Latin America - Page 29

February 14, 2024

Anti-gang task force agreement with Kenya in the works, Haitian government says

The Haitian government announced Wednesday its efforts to broker an official agreement with Kenya to deploy police from the African nation on Haiti's streets.

February 14, 2024

Mexican regulators order Amazon to reveal algorithms, avoid stifling competition

Amazon is under ordinances from Mexican regulators to reveal algorithms, wall off TV streaming as a Prime membership perk, and to avoid 'the logistics method' in the Latin American nation.

February 12, 2024

Torched sugarcane fields make Haitian rum industry latest victim of country's gang crisis

At least 19.8 acres of sugarcane fields were burned as gangs clashed near the Rhum Barbancourt distillery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, dealing a serious blow to the nation's rum industry.

February 12, 2024

Mexican authorities reportedly seize over 20 tons of meth in Sonora state bust

Over 20 tons of methamphetamine were reportedly seized by Mexican authorities in Quiriego, a remote township in the nothern border state of Sonora.

February 9, 2024

Haitian couple alleges Virginia town targeted their food truck

A Hatian couple is suing the town of Parksley, Virginia, alleging that it targeted their business with anti-food truck laws. Parksley's defense maintains the allegations are untrue.

February 8, 2024

Haitian PM Henry urges calm as protesters, rioters insist that he resigns

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry condemned Thursday the riots transpiring across his strife-torn Caribbean nation, as many demonstrators demand his resignation.

February 7, 2024

Former Honduran National Police chief pleads guilty to drug trafficking in major blow to ex-president

Former Honduran National Police Chief Juan Carlos Bonilla has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, posing a grim outlook for co-defendant and former President Juan Orlando Hernández.

February 7, 2024

Nicaragua grants asylum to former President Martinelli of Panama

Nicaragua has granted political asylum to former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli just days after a criminal appeal in his home country fell through.

February 5, 2024

122 dead, hundreds more missing as central Chile torched by wildfires

Chilean officials raised the death toll from a series of recent wildfires to 122 Monday, with hundreds of others still unaccounted for as rescuers scour affected areas.

February 5, 2024

Protests erupt across Haiti, as demonstrators demand Prime Minister's resignation

Protests across Haiti shut down major cities and saw demonstrators scuffle with police as they demanded the swift resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.