Tag Archives: Caribbean

Weekly Digest 8/24/2020

This week’s digest is another short one, as non-pandemic news is slow in the region. In addition to coverage regarding COVID-19, stories from this week cover a tragedy in a Peru nightclub and additional dangerous weather in the Caribbean. Latin America is still the region most affected by COVID-19. This week, the region passed yetContinue reading “Weekly Digest 8/24/2020”

Weekly Digest 8/10/2020

This week’s digest is a little shorter than previous weeks’ as there is less COVID-19 news than usual. In addition to the light coronavirus coverage, this week’s edition includes information on Mexican tourism and the ongoing fires in the Amazon region. Last week, Latin America passed another unfortunate milestone, becoming the world’s region with theContinue reading “Weekly Digest 8/10/2020”

Weekly Digest 7/20/2020

Many of this week’s news items relate directly or indirectly to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Economic and public health repercussions remain important, but another newsworthy item from last week is a cartel’s strong challenge to the authority of the Mexican government.  In Brazil, COVID-19 infections have crested the two-million mark, cementing the country’s confirmed casesContinue reading “Weekly Digest 7/20/2020”

An Overview of Sports in Latin America

The cultures found within Latin America are highly varied, and what is popular in one part of the region might have no following in another. Despite these differences, sports are an important way for people and countries of diverse backgrounds to come together, and a huge number of Latin Americans love sports. Throughout much ofContinue reading “An Overview of Sports in Latin America”

Weekly Digest 7/13/2020

   In what will be a recurring theme, there are plenty of news items from Latin America this week. Below are a few highlights from media coverage throughout the region. COVID-19 was slower to spread to and through Latin America than North America and Europe, but the peoples and countries of the region are now facingContinue reading “Weekly Digest 7/13/2020”