Ecuadorians are gearing up to cast their ballots in the February 9 general elections with sixteen candidates vying for the presidency. Leading the race are interim head of state and leader of the National Democratic Action party, Daniel Noboa, and the Citizen’s Revolution party candidate, Luisa Gonzalez. Voters will also decide who will represent their […]
Honduras’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enrique Reina, explains in an interview on CNN, why the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) cancelled its emergency meeting scheduled for January 30 which was requested by the president of Colombia Gustavo Petro. On the meeting agenda was discussion of U.S. migratory policies and the measures being
Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minrex) has denounced the planned use of the island’s occupied territory of Guantanamo and the U.S. torture camp there, to incarcerate migrants forcibly expelled from the United States. Officials described the announcement by President Donald Trump as a demonstration of brutality, through which his government is acting to supposedly rectify
President of Honduras Xiomara Castro announced on Tuesday the enactment of the national emergency strategy for the protection of Honduran migrants. It includes an action program for Hondurans in an irregular migratory situation in the United States, as well as those in transit and returned to Honduras. The president attributed the worsening of displacement of
A young man sports a Tupac (2Pac) Shakur t-shirt in Parque Carolina (Quito, Ecuador) Photo: Julian Cola Cruising the streets of Quito, it’s my distinct impression that the top five music artists or groups, their name or image printed on fans’ t-shirts, are Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses, and Tupac (2Pac) Shakur.
Faced with hardening anti-migration policies implemented by the U.S. government, President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro made an emphatic plea to Venezuelan migrants to return to their homeland. During an event in Macuto, in which the president inaugurated several works related to transportation, roads, solar energy, he explained that the South American country is not only
The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, celebrated on Monday the progress made by her administration under the model of “democratic socialism” and announced an emergency plan to support migrants deported from the United States, while reaffirming her commitment to the sovereignty and economic development of the country. “We celebrate three years of struggle, dedication and
Not a week had passed before Cuba, which was removed from the US State Department’s State-Sponsor of Terrorism list by the outgoing Biden administration, was placed right back on it by Donald Trump. The move was consecrated on Monday (January 20, 2025) via executive order just hours after Trump was inaugurated for his second nonconsecutive
Panamanian demonstrators gathered outside the residence of the U.S. ambassador to Panama to protest threats made by newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump to retake the Panama Canal. Some protesters held a sign that read: “Donald Trump: The Panama Canal Is Not For Sale!” At one point, a U.S. flag was set ablaze during the demonstration, which
The government of Mexico has sent up to 75 firefighters to Los Angeles, California to help put out multiple wildfires in the region. “We’re looking to get as much resources as we possibly can,” said California governor Gavin Newsom. Greeting the Mexican firefighters at Los Angeles International Airport, he added, “we’re honored that the Mexican
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