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50 years after its last coup, Argentina remembers painful legacy of dictatorship as Milei challenges narrative 0 peppertree Tuesday Tuesday 1 206
Military plane crashes in southwestern Colombia, defense minister says 1 nitpicked Monday Monday 5 381
Despite Trump bailout, Argentina slips back into recession in November 3 peppertree Jan 21 Mar 17 3 892
White House's Miller suggests Latin American military leaders ignore their lawyers 3 Eugene Mar 8 Mar 8 7 775
It's all Supreme Court watch in Jamaica today 4 malaise Mar 6 Mar 6 8 671
Trump takes forceful steps to pressure Latin American leaders to reduce China ties 0 Eugene Mar 6 Mar 6 1 424
US turns up heat on Venezuela with threat to indict new leader Delcy Rodriguez 3 Eugene Mar 5 Mar 5 3 546
Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism over Florida-registered speedboat attack 0 Eugene Mar 4 Mar 4 6 384
At least 15 killed after military plane carrying banknotes crashes in Bolivia 1 muriel_volestrangler Feb 28 Mar 1 9 569
Venezuela suspends 19 oil, gas production-sharing contracts signed under Maduro government, sources say 2 Eugene Feb 28 Feb 28 4 593
Eff you Carlos Gimenez 2 malaise Feb 26 Feb 26 9 589
Cuba intercepted and fired on Florida registered boat 6 LessAspin Feb 25 Feb 26 4 782
Brazilian politician brothers convicted of ordering murder of Rio city councillor 1 muriel_volestrangler Feb 25 Feb 25 3 339
US eases Venezuela oil ban to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean 0 malaise Feb 25 Feb 25 5 388
Judge orders arrest of ex-Green Beret part of 2020 Venezuelan Coup 4 LessAspin Nov 2025 Feb 25 4 1437
Mexican Army Kills Leader Of Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Official Says 0 Judi Lynn Feb 22 Feb 22 7 628
Archaeologists Discover Massive 8,000-Year-Old Petroglyph Complex in Venezuela 0 Judi Lynn Feb 21 Feb 21 24 633
St. Lucia PM confirms "lost lives" in latest US strike against drug dealers 1 Eugene Feb 18 Feb 19 6 692
Peru's president ousted in 'express impeachment' after just four months 0 Eugene Feb 18 Feb 18 5 483
Diplomatic Denial: U.S. says it never told St. Lucia to drop Cuban Medical Program - but ... 1 Eugene Feb 7 Feb 12 8 755
Argentina's Karinagate: 19 indicted on racketeering charges 1 peppertree Feb 10 Feb 11 3 562
5.6 magnitude earthquake felt across eastern parishes 6 malaise Feb 10 Feb 10 8 759
Air Canada cancels all flights to Cuba as US oil blockade cuts off fuel access 3 Eugene Feb 9 Feb 10 4 775
Argentina's Mileise: Infant mortality and other vital statistics deteriorate markedly in 2024 2 peppertree Jan 31 Feb 9 5 638
Haiti's presidential council dissolves after rocky tenure as unelected US-backed ruler remains 0 Eugene Feb 7 Feb 7 2 565
Coldest Jamaica since 1977 7 malaise Feb 6 Feb 6 3 842
Head of Argentina's statistics bureau forced out by Milei amid controversy over new inflation index 0 peppertree Feb 5 Feb 5 0 475
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro meets with Donald Trump at the White House - DW News 0 TexasTowelie Feb 4 Feb 4 4 490
Will the US Send Alleged Fuel Smugglers to Mexico? 0 douglas9 Feb 3 Feb 3 1 483
Astonishing 1,400-year-old Tomb Featuring Giant Owl Sculpture Discovered in Mexico 9 Judi Lynn Feb 2 Feb 2 22 1149

Latin America Continued...

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Costa Rican president galvanizes right-wing base to vote for successor Laura Fernandez - DW News 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2 Feb 2 3 700
Jim Caviezel to play Jair Bolsonaro in 'heroic' biopic 4 Eugene Dec 2025 Feb 2 4 1369
Mexico president says Trump tariffs on Cuba's oil suppliers could trigger humanitarian crisis 2 Eugene Jan 30 Jan 30 5 714
Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds CK Hutchinson concession unconstitutional, president says 0 Eugene Jan 30 Jan 30 4 629
Venezuela approves bill to open oil sector to foreign investment after US pressure 0 Eugene Jan 30 Jan 30 1 543
US intelligence raises doubts about Venezuela leader's cooperation 1 Eugene Jan 28 Jan 29 4 529
Lawyers accuse Mexico of breaking law in sending cartel members to US without extradition order 0 Eugene Jan 27 Jan 27 2 529
Mexico weighs stopping oil shipments to Cuba amid concerns of Trump retaliation, sources say 1 Eugene Jan 24 Jan 24 2 796
After vanishing from view, two US-seized Venezuela oil tankers reappear near Puerto Rico 1 Eugene Jan 22 Jan 22 4 618
Mexico's president says it was 'sovereign decision' to send cartel members to US 3 Eugene Jan 22 Jan 22 2 890
Guatemala declares state of siege after deadly gang prison riots - Reuters 0 TexasTowelie Jan 19 Jan 19 6 608
Argentina in Deep Trouble - Joe Blogs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 16 Jan 16 9 832
US Militarization of Latin America is Expanding at Breakneck Speed 1 Judi Lynn Jan 13 Jan 13 10 824
What happens next in Venezuela? - CaspianReport 0 TexasTowelie Jan 12 Jan 12 3 732
Yesterday was the 16th anniversary of that massive earthquake in Haiti e - over 200,000 people died. 1 malaise Jan 11 Jan 11 8 733
Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late' 3 Eugene Jan 11 Jan 11 6 1001
US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries 4 Eugene Jan 10 Jan 11 2 1017
Trump admin sends tough private (and transactional) message to oil companies on Venezuela 10 Eugene Jan 4 Jan 4 4 1390
USA Attacks Venezuela & Seizes Maduro - Joe Blogs 4 TexasTowelie Jan 3 Jan 3 6 878
Good Melissa video from a hurricane expert 2 malaise Dec 31 Jan 1 6 684
Train crash near Peru's Machu Picchu 5 malaise Dec 31 Dec 31 5 1048
An Ancient Portal to the Underworld Was Found in Denver 7 Judi Lynn Jun 2024 Dec 29 35 3120
Honduras Declares Trump-Backed Candidate Winner of Presidential Election 0 BSDemon Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 847
If the Cuban government collapses as a result of the Venezuelan oil embargo 3 Vogon_Glory Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 872
Clan del Golfo: US designates Colombian cocaine gang a terrorist group 0 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 657
Argentina's Mileise: Member of presidential guard commits suicide over $1,380 debt 0 peppertree Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 784
Venezuela's PDVSA suffers cyberattack as tankers make u-turns 0 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 11 810
Chile becomes first nation outside Germany to elect the son of a known Nazi 3 peppertree Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 972
US wargames played out scenarios for Maduro's fall. None of them ended well for Venezuela 1 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 947
Veteran Argentine actor Hector Alterio dies in Madrid aged 96 0 peppertree Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 794

Latin America Continued...

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US treasury lifts sanctions on Brazilian judge who presided over Bolsonaro case 1 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 726
Hyatt's 7 Jamaica Hotels Have Suspended Operations Through November 1, 2026 1 malaise Dec 2025 Dec 2025 15 1096
Tonight in New York- Shaggy, Sean Paul team up for Jamaica benefit concert -- How to watch 0 malaise Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 820
Blackriver, St Elizabeth, Jamaica 0 malaise Dec 2025 Dec 2025 11 761
House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority accused honduran President Xiomara Castro of "using legal warfare" 5 BSDemon Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 1257
Honduras presidential candidate alleges election has been 'stolen' 2 BSDemon Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1294
Pardon Talk Sends MAGA Off the Rails 0 BSDemon Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 946
"Expect to see Salvador in a New York courtroom soon": former Donald Trump adviser 1 BSDemon Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1236
Honduran centrist candidate calls foul on vote data after Trump-backed Asfura edges ahead 0 BSDemon Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 831
Centrist Nasralla takes slim lead in Honduran presidential election plagued by delays as Trump alleges fraud 5 BSDemon Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1190
White House defends pardon of ex-Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking 6 BSDemon Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1299
Rep. Maria Salazar struggles to condemn Trump's pardon of drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hernandez 0 BSDemon Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 919
Trump's pardon of Honduras's ex-president shows counter-drug effort is 'based on lies and hypocrisy' 3 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1027
Mexican authorities kill one of country's top fentanyl traffickers 2 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 10 1019
Trump raises doubts about Honduras presidential vote count 0 BSDemon Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 920
Right-wing Honduras presidential rivals locked in 'technical tie' after preliminary count 1 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 910
Conservative candidate Nasray Asfura leads in Honduras elections - DW News 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1031
Trump backs conservative Asfura in Honduras' tight presidential race 1 BSDemon Nov 2025 Dec 2025 2 939
The Rising Waterin Content Manchester Jamaica 3 malaise Nov 2025 Dec 2025 3 1115
Trinidad's leader backtracks and says US Marines *are* in the country -- working on airport radar 0 Eugene Nov 2025 Nov 2025 5 953
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