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'We were terrified they were going to kill us': fishers who survived US boat strike speak out 2 Eugene Apr 21 Wednesday 12 496
Argentine film and theater great Luis Brandoni dies at 86 3 peppertree Apr 20 May 4 3 647
Cuba's doctors were a lifeline for the world. Now the Caribbean is shamefully complicit in the US drive to expel them 5 malaise Apr 11 May 4 16 893
Peter Thiel flees to Argentina? 5 peppertree May 2 May 4 3 744
Mexico's Sheinbaum says proof needed after US charges Sinaloa governor for cartel ties 2 Eugene May 2 May 2 6 639
US Charges Mexico's Sinaloa Governor with drug trafficking - DW News 2 TexasTowelie Apr 30 Apr 30 4 396
Top drug cartel leader 'El Jardinero' and his alleged money man nabbed in Mexico 1 Eugene Apr 28 Apr 28 3 402
Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves 21 dead amid pre-election violence 0 Eugene Apr 27 Apr 27 1 312
Explosive device kills 13 and injures 38 on a bus in Colombia - Associated Press 0 TexasTowelie Apr 26 Apr 26 6 472
Mass trial for 486 alleged MS-13 gang members begins in El Salvador 1 Eugene Apr 21 Apr 21 3 391
Venezuela's Machado to hold Madrid rally as opposition frozen out after Maduro capture 1 Eugene Apr 18 Apr 18 1 678
There is serious flooding in Haiti and DR 3 malaise Apr 16 Apr 16 11 716
Discussions taking place in Jamaica to 0 malaise Apr 15 Apr 15 12 533
Human rights groups decry US plan for Guantanamo camp for Cuban migrants 0 Eugene Apr 10 Apr 10 2 419
US court overturns $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina over oil firm seizure 0 peppertree Mar 28 Mar 28 4 549
Venezuelans deported by US detail fresh claims of torture and abuse at El Salvador mega-prison 0 Eugene Mar 26 Mar 26 6 589
50 years after its last coup, Argentina remembers painful legacy of dictatorship as Milei challenges narrative 0 peppertree Mar 24 Mar 24 2 532
Military plane crashes in southwestern Colombia, defense minister says 1 nitpicked Mar 23 Mar 23 5 722
Despite Trump bailout, Argentina slips back into recession in November 3 peppertree Jan 2026 Mar 17 3 1408
White House's Miller suggests Latin American military leaders ignore their lawyers 3 Eugene Mar 8 Mar 8 7 1188
It's all Supreme Court watch in Jamaica today 4 malaise Mar 6 Mar 6 8 1135
Trump takes forceful steps to pressure Latin American leaders to reduce China ties 0 Eugene Mar 6 Mar 6 1 698
US turns up heat on Venezuela with threat to indict new leader Delcy Rodriguez 3 Eugene Mar 5 Mar 5 3 944
Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism over Florida-registered speedboat attack 0 Eugene Mar 4 Mar 4 6 679
At least 15 killed after military plane carrying banknotes crashes in Bolivia 1 muriel_volestrangler Feb 28 Mar 1 9 890
Venezuela suspends 19 oil, gas production-sharing contracts signed under Maduro government, sources say 2 Eugene Feb 28 Feb 28 4 902
Eff you Carlos Gimenez 2 malaise Feb 26 Feb 26 9 945
Cuba intercepted and fired on Florida registered boat 6 LessAspin Feb 25 Feb 26 4 1228
Brazilian politician brothers convicted of ordering murder of Rio city councillor 1 muriel_volestrangler Feb 25 Feb 25 3 628
US eases Venezuela oil ban to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean 0 malaise Feb 25 Feb 25 5 684

Latin America Continued...

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Judge orders arrest of ex-Green Beret part of 2020 Venezuelan Coup 4 LessAspin Nov 2025 Feb 25 4 1808
Mexican Army Kills Leader Of Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Official Says 0 Judi Lynn Feb 22 Feb 22 7 902
Archaeologists Discover Massive 8,000-Year-Old Petroglyph Complex in Venezuela 0 Judi Lynn Feb 21 Feb 21 24 920
St. Lucia PM confirms "lost lives" in latest US strike against drug dealers 1 Eugene Feb 18 Feb 19 6 962
Peru's president ousted in 'express impeachment' after just four months 0 Eugene Feb 18 Feb 18 5 725
Diplomatic Denial: U.S. says it never told St. Lucia to drop Cuban Medical Program - but ... 1 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 12 8 1052
Argentina's Karinagate: 19 indicted on racketeering charges 1 peppertree Feb 2026 Feb 11 3 855
5.6 magnitude earthquake felt across eastern parishes 6 malaise Feb 2026 Feb 2026 8 1193
Air Canada cancels all flights to Cuba as US oil blockade cuts off fuel access 3 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1155
Argentina's Mileise: Infant mortality and other vital statistics deteriorate markedly in 2024 2 peppertree Jan 2026 Feb 2026 5 1002
Haiti's presidential council dissolves after rocky tenure as unelected US-backed ruler remains 0 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 2 927
Coldest Jamaica since 1977 7 malaise Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 1314
Head of Argentina's statistics bureau forced out by Milei amid controversy over new inflation index 0 peppertree Feb 2026 Feb 2026 0 749
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro meets with Donald Trump at the White House - DW News 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 735
Will the US Send Alleged Fuel Smugglers to Mexico? 0 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 729
Astonishing 1,400-year-old Tomb Featuring Giant Owl Sculpture Discovered in Mexico 9 Judi Lynn Feb 2026 Feb 2026 22 1713
Costa Rican president galvanizes right-wing base to vote for successor Laura Fernandez - DW News 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 994
Jim Caviezel to play Jair Bolsonaro in 'heroic' biopic 4 Eugene Dec 2025 Feb 2026 4 1761
Mexico president says Trump tariffs on Cuba's oil suppliers could trigger humanitarian crisis 2 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 1013
Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds CK Hutchinson concession unconstitutional, president says 0 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 908
Venezuela approves bill to open oil sector to foreign investment after US pressure 0 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 826
US intelligence raises doubts about Venezuela leader's cooperation 1 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 809
Lawyers accuse Mexico of breaking law in sending cartel members to US without extradition order 0 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 769
Mexico weighs stopping oil shipments to Cuba amid concerns of Trump retaliation, sources say 1 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1099
After vanishing from view, two US-seized Venezuela oil tankers reappear near Puerto Rico 1 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 889
Mexico's president says it was 'sovereign decision' to send cartel members to US 3 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1252
Guatemala declares state of siege after deadly gang prison riots - Reuters 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2026 Jan 2026 6 881
Argentina in Deep Trouble - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2026 Jan 2026 9 1107
US Militarization of Latin America is Expanding at Breakneck Speed 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2026 Jan 2026 10 1109
What happens next in Venezuela? - CaspianReport 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 979

Latin America Continued...

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Yesterday was the 16th anniversary of that massive earthquake in Haiti e - over 200,000 people died. 1 malaise Jan 2026 Jan 2026 8 1015
Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late' 3 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 6 1367
US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries 4 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 1438
Trump admin sends tough private (and transactional) message to oil companies on Venezuela 10 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 1918
USA Attacks Venezuela & Seizes Maduro - Joe Blogs 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2026 Jan 2026 6 1265
Good Melissa video from a hurricane expert 2 malaise Dec 2025 Jan 2026 6 983
Train crash near Peru's Machu Picchu 5 malaise Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 1421
An Ancient Portal to the Underworld Was Found in Denver 7 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Dec 2025 35 3584
Honduras Declares Trump-Backed Candidate Winner of Presidential Election 0 BSDemon Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 1102
If the Cuban government collapses as a result of the Venezuelan oil embargo 3 Vogon_Glory Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1238
Clan del Golfo: US designates Colombian cocaine gang a terrorist group 0 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 902
Argentina's Mileise: Member of presidential guard commits suicide over $1,380 debt 0 peppertree Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 1048
Venezuela's PDVSA suffers cyberattack as tankers make u-turns 0 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 11 1095
Chile becomes first nation outside Germany to elect the son of a known Nazi 3 peppertree Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 1325
US wargames played out scenarios for Maduro's fall. None of them ended well for Venezuela 1 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 1211
Veteran Argentine actor Hector Alterio dies in Madrid aged 96 0 peppertree Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 1053
US treasury lifts sanctions on Brazilian judge who presided over Bolsonaro case 1 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 1008
Hyatt's 7 Jamaica Hotels Have Suspended Operations Through November 1, 2026 1 malaise Dec 2025 Dec 2025 15 1424
Tonight in New York- Shaggy, Sean Paul team up for Jamaica benefit concert -- How to watch 0 malaise Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1182
Blackriver, St Elizabeth, Jamaica 0 malaise Dec 2025 Dec 2025 11 1027
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