Issue May 22-28 2024: Politics is not delimited to the political sphere alone; far from being an insular game played between politicians, administrations, and opposition, the world of politics carries with it very real consequences, as can be seen in the poor performance of the Colombian economy.

Issue May 22-28 2024: With about two months until the Venezuelan presidential election this July, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has created a draft of a democratic pact in preparation for the outcome of the election.

Issue May 22-28 2024: Before the Congreso de la República, Attorney General Juan Carlos Villena accused President Dina Boluarte of “improper passive bribery” involving watches and jewelry from Wilfredo Oscorima, the regional governor of Ayacucho.

Issue May 22-28 2024: House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende is publishing her first children’s book, Perla, la súper perrita, the first of a three-book series.

Issue May 22-28 2024: An in-depth analysis into several articles of the constitution revealed that militarization in Mexico may violate the constitution and in so doing, the democracy of that nation is put at risk.

Issue May 22-28 2024: Four Afro-Colombian women and a trans man share, through art, their stories of forced pregnancies and parenthood caused by armed actors in the context of Colombia’s armed conflict and sexual violence.

Issue May 22-28 2024: Producers and exporters of coffee and macadamia in Guatemala were notified by distributors and brokers in mainland China that their shipments were being held up in the ports of that country.

Issue May 22-28 2024: Although they are still in negotiations, the Argentine government seeks to lower the port tax for large cruise ships entering the country and to exempt hotels from paying royalties.

Issue May 22-28 2024: Jupitter Pimentel, who identifies as a “boyceta,” has responded after being mocked by federal Deputy Nikolas Ferreira on social media.

Issue May 22-28 2024: The Spanish ambassador to Argentina was recalled after President Javier Milei made a series of incendiary comments targeting the head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, and his wife, Begoña Gómez.