Bolivian President Evo Morales reacted to the U.S. drug report.  

The back-and-forth between Presidents Maduro and Santos continues as Ecuador, Uruguay and Panama attempt to play peacemaker.

As if the problems with Venezuela weren’t enough already, Colombia may find itself fighting a two-front war soon enough as impoverished Ecuador’s problems continue to mount. Colombia’s border with Ecuador is a bursting hotbed of poverty that could explode at any moment; it also deserves careful attention. 

Across the globe, laws exist that are known as “legal discrimination.” These regulations prevent women from achieving equal economic prosperity with their male counterparts. The World Bank (WB) published a report called Women, Business and the Law 2016 that collected and analyzed data from the Latin American region regarding these issues.

Seven bright Chilean minds were asked if it was possible to embody chilenidad (what it means to be Chilean) in a historical figure. Each came up with examples from all walks of life, demonstrating the fullness and variety found among Chileans.

President Danilo Medina of the Dominican Republic formed the Interagency Technical Committee for Poverty Measurement (CTP), which would be responsible for the evaluation, validation and monitoring of poverty statistics in the country.  

In Mexico, violence has allowed critical voices to give in to fear. The authorities use violence to silence those who denounce the state and there is no guarantee of human rights. Veracruz seems to be the most dangerous area, while refugees are being sent to Mexico City.  

The number of Brazilians who used mobile phones to connect to the Internet has more than tripled in the last three years, as shown by the Internet Steering Committee in Brazil (CGI.br). 

Argentine economist Martín Guzmán was one of an active group of specialists who drew the nine basic principles for debt restructurings that were voted on at the UN.  

Peru’s Ministry of Economy and Finance applied a “fast and effective strategy” to avoid falling into “Frontier Market” category.