Latin America

She lacks government experience and is married to a former leftist president. And her country is one of the poorest in the hemisphere. So how will Xiomara Castro govern? (Leer en español)

After 12 years in power, the ruling National Party is tainted by accusations of drug trafficking hanging over outgoing president Juan Orlando Hernández. Opposition candidate Xiomara Castro is hoping to avenge a military coup that ousted her husband from the presidency in 2009.

In the lead up to Sunday’s vote, politicians and activists aligned with the ruling National Party have been feverishly doling out cash and promises of future payments totaling well over a hundred million dollars in what critics say is a desperate attempt to swing the election in its favor.

The estimated number of foreign-born Hondurans living in the U.S. has more than tripled in recent years to an estimated 579,000 people. But most won’t be able to vote in Sunday's election.

After four years of boycotting elections the opposition is returning to the ballot box in Sunday's elections for governors and municipalities. But expectations are low with many viewing the vote as preparation for presidential elections in 2024. (Leer es español)

Cuba's Communist Party seems determined to crush any sign of dissent before it gets out of control as happened during massive anti-government protests in July. (Leer en español)

Daily life in Haiti is almost at a standstill as streets are deserted, schools and businesses closed. Residents live in fear of gangs who block fuel terminals and carry out mass kidnappings.

President Daniel Ortega has taken every step he can to ensure he wins a fifth term – and fourth consecutive - jailing his opponents and passing laws making it almost impossible to express criticism of the government without being accused of treason. (Leer es español)

President Luis Abinader announced earlier this year that the project would be completed in two years, and recent events in Haiti have only increased his concern about insecurity in that country. Relations between the two neighbors have been historically difficult, marked by xenophobia.

One of the alleged masterminds of the July 7 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is a shadowy Colombian with a dual identity and close ties to U.S. government agents. Is he a fugitive or is he being protected by the U.S. government? (Leer en español)