The national council for prisoners in Chile will implement a new penal defense unit to protect citizens from remaining incarcerated after completing a full sentence.

On April 16, 2016 the coastal town of Pedernales was rocked by a devastating earthquake.  With most of the town’s housing in ruins, the destruction prompted an investigation into the legality and safety of the buildings. 

After the onset of an exceptionally harsh drought near the nation’s capital, Vice President Jafeth Cabrera has called for assistance from international agencies in order to aid these starving families.  Cabrera is openly blaming this crisis and need for support on a lack of sufficient state resources.

A new, more efficient tax structure working in conjunction with the concept of “rurality” might help close the inequality gap in El Salvador.

The right to have an abortion in Colombia has been legal for 10 years.

The readily available and useful plastic grocery bags are not getting the attention they deserve in Cuba, and many are unaware of their harmful effects. 

With the Chinese funded canal of Nicaragua reaching a new milestone by signing an agreement with the country’s indigenous leadership, controversy ensues. 

Argentina’s usually booming beef industry is having a slow 2016, featuring low production, low consumption and high pricing. 

Violence and vandalism emerged from a day of demonstration for education in Chile, as frustrations boiled over. 

Groups of disabled individuals in three regions of Bolivia recently suspended themselves in their wheel chairs from the Pérez Velasco Bridge in protest.  Because of a recent conflict between the police and disabled people, a group gathered at the Pérez Velasco Bridge and demanded a bond of 500 bolivianos.