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Video Shows Tourist Boat Exploration Almost Ending In Tragedy — All 20 Aboard Rescued

A tourist vessel capsized off Santa Marta amid strong Caribbean swells & heavy rain, throwing 20 people into the water — all were rescued unharmed after nearby boats responded

Venezuela

Machado’s Press Chief Returns To Venezuela, Possible Test Run For The Opposition Leader’s Comeback

By Dionys Duroc Sep 28, 2026

Democracy

New Political Prisoners Released In Venezuela Following Opposition Talks, Rodríguez Hails “Process Of Democratic Transformation”

By Sociedad Media Sep 28, 2026

Democracy

New Political Prisoners Released In Venezuela Following Opposition Talks, Rodríguez Hails “Process Of Democratic Transformation”

Venezuela’s interim government frees dozens of political prisoners after U.S.-backed talks with opposition, but rights groups & negotiators say the releases stop short of structural reform

By Sociedad Media Sep 28, 2026 3 min read

Democracy

U.N. Says Repression in Nicaragua Now “Reaches Every Sector.” Here’s What We Know

U.N.’s Human Rights Office says repression in Nicaragua “has reached every sector,” citing 185 National Assembly votes with zero dissents & at least 56 shuttered media outlets — findings compiled remotely after Nicaragua barred U.N. investigators from entering the country

Democracy

Peruvian Journalist & Regional Candidate Assassinated During Event

Journalist & regional candidate Susy Aponte Polo shot dead in Peru, nine days after accusing a senior police official of ordering an attack against her life. Regional governor of Áncash now demands a state of emergency

Democracy

Lula Skips BRICS Summit For Presidential Campaign, Warns Brazil’s Voters: Don’t Let This Become Venezuela

Lula skips BRICS summit, campaigns to warn Brazilians to keep resources “in the hands of the Brazilian people,” a nationalist call to arms to rally domestic support weeks before election

Democracy

Latin America Split on Nicaragua After Daniel Ortega Formalizes End of Opposition Elections

Nicaragua’s neighbors split sharply over Ortega’s reform ending real opposition elections — Peru, Costa Rica, Guatemala & Paraguay issue formal rebukes as Brazil & Mexico's silence draws direct criticism

Nuevo Miami

Miami Beach Approves GTA VI Deal In Heated 4-3 Vote, While Miami-Dade’s Bigger “Vice City” Plan Remains Stalled

Miami Beach Commission votes 4-3 to approve scaled-down GTA VI deal worth $3-4 million. Miami-Dade County’s far larger “Vice City” proposal remains unapproved, opposed by the sheriff, a commissioner & now the chief judge

By Sociedad Media Sep 11, 2026

Nuevo Miami

Cuba’s President Issues 9/11 Commemoration, Accuses U.S. Government Of “State Terrorism”

Nuevo Miami

“Have My Baby in Miami”: The Miami Doctor at the Center of Congress’s Birth Tourism Crackdown

Security

“El Encuentro Te Espera”: Los Tiguerones’ Alleged Leader Deported To Face Justice In Ecuador

“Comandante 7,” alleged leader of Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones, expelled from Colombia, transferred to a maximum-security Ecuadorian prison, five days after his capture near Bogotá — underscoring deepening Colombia-Ecuador cooperation against criminal groups

By Dionys Duroc Sep 16, 2026 4 min read

Security

U.S. Pulls $52 Million In Military Aid From Europe & Middle East to Fund Four LATAM Allies

State Department redirects $52 million in military aid from Europe & the Middle East to Ecuador, Colombia, Peru & Panama — signifying another concrete marker of Washington’s pivot toward the Western Hemisphere

Security

Mexico Captures “La Línea” Plaza Boss in Chihuahua, With U.S. Ambassador Publicly Crediting Shared Intelligence

Mexican forces capture “El Pepa,” a La Línea plaza boss near the Chihuahua-U.S. border, in an operation U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson publicly credited to shared intelligence between the two countries

Security

Rubio in Barranquilla: Colombia Hasn’t Asked for U.S. Troops, But the Door Isn’t Closed Either

Rubio’s first visit to Colombia as Secretary of State highlights focus on narco-terrorism, ELN leadership in Venezuela, and a possible U.S. military base

Security

U.S. Forces Sink Los Choneros Fuel Vessel in Pacific, One Year After Designating the Ecuadorian Gang a Terrorist Organization

U.S. forces sink Pacific refueling vessel tied to Los Choneros, a year after Washington designated the Ecuadorian gang a terrorist organization

Cuba

U.S. Targets Cuba’s Nickel Industry & Military Research Arm in Latest Sanctions Round

By Dionys Duroc 4 min read

Cuba

Longtime Foreign Minister Hints at Resignation as Cuba’s Regime Dismisses Political Change

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Cuba

Raúl Castro Reported Gravely Ill as Rumors Swirl Amid Stalled U.S.-Cuba Negotiation

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Cuba

“No Capitalist Reforms”: Díaz-Canel’s Defiance Collides With a Collapsing Island & U.S. Pressure

By Sociedad Media 5 min read

Cuba

Cuba’s Population In Freefall: Deaths Doubled Births in 2025 as Economic Conditions Worsen

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Cuba

Díaz-Canel Compares U.S. Policy Towards Island To “Nazis,” Accuses Washington Of Genocide as Energy Crisis Deepens

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Cuba

Trump Says U.S. Will “Take Care of It” If Iran Has Drones in Cuba

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Cuba

Washington Sanctions Cuba’s Paramilitary Groups, Tourism Ministry, and Forced Labor Exporters

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Cuba

Islandwide Energy Blackout Slams Cuba

By Dionys Duroc 4 min read

Americas

Lula Meets With Mamdani & Sanders in New York, Days Before Opening U.N. General Assembly

Lula holds back-to-back meetings with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani & Senator Bernie Sanders, a day before opening the U.N. General Assembly — weeks before Brazil’s October 4 election

By Dionys Duroc Sep 21, 2026

Americas

Paraguay’s Santiago Peña Becomes Second World Leader To Visit Caracas & Delcy Rodríguez. Here’s Why

Americas

Alex Saab, Maduro’s Longtime Frontman, Pleads Guilty in Miami. What It Means for the Man He Served

South America

Video Shows Tourist Boat Exploration Almost Ending In Tragedy — All 20 Aboard Rescued

A tourist vessel capsized off Santa Marta amid strong Caribbean swells & heavy rain, throwing 20 people into the water — all were rescued unharmed after nearby boats responded

By Sociedad Media Sep 28, 2026 2 min read

South America

De la Espriella’s First Address to the Nation: Fiscal Crisis, U.S. Relations & The War On Rebels

President De la Espriella marks first 36 days with a nationwide address covering the fiscal crisis, a security offensive, and the earthquake recovery efforts

South America

Noboa Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, as Ecuador Balances China Ties Against a Deepening U.S. Security Alliance

Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa meets with Xi Jinping in Beijing, discusses exports, national debt, and the Chinese-built Coca Codo Sinclair plant — even as his government simultaneously deepens security ties with Washington

South America

Lenny Fernández, Colombian Earthquake Victim Dies Shielding Family Dog

A lawyer in Cali, 38-year-old Lenny Fernández, found dead in the rubble of her collapsed building — her body shielding her dog, Salomón, who survived. Her story has become one of the most widely shared human accounts of Colombia’s earthquake

South America

Colombia’s Earthquake Damage, By the Numbers: 241 Dead, 9,000+ Homes Destroyed & $6.35B In Costs

Colombia’s earthquake kills 241, injuring 3,771 with over 9,000 homes destroyed. Initial estimates put reconstruction costs at $6.35 billion — about 1% of GDP

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Sociedad Media Now: Venezuela Restores The Airwaves — Partially; Opposition Floats USD Replacement

By Sociedad Media Sep 17, 2026

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As Inflation Tops 500%, Venezuela’s Opposition Pushes Bill to Kill the Bolívar for Good

By Sociedad Media Sep 17, 2026

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Venezuela Restores Access to Blocked News Sites, But Most Restrictions Remain

By Dionys Duroc Sep 17, 2026

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Sociedad Media Now: Dominican Navy Intercepts Coke Shipment, U.S. Diverts $52M To LATAM Security, and Ecuador Gets Top Gang Commander

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“El Encuentro Te Espera”: Los Tiguerones’ Alleged Leader Deported To Face Justice In Ecuador

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U.S. Pulls $52 Million In Military Aid From Europe & Middle East to Fund Four LATAM Allies

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Caribbean

Dominican Forces, With DEA Aid, Intercept 595 Packages of Cocaine Off Punta Salinas

By Sociedad Media Sep 16, 2026

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Video Shows Tourist Boat Exploration Almost Ending In Tragedy — All 20 Aboard Rescued

Machado’s Press Chief Returns To Venezuela, Possible Test Run For The Opposition Leader’s Comeback

New Political Prisoners Released In Venezuela Following Opposition Talks, Rodríguez Hails “Process Of Democratic Transformation”

Machado’s Press Chief Returns To Venezuela, Possible Test Run For The Opposition Leader’s Comeback

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As Inflation Tops 500%, Venezuela’s Opposition Pushes Bill to Kill the Bolívar for Good

Nearshoring Reshapes Latin America, Tariff Uncertainty Is Pushing Investment Beyond Mexico

U.S.-Venezuela Oil Deal Likely Slow To Reduce U.S. Oil Prices

Canada & U.S. Finalize Trade Deal. Mexico Is Plays a Different Game

Venezuela's Currency Controls Pushed $161 Billion Out of the Country Under Chavismo

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Puerto Rico Secures $124.7 Million From Meta in Historic Child Safety Settlement

LATAM’S Most Developed Countries, Ranked: Chile Leads a Region of Contrasts

Sheinbaum Mañanera Highlights Dangers Of Social Media Use For Children, Previews Late-August Regulation Proposal

Latin America is Running Out of Babies — And No One Has a Good Explanation

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The Island That Produces Kentucky Derby Champions: How Puerto Rico Became the World’s Greatest Jockey Factory

Shakira Drops World Cup Anthem as Colombian’s In Miami Get Ready for Summer

Pablo Escobar Brought Four Hippos to Colombia — 40 Years Later, the State is Killing 80 Descendants

Father of Argentine Lawyer Mocks Brazil in Racist Gesture & Calls Out Milei Government Hours After Daughter’s Release

Brazil’s Wagner Moura Makes Oscar History—and the Night Is Still Young

New Political Prisoners Released In Venezuela Following Opposition Talks, Rodríguez Hails “Process Of Democratic Transformation”

New Political Prisoners Released In Venezuela Following Opposition Talks, Rodríguez Hails “Process Of Democratic Transformation”

U.N. Says Repression in Nicaragua Now “Reaches Every Sector.” Here’s What We Know

Peruvian Journalist & Regional Candidate Assassinated During Event

Lula Skips BRICS Summit For Presidential Campaign, Warns Brazil’s Voters: Don’t Let This Become Venezuela

Latin America Split on Nicaragua After Daniel Ortega Formalizes End of Opposition Elections

Miami Beach Approves GTA VI Deal In Heated 4-3 Vote, While Miami-Dade’s Bigger “Vice City” Plan Remains Stalled

Cuba’s President Issues 9/11 Commemoration, Accuses U.S. Government Of “State Terrorism”

“Have My Baby in Miami”: The Miami Doctor at the Center of Congress’s Birth Tourism Crackdown

Miami-Dade’s “Vice City” Makeover Stalls as Sheriff & County Officials Push Back on Grand Theft Auto VI Deal

Salazar’s Hour-Long Reversal on Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal Exposes Deeper Miami Tensions Over Democracy

Kenya Helicopter Crash Kills 7 — Ecuador Intel Chief, Wife, Miami Food Restauranteur & Telemundo Exec On Board

Miami’s Tech Boom Is Here. The Question Is What Comes Next?

Democratic Socialists Storm South Florida: A Rally, the DSA & a Primary Election To Shape November

Miami’s Condo Crisis Has a Delayed Detonation Date, and It’s Hitting Owners & Buyers Right Now

Cuba’s Military Holds $18 Billion in Liquid Assets While Its People Endure Blackouts and Hunger

Inside the FBI’s Widening Investigation Into Argentina’s Fútbol Federation & Its South Florida Money Trail

Florida’s First Open Governor’s Race in Eight Years: What Miami’s Latino Community Should Watch For

“El Encuentro Te Espera”: Los Tiguerones’ Alleged Leader Deported To Face Justice In Ecuador

“El Encuentro Te Espera”: Los Tiguerones’ Alleged Leader Deported To Face Justice In Ecuador

U.S. Pulls $52 Million In Military Aid From Europe & Middle East to Fund Four LATAM Allies

Mexico Captures “La Línea” Plaza Boss in Chihuahua, With U.S. Ambassador Publicly Crediting Shared Intelligence

Rubio in Barranquilla: Colombia Hasn’t Asked for U.S. Troops, But the Door Isn’t Closed Either

U.S. Forces Sink Los Choneros Fuel Vessel in Pacific, One Year After Designating the Ecuadorian Gang a Terrorist Organization

U.S. Targets Cuba’s Nickel Industry & Military Research Arm in Latest Sanctions Round

Longtime Foreign Minister Hints at Resignation as Cuba’s Regime Dismisses Political Change

Raúl Castro Reported Gravely Ill as Rumors Swirl Amid Stalled U.S.-Cuba Negotiation

“No Capitalist Reforms”: Díaz-Canel’s Defiance Collides With a Collapsing Island & U.S. Pressure

Cuba’s Population In Freefall: Deaths Doubled Births in 2025 as Economic Conditions Worsen

Díaz-Canel Compares U.S. Policy Towards Island To “Nazis,” Accuses Washington Of Genocide as Energy Crisis Deepens

Trump Says U.S. Will “Take Care of It” If Iran Has Drones in Cuba

Washington Sanctions Cuba’s Paramilitary Groups, Tourism Ministry, and Forced Labor Exporters

Islandwide Energy Blackout Slams Cuba

Lula Meets With Mamdani & Sanders in New York, Days Before Opening U.N. General Assembly

Paraguay’s Santiago Peña Becomes Second World Leader To Visit Caracas & Delcy Rodríguez. Here’s Why

Alex Saab, Maduro’s Longtime Frontman, Pleads Guilty in Miami. What It Means for the Man He Served

Venezuela Joins G20 Energy Talks in Houston as Special Guest

“No One Is Exempt”: U.S. Bars Seven Former Ecuadorian Officials, and Sends Warning To Guatemala

Chilean Prosecutors Declare Diosdado Cabello Ordered The 2024 Assassination Of Maduro Dissident, Ronald Ojeda

Rubio’s 3-Day Andean Tour Shows Washington Bets on Region’s Rightward Shift

Trump Posts Map Covering Mexico in the U.S. Flag. Mexico In Uproar

Milei Goes on National Broadcast For Falklands Announcement, Tests U.S. Historical Neutrality

Trump’s Remarks On Falklands Send Argentina’s Milei To Cabinet Meeting Over “Sacred” Topic

Pentagon To Finance Purchase Of Key Brazilian Mineral Operation

OAS Approves Urgent Meeting on Nicaragua, 29-1, Brazil Opposed & Mexico Abstains

Video Shows Tourist Boat Exploration Almost Ending In Tragedy — All 20 Aboard Rescued

Video Shows Tourist Boat Exploration Almost Ending In Tragedy — All 20 Aboard Rescued

De la Espriella’s First Address to the Nation: Fiscal Crisis, U.S. Relations & The War On Rebels

Noboa Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, as Ecuador Balances China Ties Against a Deepening U.S. Security Alliance

Lenny Fernández, Colombian Earthquake Victim Dies Shielding Family Dog

Colombia’s Earthquake Damage, By the Numbers: 241 Dead, 9,000+ Homes Destroyed & $6.35B In Costs

Why Cubans Are Rebuilding Their Lives in Brazil

ICE Arrests Hit 49,571 in July, the Highest Monthly Total of Trump’s Second Term

TPS for Honduras Has Officially Ended. Here’s What Honduran Nationals in the U.S. Need to Know

U.S. Supreme Court Clears the Way to Deport 350,000 Haitians In TPS Ruling

Trump Threatens ICE Deployment at U.S. Airports as DHS Shutdown Enters Its Sixth Week

350,000 Haitians Face Deportation as Trump Takes TPS Fight to the Supreme Court

Federal Judge Rules Against Administration’s ‘Third Country Policy’

New Immigration Data Show 8% of Nicaraguans Fled to the U.S. Since 2018

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