Writers need spaces and environments that inspire them so that they can create the art to which they have dedicated their lives. 

The trial of the First Lady of Venezuela’s nephews has begun in New York. The two young men, Efraín Antonio Campo Flores and Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas, are facing charges of narco-trafficking upwards of one metric ton of cocaine into the United States. 

In a study conducted on Nicaraguan emigrants to the United States, it was concluded that women were more reliable than men in terms of sending money back home. The investigation was done in part due to curiosity about remittances and migrant expenses, but also to understand where Nicaraguan society could be headed.

Halloween can seem like a strange celebration to new American citizens. The notion of an entire day devoted to disguising yourself and demanding food from your neighbors isn’t exactly a universally acknowledged holiday. However, in New York hundreds of immigrants took a chance and wandered through their neighborhoods.

Violent crime in Mexico, particularly gun-violence, has reached catastrophic levels. The unprecedented number of shootings has sparked protests, legislation, and militarization of police forces in a manner never before seen in the developed world.

Although the government of Nicaragua has agreed to start talks with the Organization of American States (OAS), the U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua, Laura F. Dogu, has emphasized that “to date nothing has changed…there is only informal dialogue between the OAS and the Nicaraguan government.”

U.S. Health Secretary Sylvia Burwell arrived in Cuba on October 20th to participate in a regional meeting with representatives from over 30 countries to discuss options to combat such arboviruses as zika, dengue, and chikungunya.

At their sold out October 24th concert in Madison Square Garden, the veteran Mexican rock band Maná begged the crowd to vote on November 8th so as to help prevent a Trump presidency.

The current Colombian administration, headed by President Juan Manuel Santos, is in political upheaval after citizens rejected its peace treaty with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group.

During the latest Conferencia de las Fuerzas Armadas Centroamericanas, a meeting of the joint armed forces of Central America, officials debated ways to mitigate the increased flow of migrants into Central America, many of whom look to continue north to Mexico and eventually the USA.