BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Organization of American States on Friday published a report calling for decriminalization of drug use and for greater coordination between nations in tackling the scourge.Full story
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. says it plans to increase its hotel footprint in Latin America by 50 percent during the next five years, opening an average of seven new hotels per year in the region. Full story
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Latin American countries do not tax the rich enough, offer too many tax breaks and fail to punish rampant tax evasion, meaning they are unable to raise enough revenue to properly combat poverty and boost development, the Inter-American Development Bank said in a new study. Full story
Telemundo’s Jose Diaz-Balart and Shannon O’Neill of the Council on Foreign Relations join Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss.
Author and Director of the Office of the Americas Blase Bonpane talks with the Up with Chris Hayes panel about Liberation Theology and the Catholic Church’s growing, powerful role in Latin American countries.
With the election of the first Latin American pope, Chris Hayes’ panel looks at how the Catholic Church became woven into the fabric of life in that part of the world and the role of religious leaders through centuries of revolutions.
The Catholic Church denies that Cardinal Bergoglio and other priests failed to protect people during Argentina’s Dirty War. Chris Hayes and his panel delve into the history and whether it’s possible this could cast a shadow over the papacy of Pope Francis.
Born in Argentina, the newly appointed Pope Francis is the world’s first non-European pope. His selection has sparked a worldwide celebration, especially in Latin America, where he was an archbishop. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.
Guillermo Ortiz, chairman of Mexico's largest locally-owned bank Grupo Financiero Banorte, meets with Reuters at his office during the Reuters Latin America Investment Summit in Mexico City May 17, 2013. Mexico's banking reform will take two or three years to have an impact on credit and access to f
Guillermo Ortiz, chairman of Mexico's largest locally-owned bank Grupo Financiero Banorte, talks to Reuters at his office during the Reuters Latin America Investment Summit in Mexico City May 17, 2013. Mexico's banking reform will take two or three years to have an impact on credit and access to fin
Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas speaks to the media during the Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy in Tegucigalpa May 16, 2013. Farinas will also travel to Spain and Brussels, where he will collect the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize . REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera (HO
Protesters hold a banner, which reads "Yes, we can", as a Spanish National Police officer identifies another protester during a peaceful demonstration as they make an "escrache" against the banking system on the second anniversary of the 15M movement in Malaga, southern Spain May 15, 2013. Inspired
