Tag: Latin America and Caribbean
Guatemalans outraged by fake COVID-19 tests
GUATEMALA CITY — Lawmakers and rights official in Guatemala called Monday for an investigation into 30,000 fake COVID-19 tests that were bought by public...
Mexican national extradited to NY on sex trafficking charges
<p>NEW YORK — A Mexican national accused of coercing women into working as prostitutes around the United States has been extradited to New York...
Mexican national extradited to NY on sex trafficking charges
NEW YORK — A Mexican national accused of coercing women into working as prostitutes around the United States has been extradited to New York...
Israel says Equatorial Guinea to move embassy to Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Equatorial Guinea would move its embassy to Jerusalem in the latest sign of improving...
Brazilian forward Pepê to join Porto from Gremio
SAO PAULO — Brazilian club Gremio has agreed to sell forward Pepê to Porto in the offseason in a €15 million ($18 million) deal,...
Officials: 8-year-old Honduran migrant drowned in Rio Grande
MEXICO CITY — A Honduran boy drowned as he attempted to cross the Rio Grande dividing Mexico and the United States, Mexican immigration officials...
Marta scores as Brazil defeats Argentina 4-1
ORLANDO, Fla. — Marta scored on a penalty kick in the 30th minute and Brazil went on to defeat Argentina 4-1 in the opening...
Brazilian forward Pepê to join Porto from Gremio
<p>SAO PAULO — Brazilian club Gremio has agreed to sell forward Pepê to Porto in the offseason in a €15 million ($18 million) deal,...
French Caribbean fights to keep pesticide case alive
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Agricultural workers who have long sought compensation for contamination from a pesticide banned in France but used in the...
International court finds Jamaica violated rights of gays
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An international tribunal has found that Jamaica’s government violated the rights of a gay man and a lesbian, according...