Issue Jun 19-30 2024: Every Friday afternoon, the non-profit Raíces Venezolanas, made up of a group of volunteers, aids fellow Venezuelans who have recently arrived in the Floridian city, most of them coming from the Mexican border.

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: Human rights organizations in Ecuador oppose the construction of a new high-security prison modeled after those in El Salvador, claiming the site in Santa Elena province belongs to indigenous communities and lacks an environmental impact assessment.

Issue Jun 12-18 2024: In late June 2024, in the runup to the July 28 elections in Venezuela, political experts, journalists, government officials, and regular Latin Americans who are worried about the health of democracy in the region all focused on the disturbing actions of the Nicolás Maduro regime’s ongoing attempt to undercut the opposition.

Issue Jun 12-18 2024: Nicaragua, the second poorest country in the western hemisphere after the failed state Haiti, is often said to be in need of democracy.

Issue Jun 12-18 2024: While the government highlights a 4.2 percent inflation rate for May amid an economic slowdown and delayed rate hikes, analysts warn that inflation will likely rise again without an economic recovery.

Issue Jun 12-18 2024: Due to the Ley de Aguas Nacionales (LAN), the Comisión Nacional de Agua (Conagua) has failed to address water scarcity and has instead promoted the waste, exploitation, and privatization of water.

Issue Jun 12-18 2024: The former head of the Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil (Dinac), Edgar Melgarejo Ginard, along with four other defendants, were dismissed by the Third Criminal Court of Appeals due to the annulment of their indictment for lack of prior investigation.

Issue Jun 12-18 2024: On behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Honduras’ President Xiomara Castro congratulated Putin on his unopposed presidential win in March.

Issue Jun 12-18 2024: Indigenous communities in Guatemala have begun to develop a relationship with Bernardo Arévalo’s government, with Mayan and Xinka leaders meeting Arévalo both at the Palacio Nacional and their own territories.

Issue Jun 12-18 2024: In recent months, three accidents in the United States, in Baltimore, Orlando, and Idaho Falls, have resulted in the deaths of 16 Mexican “compatriots.”