Not long after announcing it on Twitter, the Uber app was released into the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina. An hour later, about 4,000 taxi drivers refused transit in twenty major sections of the city.

Budget errors have learning spaces on the brink of bankruptcy while their communities suffer alongside them. The money they have is not enough to cover even ordinary expenses, but the national government will not admit to the problem or do anything about it.

The Mayor of Bogotá, Enrique Peñalosa, has taken another step forward for the construction of one of the city’s most ambitious projects: an elevated Metro system. In a recent press conference, Peñalosa presented the schedule of the project. The construction process will begin this year with the acquisition of the required land.

The inclusion of women in politics has made substantial progress over the last two decades in Latin America and the Caribbean, yet women still do not have access to political careers with the same conditions as men do because the parties in the region continue to be sexist.

With gender rights becoming an increasingly important topic throughout Latin America, intense debates emerge over what is and what is not “feminist,” “disrespectful,” “harassment,” etc.

After publishing information on statements that members of the Táchira Police Force gave on certain irregularities in the force last week, journalist Marina Duque has been attacked by different twitter accounts in favor of oficialismo, or “pro-government,” and was branded “a liar” by the governor of Tachira, José Vielma Mora.

A new title for the city of Buenos Aires to begin next year has many feeling optimistic about the economy for the entire country. 

Colombia’s Attorney General has introduced a new bill that would partially legalize abortion after having brought abortion charges against a woman only months before. 

A long-standing tradition in Paraguay, the processional this year will feature a few changes that most visitors will not be used to. 

The Dominican Republic mourns the loss of one of its most important voices after her recent passing due to terminal illness.