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Survey Shows 71 Percent of Mexicans Do Not Trust Local Police
July 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Seventy-one percent of Mexicans do not trust their local police, which gives Mexico the worst showing of any nation among the five Latin American countries where the international GfK company conducts quarterly surveys. continue reading »
Mexican Left Claim PRI Set Up Vote-Buying Scheme
July 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico's political left said several state governors, mostly members of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, were behind a massive vote-buying scheme in last Sunday's general election. continue reading »
INFOGRAPHIC: Latin America’s Struggle With Peace
June 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
With daily reports of homicides, violent crimes, and corruption occurring in Latin America it is obvious that Latin America is struggling with peace. Check out Hispanically Speaking News's Infographic to see the global rankings and scores of Latin American countries in terms of peace. continue reading »
Controversial Bills that Sparked Protests in Panama Are Withdrawn
June 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
President Ricardo Martinelli announced Tuesday that he is withdrawing two controversial bills that spurred disturbances in Panama's National Assembly and protests on the streets. continue reading »
Former Mexican Governor Apprehended on Corruption Charges
May 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The former governor of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur was arrested here on corruption charges, officials told Efe. continue reading »
Chilean Voting Rolls Still Contain 1,000 Who “Disappeared” During The Pinochet Era
May 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
One thousand people who disappeared in custody during the 1973-1990 Augusto Pinochet dictatorship remain on Chile's voting rolls, the head of the electoral authority said Tuesday. continue reading »
18 People Indicted Including Chilean Mayor, 6 City Council and Charged with Corruption
April 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The mayor of the northern Chilean city of Arica, six councilors and local business leaders were among 18 people indicted Thursday for conspiracy to embezzle public money. Judge Sara Pizarro ordered 16 of the 18 defendants, including Mayor Waldo Sankan, held pending trial. continue reading »
Arrests Made in Guatemalan President’s Family Corruption Scandal
November 30, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Arrest warrants have been issued for President Alvaro Colom's former sister-in-law and her two daughters for alleged corruption that predates the current administration, a Guatemalan prosecutor said Wednesday. continue reading »
Dilma Rousseff’s Government Looses Fourth Minister in 72 Days
August 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Agriculture Minister Wagner Rossi quit amid a corruption scandal, same as Transportation and Justice ministers, earlier in the Summer, and Brazil’s chief of staff in June. continue reading »
Meet Rubén Vives, The Pultizer Prize Winner, Who Narrowly Missed Deportation
April 21, 2011 | by LA Times | Latino Daily News
Growing up, Rubén Vives never knew that at any moment, he could have be deported. Today, the 31-year-old is a Pulitzer winner reporter for the Los Angeles Times. continue reading »
