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Mexico claims progress in war on drugs
Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s minister of public security and the country’s top security official, has claimed significant advances in the country’s fight against drugs
Smoking ban sucks life out of cantinas
The air in Mexico City’s traditional watering holes may be cleaner, but there is growing concern that new rules banning smoking in public places may prove fatal for one of the city’s traditional symbols of popular culture
US slowdown could hit migrant remittances
Mexican migrant workers sent less money home in the first quarter of this year than they did a year ago, according to figures released by the country’s Central Bank
Lead plant poisons Peruvian town
Located in a historical mining area, La Oroya is a town of about 30,000 people who almost solely rely on the smelter for survival; yet survival is what seems to be at risk
US economy threatens Dominican Republic
A year after the introduction of the region’s free trade agreement with the US, there is so far little sign that the Dominican Republic has profited from it - and the next presidential election is only weeks away
Mexico’s women thrust on to frontline
The current protest against government plans to reform the oil industry is evidence of the increasing female participation in politics and business
Daunting tasks face new Paraguay leader
Fernando Lugo, the former bishop who was elected president of Paraguay in a landslide victory over the world’s longest ruling party on Sunday, now faces the monumental task of resurrecting his country
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