TEGUCIGALPA—Honduras’ military began taking control of the country’s violent prisons on Monday, following a gang dispute that left 46 inmates dead at a women’s detention center last week, officials said. President Xiomara Castro announced last week she would hand the military police control of the prison system, a departure from a past stance of demilitarizing…
Mexico Imposes 50 Percent Tariff on White Corn Imports Amid Trade Dispute With US and Canada
MEXICO CITY—Mexico on Saturday began imposing a 50 percent tariff on white corn imports, a move the president says looks to boost national production and prevent imports of genetically modified corn. The measure, published late Friday in the Mexican government’s official gazette, will be in force until the end of the year and occurs amid…
Polls Shut in Guatemalan Presidential Election, Run-Off Expected
GUATEMALA CITY—Polling stations closed on Sunday evening in Guatemala’s tight presidential election, which has been dominated by international concerns over corruption, the exclusion of a leading candidate and the cost of living. The contest is expected to go to a run-off in August, with former First Lady Sandra Torres tipped to win the first round…
Tropical Storm Cindy Forms Behind Bret in an Early and Aggressive Start to Atlantic Hurricane Season
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Tropical Storm Cindy has formed behind Tropical Storm Bret, in the first case of two storms in the tropical Atlantic in June since record keeping began, forecasters said Friday. The historic event signals an early and aggressive start to the Atlantic hurricane season that began June 1 and whose peak usually runs…
Senate Votes Ratify US-Chile Tax Treaty, Securing American Lithium Access
It was a landslide final vote in the Senate on June 22, which favored ratification of the critical U.S.-Chile tax treaty. One day prior, the legislative body surpassed the two-thirds supermajority required to approve treaties at 95–2. The U.S.-Chile tax treaty has been in the works since 2010, but clearing the final legislative hurdles this…
At Least 46 Killed Following Riot in Women’s Prison in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—The death toll from a riot at a women’s prison in Honduras rose to 46, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, as anxious relatives demanded information about the fate of incarcerated family members. Relatives of inmates gathered at the Centro Femenino de Adaptacion Social, the 900-person women’s penitentiary around 20 kilometers (12 miles) from…
Eastern Caribbean Islands Prepare for Heavy Flooding as Tropical Storm Bret Grows Stronger
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Tropical Storm Bret grew stronger on Wednesday as it took aim at islands in the eastern Caribbean that braced for torrential rainfall, landslides and flooding. Bret had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph) early Wednesday morning and was moving westward across the Atlantic Ocean at 14 mph (22 kph), according…
Peru Restaurant Voted Best in the World
A restaurant in Lima, Peru has been named the best restaurant in the world by more than 1,000 restaurant industry experts, including food writers and chefs, in this year’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants rankings. Central, located in Lima’s Barranco District, was opened in 2008 by married chefs Virgilio Martínez and Pia León who had a “vision to create…
Australian Energy Giant Approves $10.6 Billion Oil Project Offshore Mexico
Australia’s largest oil producer will proceed with a US$7.2 billion (AU$10.6 billion) project offshore Mexico that will deliver hundreds of millions of oil barrels in the next decade. On June 20, Woodside Energy announced that it would invest in the Trion project, a joint venture with Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex. The project is located…
At Least One Dead After School Shooting in Southern Brazil
SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO—At least one student has died after a school shooting in Brazil’s southern city of Cambe on Monday, the Parana state government said in a statement, adding that another wounded student has been hospitalized. The perpetrator has been arrested and is a former student of the Professora Helena Kolody public school who…
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