OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Am I happy that Latin American nations are electing leftists? Of course not, but it may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Down in Chile, leftist President Gabriel Boric, who came to power in March of this year, is already struggling in the polls. He is learning that changing a country’s constitution is
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XINHUA The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) last week warned of a “dire” rise in hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, after the number of people suffering from hunger in the region grew by 4 million between 2020 and 2021 amid the covid-19 pandemic. From its regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile,
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican soprano singer María Reyna will offer an operatic concert dedicated to the indigenous Mixe people, who live in the eastern highlands of the central state of Oaxaca, in a one-night performance at the National Center for the Arts (Cenart) on Saturday, May 21. The concert, titled “Orgullosa Soy Raíz” (“I am Proud of
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XINHUA “I was surprised by the service,” Chilean Cristóbal Velásquez recently said about the Chinese ride-hailing app Didi, which in a short time has gained a firm foothold in Latin America. “While it’s a relatively new app (here), it has spread quickly in Santiago and throughout the whole country,” offering a “safe and economical” alternative to standard ride-sharing services, Velásquez
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XINHUA There’s no denying that 2019 was a turbulent one for Latin America, with protests, violent clashes and a fierce tug of war between conservative and progressive currents in countries long considered bastions of stability. But as the region staggers into 2020 with stagnant or even shrinking growth, many liberal observers are hoping that the first year of this new
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By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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