Latin America - Page 38

November 15, 2023

Fireworks shop explosion kills at least 4 in central Mexico

Four men have been reported dead and a fifth severely injured following an explosion at a fireworks shop in Xiutetelco, a township in Mexico's Puebla state.

November 13, 2023

Math teacher turned Haitian gang kingpin reported dead in Port-au-Prince

Iskar Andrice, a prominent and powerful gang leader in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has been reported dead as the Caribbean nation continues grappling with unprecedented gang violence.

November 13, 2023

Mexico's ruling party dodges desertion crisis in leadup to 2024 election

Mexico's left-wing Morena party, led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, appears to have avoided dissolution as key candidates remain under its banner.

November 10, 2023

Dominican Republic reports strongest earthquake this year

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Dominican Republic on Friday. The quake, reported near the Haitian border, is the strongest the country has reported so far this year.

November 9, 2023

Mexican immigration officers find 123 migrants trapped in trailer

123 migrants from Central and South America were reportedly found trapped inside a trailer in Matehuala, a city in Mexico's San Luis Potosí state.

November 9, 2023

Embattled Mexican women's prison reports 8 suicides in under 5 months

The women's prison in Mexico's Morelos state, located outside Mexico City, has reported a string of eight recent suicides as it grapples with notoriously poor conditions.

November 8, 2023

AMLO says he'll force Mexican freight rail companies to offer passenger service

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Wednesday that private rail companies must either offer passenger services or let the government run its trains on their tracks.

November 7, 2023

Chilean President seeks referendum on rewritten constitution

Leftist Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Tuesday received a draft of a proposed constitution that, if enacted, would override one that dates back to the Pinochet regime.

November 7, 2023

Rio de Janeiro's Portuguese Consulate raided in corruption investigation

Federal police in Brazil searched five locations Tuesday, including Rio de Janeiro's Portuguese Consulate, as part of an ongoing corruption investigation.

November 7, 2023

Russia is funding anti-Ukraine disinformation campaign throughout Latin America, State Department says

Russia is financing a campaign to spread disinformation through Latin America to weaken support for Ukraine, the State Department said on Tuesday.