The Buenos Aires Herald noted that “thousands of Cuban state taxi drivers will soon be leasing their vehicles and working on their own as part of a reorganization of the country’s taxi service aimed at improving efficiency.”  

Inside Costa Rica of San José reported that police officers of the Fuerza Pública in Liberia, Guanacaste carried out the eviction of some 50 families consisting of some 200 people

Latin American Herald Tribune of Caracas reported that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro knows that his country has an obesity problem that affects 38% of the population. 

Ernesto Guerrero Lauri wrote in La República of Lima that president Ollanta Humala, issued law 30151 which exempts from criminal responsibility police and military

Washington Benalcázar wrote in El Comercio of Quito that more old houses were abandoned in Ibarra.  These old houses tell stories.  

La Prensa of Managua noted that the attorney general of Mexico, Jesús Murillo, confirmed a clash between military and self-defense groups in the state of Michoacán during an attempt at disarmament of these groups,

El Espectador of Bogotá noted that the discovery of marijuana in suitcases of tourists returning to Argentina from Montevideo by river or air has been growing

El Espectador of Bogotá reported that the FARC strongly criticized the military cooperation between Colombia and the U.S. 

Edurne Navarro wrote in El Periódico of Guatemala City that the new head of the Asociación de Periodistas de Guatemala (APG), Hugo Rolando López, believes that “journalists have no protection.” 

Semana Magazine of Bogotá noted that in Venezuela people call them “miguelitos,” spikes and nails that tear tires.