Argentine Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich shared seldom heard praise for the United States’ support for Argentina in its long-standing dispute over the so called vulture funds, suing the South American country over its defaulted bonds of more than a decade ago, noted the Buenos Aires Herald. 

El Espectador of Bogotá noted with approval that the Colombia firm, Trout Co. S.A.S. (an exporter of rainbow trout), is one of the five most successful exporters to the United States since Colombia signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. in May 2012. 

El Comercio of Quito reported that while the government of the United States made a severe criticism of Ecuador, it got the same back in return. 

In La Hora of Guatemala City Manuel Rodríguez wrote that remittances from illegal Guatemalan migrants to the United States are one of the largest sources of Guatemalan income, “which results in dramatically increased buying power for a large part of the population.” 

DominicanToday of Santo Domingo reported that a combined force of U.S. Customs, Border Patrol, Coast Guard, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement operating under the Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) apprehended 57 undocumented migrants from Haiti, Dominican Republic and Brazil, attempting to enter Puerto Rico’s west coast. 

El Periódico of Guatemala City reported that the State Department’s annual report on the world situation highlighted problems in Central America.  These include Guatemala’s “widespread institutional corruption, particularly in the police and judicial sectors.”

El Universal of Mexico City observed that U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto for his efforts to carry out “promising” reforms to make Mexico more competitive and give greater opportunities to the Mexican people. 

In La Tercera of Santiago David Muñoz proudly pointed to the U.S. State Department’s inclusion of Chile into its Visa Waiver Program, which eliminates the requirement of a visa for Chileans to enter the United States. 

MercoPress of Montevideo reported that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he was expelling three U.S. consular officials, accusing them of conspiring with the opposition forces to foment unrest as violent protests ran into a fifth straight night.

El Periódico of Guatemala City took note of the fact that a U.S. federal judge sentenced Jorge Sosa, a former Guatemalan military officer, to 10 years in prison.  Judge Virginia Phillips of the Central District of California also withdrew Sosa’s U.S. citizenship.