2014 monumental in shaping Latin America’s future
Email this page By Gabrielle Meyer March 17th, 2014 (VOXXI) With seven out of 19 Latin American countries holding presidential elections in 2014, this year is monumental for shaping the course…
Costa Rica describes as “outrageous” exclusion from Ethical Traveler list
Email this page March 14th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The government of Costa Rica is describing as “outrageous” its exclusion from the 2014 list of The Developing World’s 10 Best Ethical Destinations,…
Campaign chief: Polls led Johnny Araya to drop out of the presidential race
Email this page March 10th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Recent polls that showed PLN presidential hopeful, Johnny Araya significantly trailing rival Luis Guillermo Solis (PAC) for the April 6th presidential runoff led…
Voters in El Salvador and Colombia choose leaders
Email this page March 10th, 2014 (VOA) Both candidates in El Salvador’s presidential election have claimed victory. However, election officials say the race was “extremely tight” and neither candidate can yet…
Much of LatAm behind Venezuela’s Maduro, few critical
In the face of violent protests roiling Venezuela, many of Latin America's leaders have backed the government of President Nicolas Maduro, some have stayed mum and only a few have…
Nationwide strikes, demonstrations planned for March 20th
Email this page March 4th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Ana Doris Gonzalez, president of the Association of Secondary School Teachers (APSE) and Gliberth Diaz of the Costa Rican Education Union (SEC) have…
Not dead: Out of sight for days, Nicaragua president reappears
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega reappeared in public after a 10-day absence that had sparked rumors he was sick or even dead. He did so at Managua airport as he received…
Ban Ki-moon says Venezuela should listen to protesters
Email this page March 4th, 2014 (VOA) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on the government of Venezuela to listen to protesters, many of them students, who have been demonstrating…
