto Rico’s power grid and contract fo LUMA Energy represents the “everyday consequences of colonialism.”

Personal accounts gathered by IPS revealed that some arrests were characterized by an attitude of hatred towards gays & transsexuals

Today’s featured artist is Chico Buarque from Brazil with the song “Retrato em Branco e Preto” (1968).

The announcement came after the government of President Nicolás Maduro resumed talks with Venezuelan opposition groups in Mexico City

Interview with Senator Emilio Alvarez, questioning Mexican president AMLO’s foreign policy regarding the region’s Human Rights violations

The world celebrates the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer once a year, but for Saint Lucia, its a year round affair.

Bolsonaro has asked Brazil’s Electoral Court to toss out votes cast on older voting machines, claiming, without proof, that they were faulty.

Claudia Camila from Venezuela took our photo of the day: “The Eye”, in Caracas, Venezuela.

Today’s featured artist is Leyla McCalla from the US and of Haitian ancestry, with an NPR Tiny Desk Concert (2022).

Today’s featured band is Los Hermanos Salinas from Mexico with the song “Bailamos?” (1950s).