Issue Jan 28-Feb 03 2026: Given U.S. pressure, humanitarian aid by Mexico became a state secret as the country channeled at least $1.4 billion in fuel to Cuba between 2023 and 2025 through the opaque subsidiary “Gasolinas Bienestar,” created by former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The former president said that the profits from that

Issue Jan 21-27 2026: For the first time in many years, a consensus was reached during the 2026 edition of the International Latin American and Caribbean Economic Forum, held in in Panama City and attended by leaders representing the region of widely divergent ideologies.

Issue Jan 21-27 2026: Trade tensions between Ecuador and Colombia escalated this week after Ecuador imposed a 30% tariff on Colombian imports, a move President Daniel Noboa insists is rooted in security concerns rather than diplomatic confrontation.

Issue Jan 21-27 2026: The president denied it was a result of pressure from the United States and promised that her country will continue to be supportive of the island.

Issue Jan 14-20 2026: The Colombian government has announced that it will be imposing a 30% tariff on a score of still unspecified Ecuadorian products in retaliation for a similar measure undertaken by Ecuador. Colombia is also suspending the sale of electricity to its southern neighbor.

Issue Jan 14-20 2026: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has condemned Honduras for the arbitrary and illegal detentions of trans woman Leonela Zelaya as well as for a substandard investigation into her death in 2004.

Issue Jan 14-20 2026: The drop is more pronounced in Florianópolis, where the presence of Argentinians fell from 39% to 24%.

Issue Jan 07-13 2026: For Brazil, President Javier Milei’s support for the U.S. attack on Caracas and subsequent kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro is no light matter.

Issue Jan 07-13 2026: U.S. policy toward Cuba’s fuel supply is showing signs of flexibility despite recent hardline rhetoric from Washington.

Issue Jan 07-13 2026: Luis Abinader, the president of the Dominican Republic, has announced on X that he seeks to forge closer ties between his country and Chile. “Today I spoke on the phone with Chile’s President-elect José Antonio Kast,” Abinader said, “…I congratulated him for his victory and we reaffirmed our desire to strengthen