This Monday, March 5th, marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Hugo Chávez, and the Venezuela he left is unrecognizable, with an economy in collapse, never-ending political tension and growing poverty that has led millions to flee the country.
Read MoreVenezuela’s early presidential elections have been postponed for almost a month and will now be held on May 20th, the National Electoral Council (CNE) in Caracas informed on Thursday.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, Puerto Rico’s governor Ricardo Rossello said the US Treasury Department has unexpectedly slashed the disaster relief loan for the island, cut from $4.7 billion USD to $2 billion.
Read MoreVenezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua are the Latin American countries where corruption is most prevalent according to the 2017 Perceived Corruption Index presented on February 22 by Transparency International.
Read MoreThe main Venezuelan opposition announced on Wednesday that it will not participate in the snap presidential elections of April 22, because it considers the vote a show by President Nicolas Maduro, who will now run virtually unopposed for re-election until 2025.
Read MoreFive months after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, swaths of the island still have no electricity, while food and water supplies have been slow to arrive.
Read MoreThe Venezuelan opposition continues to debate and delay its decision on whether or not to participate in the presidential elections on April 22, in which President Nicolas Maduro assures his reelection with or without opposition.
Read MoreIn El Salvador, a court has released a woman who was sentenced to 30 years in prison after she gave birth to a stillborn baby, reports Democracy Now. She has already spent over 10 years in prison.
Read MoreHAVANA TIMES —Authorities in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero must undertake an exhaustive investigation into the murder of
Read MoreWhile the Venezuelan population is immersed in a spiral of hyperinflation and shortages of basic products, the little-known pollster, International Consulting Services, reveals that the re-election of Nicolas Maduro is nearly a sure thing, which will allow him to govern through 2025.
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