Latin America - Page 31

January 26, 2024

Demand for Regional Mexican music grew 60% in the US in 2023

Regional Mexican music, an umbrella term for several genres, has been topping charts and reaching new audiences worldwide and grew 60% in the US in 2023.

January 24, 2024

Chaos and violence in South American country fuels massive rise in illegal migration to the US

Gang violence, soldier-patrolled streets and sheer terror. This is the reality Ecuador faces, raising concerns of an influx of immigrants at an already overburdened U.S. border.

January 23, 2024

Former diplomat murdered near Haitian airport

Claude Joazard, a former Haitian vice-consul to Dajabon, Dominican Republic, has reportedly been gunned down at a northern Haiti airport in Cap-Haïtien.

January 19, 2024

6 nuns kidnapped in gang-dominated Haiti

Six nuns were reportedly kidnapped Friday as they traveled on a bus in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the capital of the crime-ravaged Caribbean nation.

January 19, 2024

Suspects charged in torture, murder of Hmong American comedian in Colombia

Minnesota-based Hmong American comedian and activist Tou Ger Xiong was allegedly tortured and held for ransom before being murdered in the city of Medellín, Colombia.

January 18, 2024

Ecuador prosecutor spearheading probe into armed attack on TV station is shot and killed, country's AG says

Ecuador prosecutor César Suárez, who was leading the investigation into the armed assault on TC Television's studio, was shot and killed near his office.

January 17, 2024

Gunmen abduct Mexican volunteer searcher, kill her husband and son

Gunmen broke into the Salamanca home of Mexican search activist Lorenza Cano, abducting her and killing her husband and son, authorities reported Wednesday.

January 16, 2024

Ex-rebel leader Guy Philippe's supporters rally across Haiti, demand PM's resignation

Haitians protested in droves Tuesday in support of former rebel leader Guy Philippe, with many demanding Prime Minister Ariel Henry's resignation.

January 16, 2024

Dominican Republic launching 4-day work week pilot program

The Dominican Republic will launch a voluntary, six-month pilot program shortening the country's current six-day work week this February.

January 15, 2024

Colombia extends ceasefire with FARC splinter group

The Colombian government has extended a ceasefire with rebel group FARC-EMC as Bogotá looks to curb violence in rural parts of the South American nation.