By Felicia J. Persaud News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Mar. 11, 2026: As Washington rolled out its new hemispheric security doctrine on March 7th, a quiet but consequential question is emerging across the Caribbean: where is the economic offer? At the March 7th “Shield of the Americas” summit in Doral, Florida, U.S. President Donald […]
Brazil’s Supreme Court authorizes Trump adviser to visit Bolsonaro in prison Wednesday, March 11th 2026 – 03:00 UTC Beattie was appointed in late February to a senior State Department role dealing with Brazil Brazil’s Supreme Court has authorized Darren Beattie, a Trump administration adviser focused on Brazil, to visit former President Jair Bolsonaro […]
US steps up strikes on Iran, destroys 16 mine-laying vessels and raises pressure in Hormuz Wednesday, March 11th 2026 – 03:07 UTC Image distributed by U.S. Central Command. The United States and Israel launched what the Pentagon and witnesses in Iran described on Tuesday as the heaviest day of bombing since the war […]
María Corina Machado arrives in Chile for Kast’s inauguration and meeting with Venezuelan migrants Wednesday, March 11th 2026 – 03:49 UTC Beyond attending the inauguration, Machado has called Venezuelans in Chile to a Thursday afternoon gathering at Paseo Bulnes in downtown Santiago Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has arrived in Chile to […]
Lula withdraws from Kast inauguration amid presence of Flávio Bolsonaro Wednesday, March 11th 2026 – 03:55 UTC The reversal came hours after it emerged that Flávio Bolsonaro, a likely challenger to Lula in October’s presidential election, would attend the event as a guest Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has canceled a […]
Boric leaves office defending his record and acknowledging mistakes Wednesday, March 11th 2026 – 03:45 UTC “I leave with my head held high and my hands clean,” Boric said in a live message from La Moneda palace on the night of March 10 In his final national address before handing the presidential sash […]
Chile: Kast arrives at La Moneda with a 90-day plan focused on security, fiscal cuts and migration Wednesday, March 11th 2026 – 04:03 UTC Kast’s immediate test will be managing high expectations. A Cadem poll released in early March found that 57% of respondents believed Chile would do well under his administration José […]
Medellín, Colombia – President Gustavo Petro spoke out against Colombia’s exclusion from Trump’s ‘Shield of the Americas’ alliance on Monday, citing his country’s vital experience in fighting drug trafficking organizations. Petro’s criticism comes after Trump announced on Saturday a coalition of 17 Latin American and Caribbean nations that will use “lethal force” against the “terrorist […]
Beyond the shallow waters of Cayman, Anguilla, and Turks and Caicos, a nonstop six-week expedition captured footage of reefs, a new blue hole, and unusual creatures. BBC News has the exclusive footage. Now, the maps and protection plans need to catch up quickly. A Ship Working on Borrowed Maps On the research ship RRS James […]
Medellín, Colombia – The government of Nicaragua is illegally diverting public funds to finance the repression of exiles abroad, according to a United Nations Human Rights Office report published this Tuesday. Through analysis of documents and interviews dating back to 2018, the report concludes that the government’s repression could constitute crimes against humanity. “Political persecution […]