By Ben Norton Gustavo Petro won the first round of Colombia’s presidential election on May 29. In the second round, he defeated far-right candidate Rodolfo Hernández, a real estate mogul with an estimated $100 million in wealth. Petro previously served as mayor of the capital Bogotá, and long before that was a former guerrilla in the armed … Read More
A sample of the daily briefing from the Press Office of the Nicaraguan Embassy, Washington DC. NICARAGUA NEWS 14 JULY, 2022 Among world leaders in Gender Parity. Yesterday, The World Economic Forum released its 2022 Gender Gap Report. The report states that with a 0.81 gender gap score, Nicaragua ranks number one in Latin America … Read More
the Summit of the Americas hosted by the US State Department and the Peoples Summit hosted by US and international activist organizations. The two summits were held in the same city at the same time but could not be otherwise more different.
By Saheli Chowdbury, journalist Thousands of Argentines protested outside the Argentine Parliament on Thursday and Friday as the Chamber of Deputies discussed the new refinancing agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that was proposed by the economic cabinet of President Alberto Fernández. After more than 13 hours of discussion, the draft agreement to refinance … Read More
Task Force on the Americas Statement TFA Denounces Colombia’s Denial of Entry for TFA board member Teri Mattson While enroute to observe the upcoming high stakes election in Colombia, Teri Mattson was denied entry by Colombian authorities and had her passport seized. After arriving at 6:55 am on May 22, she was forced to spend … Read More