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Narcos Latin America: How Drug Cartels Survive Amid COVID-19

Established drug cartels in Latin America are likely to adopt a new industry rather than allowing their business to collapse amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Guayaquil

Nightmare in Ecuador: Bodies Stacked Seven High in Toilets as Morgues Run Out of Space

Health officials in Ecuador are forced to stack bodies as the country becomes the new epicenter for the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America.
Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mexico City

Mexico's Interior Department Says COVID-19 Lockdown Policies Violate Constitutional Rights

Mexico's Interior Department recently denounced towns putting up roadblocks and imposing curfews. They believe the measures made to curb the spread of the virus violates constitutional rights.
Boy Selling His Toys

11-Year-Old Tijuana Boy Sells His Toys to Feed Family After Mother Loses Her Job

After his mom lost her job, an 11-year-old boy steps up to help bring food to the table for his family by selling his toys. Read on to find out more about the story.
Highway Robbery Of Transport Trucks in Mexico Spike 25% Amid Lockdown

Highway Robbery Of Transport Trucks in Mexico Spikes 25% Amid Lockdown

While most people are stuck indoors, unemployed, and struggle to meet their needs, gangs in Mexico have resorted to highway robberies.
Valley of México Water Loss: 2.5 Million Residents Affected

Valle de México Water Loss: 2.5 Million Residents Affected

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the water supply loss has aggravated the situation of residents who are forced to stay indoors since they cannot easily get access to safe, potable water in their area.

COVID-19 Spreads Fear Through Latin America’s Overcrowded Prisons

The threat of COVID-19 transmission is spreading through the notoriously overcrowded prisons of Latin America which threaten to turn into seemingly COVID-19 infernos.
Feminicides Increase in Mexico As Women Are Forced to Stay Indoors With Abusers

Femicides Increase in Mexico as Women Are Forced to Stay Indoors With Abusers

Experts attribute the increase of femicide to the government's confinement orders which enabled domestic violence.

Festival Goers Get Locked-In in Panama

A festival in Panama was attended by hundreds of people from different parts of the world. Due to the COVID-19 preventive measures being implement in Panama, festival-goers were prevented from going home.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he stands at the ramp of the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia

Bolsanaro Investigated for Interfering with Police Work, His Son is a Criminal Too

Federal Investigators linked President Jair Bolsonaro's second-born son to a criminal fake news scheme aimed to threaten Brazilian officials. The Supreme Court allows investigation after Bolsonaro allegedly interfered with police work.

Mexican Militias Arm and Train Children as Foot Soldiers in the Fight Against Drug Cartels

The CRAC-PF, a militia in the Mexican state of Guerrero, took matters into their own hands after the Mexican government failed to protect their community from surrounding drug cartels.
Shelter in Mexico

Mexico Sends Thousands of Migrants Home

Mexico has almost deported migrants who are staying in the government migrant centers after removing thousands of individuals to control the spread of the COVID-19.
Dead Bodies in Coffin

COVID-19 Reveals Catastrophic Reality in Latin America

The COVID-19 pandemic that brought a global health threat has revealed the deep economic and social divide in Latin America.
Migrants, part of a caravan of thousands trying to reach the U.S., gather at the border fence between Mexico and the United States after arriving in Tijuana, Mexico November 13, 2018.

Cocaine Fuels Migration Crisis As Asylum Seekers Flee Dangerous Countries

The United States is facing a massive surge of migrants along its borders.
COVID-19 in Ecuador: Dead Bodies on the Streets, Doubling Cases, and Overwhelmed Healthcare System

COVID-19 in Ecuador: Dead Bodies on the Streets and Other Data

Ecuador is one of COVID-19’s worst-hit nations in South America. How did this nation become so vulnerable to COVID-19 despite its young population?
Chile to Continue with Immunity Card Plans for COVID-19 Survivors Amid Some Risks

Will COVID-19 Immunity Passports Help?

WHO already gave a warning that there is a risk for COVID-19 survivors to be infected for the second time. But disregarding these warnings, Chile will continue its plan to issue immunity passports to COVID-19 survivors.
The Evolution of Private Jets

The Evolution of Private Jets

When it comes to travel, the world is separated into those of us who travel according to convenience and cost, and those of us who choose to travel in style.
First responders and residents walk along a main street following Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S.

What Can We Learn From Hurricane Michael?

If there is one person who knows what to do about reopening an economy after a crisis, that's Mark McQueen, the city manager for Panama City during the time of Hurricane Michael 18 months ago.

US Continues to Add Cameras at the US-Mexico Border Despite Decline in Crossings

The US administration has been discretely installing additional military surveillance cameras at the US-Mexico border as its response to the COVID-19 pandemic even though fewer people appear to be crossing illegally.
A police officer wearing a protective mask stands at the entrance of a coronavirus testing site, as the coronavirus disease (COVID 19) continues in Mexico City

Murder Rate Rises in Mexico– Criminal Groups Are Gaining Leverage Amid Pandemic

While the efforts of the Mexican government focused on mitigating the economic and health crisis brought by the pandemic, there has become a failure to provide basic security to vulnerable populations.
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