Latin America

La justicia guatemalteca parece empeñada en destruir El Periódico, uno de los medios de comunicación más críticos con el gobierno del presidente Alejandro Giammattei. Su director, José Zamora, está preso desde mediados del año pasado acusado de lavado de dinero y otros cargos.

The US has rarely resorted to sanctions in Haiti, leading some to ask why the punitive tool wasn't used sooner? But some potential sanctions targets live in the United States, making execution more difficult.

Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel recently completed a four-country trip in urgent search of foreign assistance to keep the country from going dark. Cuba’s ageing energy infrastructure leaves the island dependent on Turkish 'powerships' for offshore electricity. But as its energy problems mount up, so is its foreign debt. (Leer en español)

Juan Orlando Hernández is due to go on trial in January, but questions are swirling about his defense team, which is described as "ill-prepared". (Lea este artículo en español)

The 1985 murder of DEA agent Kiki Camarena was a major part of the plot of the popular Netflix series 'Narcos: Mexico'. Following the arrest last week of Rafael Caro Quintero, the notorious Mexican drug lord, US authorities say they want to extradite him to stand trial for numerous crimes, including the kidnapping, torture and murder of Camarena. (Leer en español)

A federal police investigator said a suspect confessed and detailed what happened to British journalist, Dom Phillips, and Brazilian indigenous rights defender, Bruno Pereira.

At the Summit of the Americas, President Joe Biden said private sector investment was key to regain ground in relations with Latin America. But China's powerful banks and state-owned enterprises have long been expanding their influence in the hemisphere. (Leer en español)

Juan Orlando Hernandez is being represented by a curious combination of lawyers, rabbis and a colorful private detective. (Leer en español)

Biden's latest announcement on Cuba and Venezuela criticized as too weak and ambiguous, while also seen as signalling that the White House is giving up on Florida electorally. (Leer es español)

MS-13 is now "among the largest non-state armed groups in the Western Hemisphere," according to a new report.