In Latin America, More Empty Promises On Immigration Reform

By Felicia Persaud News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Mar. 25, 2011: President Obama wrapped up his tri-country visit to Latin America this week with another empty promise in El Salvador to push for immigration reform in the U.S. that includes a pathway to legalization for the undocumented, many of whom...

Convicted Latin American Migrants Iced

News Americas, MANASSAS, Va., Thurs. Mar. 24, 2011: Several Latin American and Caribbean migrants were among 130 busted in the Northern Virginia area this week. The immigrants, considered to be criminal aliens and fugitives from justice, were iced following an enforcement surge by U.S. Immigration and...

Obama Insists He’s Still For Immigration Reform

News Americas, SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Weds. Mar. 23, 2011: President Obama yesterday insisted in El Salvador that he is still very much in favor of comprehensive immigration reform for undocumented immigrants. In a country which has about 25 percent of its population living undocumented in the United...

U.S. Miner’s Claims Against El Salvador Dismissed

News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. Mar. 18, 2011: El Salvador has won in a dispute brought by U.S. miner Commerce Group. The Washington-based International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes this week agreed with the El Salvador government’s argument that it lacked jurisdiction to hear...

Obama Opens Latin America Tour Today

News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. Mar. 20, 2011: President Barack Obama is set to land in Brazil today, March 20th for the start of his Latin America tour. Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman told reporters at the White House that Latin America has “fundamentally...

Japan’s Tsunami Reaches Into South America

A man stands next to the border fence separating Mexico and the U.S. at the beach in Tijuana, March 11, 2011. (Reuters photo) News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Mar. 14, 2011: Tsunami waves from Japan’s natural disaster of Friday, March 11th has had some effect even on the continent of South America. In...

America Movil Sells Jamaica Operations To Digicel

News Americas, MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Mon. Mar. 14, 2011: America Movil, owners of the Claro mobile phone service brand, has agreed to sell its Jamaica operations to competitor, Digicel. Digicel, a privately-held wireless firm with 11 million customers mostly in the Caribbean and Central America, launched...

Japan’s Earthquake Effects Felt In The Americas

News Americas, New York, Fri. Mar. 11, 2011: The effects of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan, that also triggered a deadly tsunami is being felt on the west coast of North America and South America. U.S. forecasters says several U.S. states including the coastal areas of California and Oregon from...

Corruption – A Hindrance In Drug Fighting Efforts In Latin, Caribbean Nations – U.S.

News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. Mar. 11, 2011: In several Latin American and Caribbean countries, corruption remains an obstacle in the fight against narco-trafficking, according to the U.S. State Department. The Department, in its latest International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, insists...

U.S. Insists It Wants To “Deeply Engage” Latin America

News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Mon. Feb. 21, 2011: Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the U.S. State Department, Arturo Valenzuela, insists the Obama administration is “deeply engaged in the Americas.” Valenzuela told the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps,...