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Lawyers, Advocates Comb Guatemala For Missing Families

5:22pm September 02, 2018

by John Burnett

Hundreds of migrant parents may have been deported without their children after trying to enter the U.S. Many of them are from Guatemala, where non-governmental groups are trying to track them down to reunite the families.

A new report suggests that when consumers buy sustainably-certified coffee, they have little way of knowing whether or how their purchase helps growers.

Do Sustainable Certifications For Coffee Really Help Coffee Growers?

7:46am September 02, 2018

by Angus Chen

A global development research organization study suggests that there's little data showing whether growers benefit from sustainably certifying their coffee because they are difficult to monitor.

World News

Why Thousands Of People Are Leaving Venezuela

7:43am September 02, 2018

The Washington Office on Latin America's Geoff Ramsey tells NPR's Melissa Block about the refugee crisis caused by political and economic problems in Venezuela.

Anti-government demonstrators protest in Granada, Nicaragua. Hundreds of people have been killed in the government's brutal suppression of protests that erupted in April.

World News

Nicaragua Expels United Nations Team After Report Critical Of The Government

4:33pm September 01, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The human rights team had recently released a report documenting the extrajudicial killing, torture and sexual assault of protesters by the government of President Daniel Ortega.

Rosy does dishes. Getting the 2-year-old involved in chores did lead to the kitchen being flooded and dishes being broken. But now she is still eager to help.

Health & Safety

How To Get Kids To Do Chores: Does The Maya Method Work?

7:01am September 01, 2018

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Inspired by Maya families where kids happily pitch in, correspondent Michaeleen Doucleff tries to get her 2-year-old daughter to become a household helper.

3 Separated Children Were Sexually Abused At Shelters, El Salvador Says

3:42pm August 31, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The minors are aged 12 to 17 and were abused by workers at facilities in Arizona, authorities said. The announcement is the latest in a series of abuse allegations.

The production crew of 100% Noticias, Nicaragua's only 24-hour cable news network, watches over a popular live afternoon talk show. Reporters from the network say they have been threatened, robbed and beaten by Ortega supporters. Only one reporter, out of

World News

Nicaragua's Embattled Government Tries To Silence Independent Media

6:50pm August 30, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

International press organizations are criticizing the media attacks in Nicaragua, which include torching a radio station, stealing equipment and cutting off TV networks.

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Pedestrians pass a building decorated with the Argentine national flag in Buenos Aires' financial district earlier this summer.

Argentina Hikes Interest Rate To 60 Percent In Bid To Halt Currency's Fall

3:43pm August 30, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

When President Mauricio Macri requested early release of a $50 billion loan, he said it was to assuage market watchers' fears. But the opposite happened — and the central bank felt it had to step in.

Wisin y Yandel wave the flag of Puerto Rico during a performance in Central Park on August 13, 2011.

Reggaetón And The Search For Identity After Hurricane María

7:02am August 30, 2018

by Coral Murphy

It's no question that the streaming percentage of songs in Spanish has skyrocketed over the last year. But what does this increase in visibility mean to Puerto Ricans, post-María?

World News

Nicaragua's New Anti-Terrorism Law Thwarts Protesters, Activists Say

7:31am August 29, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Hundreds have been arrested or disappeared since the Ortega regime launched a crackdown on protesters. President Ortega has relied heavily on pro-government paramilitaries to make the arrests.

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