The coronavirus is battering Latin American health systems and economies. It is also threatening the region’s fragile political freedoms.
Author: ANATOLY KURMANAEV
Suriname’s President Shrugs Off Murder Sentence in Re-election Bid
If President Desi Bouterse can hang on to immunity, past crimes could become just another chapter in his four-decade battle to stay in power.
From Nearly Free to Out-of-Reach: Gasoline’s Crazy Price Swing in Venezuela
Motorists queue for days to buy subsidized gasoline for next to nothing, but it is increasingly scarce — a reflection of the economic absurdities in the country.
A Philosopher-Banker Who’s Shaking Up a Nation
Steven Coutinho had long wanted to help Suriname, his homeland, overcome its colonial past. A huge financial scandal gave him his chance.
Venezuelan Officials Claim to Have Stopped an Armed Incursion
The government said eight men had been killed and two captured in a foiled coup attempt, which officials attributed to Colombia and the United States.
Venezuela’s Maduro, Used to Crises, Faces His Toughest One Yet
A pandemic and a seismic shift in global oil markets have shaken the country, posing a severe new test for the president just as he seemed to be tightening his hold on power.
‘It Changed So Fast’: Oil Is Making Guyana Wealthy but Intensifying Tensions
In what was once one of South America’s poorest countries, a fraught transformation is underway, as oil riches bring optimism but also intensify ethnic tensions and environmental concerns.
Guyana Leader Set to Take New Term After a Vote Denounced as Flawed
Electoral officials appear ready to give its president, David E. Granger, another term and control over the country’s new oil riches. Observers cry foul.
Venezuelan Opposition, Trying to Rekindle Protests, Is Pushed Back by Tear Gas
The first protest called by opposition leader Juan Guaidó since he returned from an international tour was an attempt to breathe life into a flagging movement.
Crisis Deepens in Tiny Guyana, the World’s Newest Petro State
A decision by electoral authorities to declare the government the de facto winner in the March 2 elections is the catalyst for a wave of unrest. Billions in new oil revenue are at stake.