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A fuel dispenser machine is fixed at a gas station in Caracas

A Dollar for Half a Pint: In Venezuela, Record Gasoline Prices Make It Out Of Reach

In Venezuela, residents have to line up for days for a slim chance of getting a few pints of gasoline following years of economic collapse and hyperinflation.

Is Mexico’s Postponement of Beer Production Affecting US Beer Supplies?

Read on to find out if the postponement of beer operations in Mexico is affecting the supply of beer in the United States.

Mexican Journalist Jorge Armenta, Third to Be Killed This Year

Mexico ranks as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists
El Mencho

$10 Million Reward: Billionaire Mexican Cartel Boss At Large, Cartel Member With Ties Extradited to the US

DEA offers $10 million for the capture of the most wanted Mexican Cartel leader in the U.S. and Mexico Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes or known as "El Mencho" while a member of his cartel is already at the U.S. custody.

Honduras and Costa Rica Stop Nicaraguans from Entering their Territories, Taking Tightened Measures

A military officer and two policemen escorted a couple of young men off their respective horses near the Guasaule River's shores.
Mining operation

Mexican Mining Company Penoles Suspends Zinc Mining Operation Indefinitely, Low Prices to Blame

Industrias Penoles is indefinitely pausing its zinc mining operation after zinc prices in the market suffered a severe decline.
Bolsonaro supporters

China-Brazil Ties Are Threatened by Political Dispute and Nationalist Criticisms

People in Brazil are targeting pro-China authorities. Vice President Hamilton Mourão and Minister of Agriculture Tereza Cristina are being dragged especially by Bolsonaro supporters because of their close ties with China.
Health Minister Lopez Gatell

Mexico Has the Capability to Purchase More COVID-19 Test Kits

Amid rising tensions and criticisms from the public, the Mexican government has assured that the country has enough funds to purchase more test kits.
Early this month, it was reported that 'Latinos suffered staggering job losses,' not to mention, being the hardest hit or most affected by the economic crisis brought by the pandemic.

Latinos Currently Have the Highest Unemployment Rate in the US amidst Recession

Latinos, at 18 percent, now have the highest unemployment rate in the United States while the rate for the jobless in the whole country is at 14.7 percent, a number that's been unseen since the Great Depression.
Trump and Tedros

Trump to Restore Partial Funding to WHO

President Donald Trump to restore partial funding to the World Health Organization.
Amnesty International claimed, it has verified almost 60 cases in the region for the past several weeks showing the Latin American governments that use arbitrary, brutal and castigatory strategies to implement quarantine directives.

Amnesty Claims Latin American Governments Use Repression in COVID-19 Fight

Lockdown orders put in place throughout Latin America to restrict the spread of COVID-19 pandemic have suppressed civil freedoms, not to mention, violated human rights.
Health Minister Tiech

Health Minister to Leave Amid the Pandemic

Brazilian health minister Nelson Teich filed his resignation mere weeks into the job. Before this, he had many disagreements with President Jair Bolsonaro regarding health measures, or lack thereof.

Interferon: A Possible Treatment for COVID-19 From Cuba

Read on to find out about interferon alpha 2b, the drug that Cuba manufactures, and a potential COVID-19 cure.
AMLO

Lopez Obrador Says Reopening Must Be “Gradual, Orderly, and Cautious”

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced earlier this week that Mexico’s economy is set to reopen this June 1 after weeks of mitigation measures.
Mexican Troops

Lopez Obrador’s Response to Criticisms

President Lopez Obrador asserts that the armed forces are needed in public security tasks

Despite the Threat of COVID-19, the US-Mexico Border Factories Stay Open

When the COVID-19 pandemic spread with the Mexican border city of Mexicali, operations initially continued "as normal" at Autolite plant, a US-owned factory.

$185M Credit Line Granted to Puerto Rico Towns to Continue Operating through the Pandemic

The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico announced recently it has approved a $185-million, temporary liquidity facility to aid the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico so they can operate through the COVID-19 crisis.
Pride Flag

What is Happening to Costa Rica's Historic Gay Marriage Ruling? Here's an Update

In 2018, the constitutional court of Costa Rica announced same-sex marriage would be allowed by mid-2020. Here's what happened since then.

Top 3 Richest South American Countries

Find out here about the top three richest countries in South America.
Millions of Latin American students don’t have Internet access.

Internet-Based Classes: What Lies ahead the LatAm Students with Limited Access?

According to a study, millions of Latin American students don't have Internet access. More so, below 30 percent of low-income households in the region own a computer which they use for school work
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