Dec 28, 2011

Drug gangs strike back in Rio’s ‘pacified’ slums

Police struggle to overcome ‘narco-dictatorships’

Dec 24, 2011

Cuba set to release 2,900 prisoners

Decision comes ahead of papal visit next spring

Dec 20, 2011

Transformed Panama shrugs off Noriega

Dictator’s return to serve sentences stirs few

From AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY Dec 7, 2011

Brazil forest code reignites Amazon fears

Environmentalists say change amounts to amnesty for illegal clearing

From COMPANIES Dec 6, 2011

Strike threat over Anglo’s Chile stake

Miners prepared to walk out if multinational refuses to sell

Nov 25, 2011

Trinidad foils ‘PM assassination plot’

Members of security forces among 12 people arrested

Nov 17, 2011

2010 census shows Brazil’s inequalities remain

Income disparity still strong despite advances

From AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY Oct 18, 2011

Fernández looks on course for landslide victory

Her power base continues to be the working class

Alleged drug trafficker of the gang "La Familia Michoacana" From COMMENT Aug 23, 2011

Latin America: A toxic trade

While many of the region’s economies are booming, the battle against illegal drugs cartels is placing severe strain on resources and institutions

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