Issue Apr 17-23 2024: During his recent visit to Pedro Juan Caballero, the U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, Marc Ostfield, stressed that “freedom of the press is fundamental to any democracy.”

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: The Caribbean Cultural Fund (CCF) recently announced its inaugural call for proposals, which will offer substantial funding to art and culture projects across the Caribbean.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Adriano Pedrosa, curator of this year’s Venice Biennale, is the first Latin American to hold this coveted position.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: With the expected continuity of policies for the next administration, a pragmatic secretary of Finance, an economy leveraged to the U.S. growth cycle, and structural limitations hindering nearshoring, there is cautious optimism about Mexico, according to French asset manager Natixis Investment Managers (IM).

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Rupert Schlegelmilch, the EU’s chief negotiator for a free-trade deal with the Mercosur bloc, says he is hoping to close this deal “as soon as possible,” pinpointing “June or July” as a possible date.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Colombian-born Victor Manuel Rocha, who served as a former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia from 2000 to 2002 was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of spying for Cuba for 40 years.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: “Bending to reality, Argentina’s President finally proposes an encounter with his Brazilian counterpart.”

Issue Apr 10-16 2024: In mid-April, 2024, the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro moved to tighten its control of Venezuelan society as the opposition promoted yet another unification candidate, and the United States decided to reimpose economic sanctions. The Maduro regime also faced growing criticism from the leftist governments of Colombia, Brazil, and Chile. Despite

Issue Apr 10-16 2024: According to a recent report published by the American credit rating agency Fitch Ratings, immigration rose across all states in 2023 and contributed to U.S. labor force growth.

Issue Apr 10-16 2024: As right-wing and centrist governments regain momentum across Latin America, capitalist power tightens its grip over the region’s political landscape.