The Latin Americanist

We hope to be back over the weekend with a few news and notes, while we'll resume next week our look at possible Latin American and Cari...

* Haiti: A new global ranking by British risk analysis firm Maplecroft found that Haiti is the country with the highest risk of being impa...

* World: Stock markets around the world surged on Thursday reportedly due to investor optimism over a deal aimed at halting Europe's s...

* Brazil: The country’s Supreme Appeals Court overturned a pair of lower court rulings banning same-sex couples from marrying. * Mexico: ...

* Cuba: For the twentieth consecutive year the U.N. General Assembly called for an end to the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba....

With Halloween less than a week away, we will feature numerous videos with themes related to Halloween as well as the Day of the Dead. For a...

* Latin America: The price of coffee could rise due to bad weather hindering Colombian coffee output , while Hurricane Rina strengthened to...

In January 2010 the Mitofsky consulting firm concluded that Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner had the lowest approval ratings amon...

* Cuba: A Freedom House report concluded that economic reforms announced by the government last year represented the “most significant posi...

* Libya: The death of former Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi has reportedly “inspired” Yemeni and Syrian anti-government protesters, whil...

* Guatemala: President Alvaro Colom formally apologized to the family of Jacobo Arbenz, a former president who was ousted in a 1954 CIA-ba...

Note: The major news headline of today was the death of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi. There have been other important pieces of ...

* South America: Violence involving hundreds of “ hooded vandals ” marred demonstrations in Chile while protesters in Peru lifted a blockad...

Note: There will be no posting on Wednesday. We hope to be back on Thursday morning. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. The worl...

* Africa: Preliminary results of an experimental vaccine against malaria showed that the vaccine cut the risk of disease in infants roughl...

* Mexico: Members of the opposition PRI are incensed at President Felipe Calderon’s suggestion that they might seek deals with drug gangs i...