Mining Discontent
NEED TO KNOW Mining Discontent PANAMA Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals is waiting for the results of Panama’s presidential election on […]
No Occupancy
NEED TO KNOW No Occupancy PERU Many Peruvians lost respect for Dina Boluarte when she campaigned as left-wing President Pedro Castillo’s running […]
Walking Sideways
NEED TO KNOW Walking Sideways HONDURAS A federal court recently convicted former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández of conspiring to traffic cocaine […]
Refusing to Collapse
NEED TO KNOW Refusing to Collapse VENEZUELA President Nicolás Maduro seems likely to breeze through Venezuela’s July 28 general election. He recently […]
The Ghosts of the Sea
NEED TO KNOW The Ghosts of the Sea TRINIDAD & TOBAGO A bag containing $75,000 worth of cocaine recently washed up on […]
Disaster, in Slow Motion
NEED TO KNOW Disaster, in Slow Motion HAITI Feb. 7 is a treasured day in Haiti. In 1986, it was on this […]
Havana Blues
NEED TO KNOW Havana Blues CUBA Storm waves recently flung jellyfish and seaweed onto the streets of Havana. After the storm, temperatures […]
Growing Pains
NEED TO KNOW Growing Pains ARGENTINA Labor unions took to the streets a few weeks ago in Argentina to oppose recently elected […]
‘Hustle-bro Populism’
NEED TO KNOW ‘Hustle-bro Populism’ EL SALVADOR El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has drawn admiration and condemnation since he first took office […]
When the Street Wins
NEED TO KNOW When the Street Wins GUATEMALA Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo’s supporters came out in force outside Congress on Jan. 14. […]
Trading in Blood
NEED TO KNOW Trading in Blood MEXICO Mexico is the United States’ top trading partner – more than 800 billion dollars’ worth […]
Envy Thy Neighbor
NEED TO KNOW Envy Thy Neighbor VENEZUELA/ GUYANA Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Guyanese President Irfaan Ali recently committed to refrain from […]
To the Rescue
Editor’s Note: Dear Readers, This holiday week we’re reprising some of our lead stories of the past year, ones that illustrate ongoing […]
Political Whiplash
NEED TO KNOW Political Whiplash CHILE In September 2022, the new left-wing president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, and his progressive allies asked […]
Treasure Islands
NEED TO KNOW Treasure Islands CARIBBEAN The Council of the European Union recently deemed the Caribbean countries of Antigua, Barbuda, and Belize […]
Rapprochement
NEED TO KNOW Rapprochement VENEZUELA As post-pandemic inflation gripped the global economy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused energy costs to spike, […]
Young Bloods
NEED TO KNOW Young Bloods ECUADOR Ecuador, just a few years ago, was an oasis of relative prosperity and peace in the […]
Failing a State
NEED TO KNOW Failing a State HAITI Kenyan lawmakers are considering a plan to deploy 1,000 police to Haiti. This unique effort […]
Twirl, Dip and Turn
NEED TO KNOW Twirl, Dip and Turn ARGENTINA Argentina’s financial markets reeled in August after presidential candidate Javier Milei won the largest […]
Isthmus, Jammed
NEED TO KNOW Isthmus, Jammed PANAMA Officials operating the Panama Canal recently capped the number of ships passing through the commercial waterway […]
Looking Outward
NEED TO KNOW Looking Outward CANADA/ INDIA Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar recently said that his government was open to investigating any […]
Disappearing the Disappeared
NEED TO KNOW Disappearing the Disappeared MEXICO The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, recently announced that prosecutors had sought to […]