Mexico’s newly-inaugurated president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has ordered the creation of a truth commission to re-examine the kidnapping and murder of 43 students who disappeared after they were attacked by cartel gunmen and corrupt police officers. Read more Mexico's New President Creates Truth Commission to Investigate Ayotzinapa Massacre
A group of 720 illegal migrants are held Wednesday in Puerto Obaldia, Panama, near the Colombian border, by Panamanian authorities, while an outbreak of African malaria among them would keep the migrants isolated and quarantined. Read more New Tide of Migrants Triggers Alarms in Panama
Key allies of Washington expressed concern on Friday about the resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the policies of President Donald Trump that prompted it, praising Mattis as a committed partner. Read more Exit of Trusted Mattis Sparks Concern Among U.S. Allies
Canandian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies expressed today its worry due to the obstacles to apply for visas so scholars of the region can travel to this northern country. Read more Academic Association Rejects Obstacles to Obtain Canadian Visas
centro médicoLino and José Pérez are two sibling patients with permanent residency at the Modesto Fornaris Psychopedagogical Medical Center in the province of Holguín, as part of the programs of the Cuban Revolution for the benefit of people with mental retardation. Read more Holguin Medical Center, a Work of the Revolution