Mexico

Fear in Acapulco

A sudden surge in violence in the Mexican Pacific resort of Acapulco is baffling authorities. In the last year, nine police officers have been killed in Acapulco, a city of 700,000 in the southern state of Guerrero. Since January alone,… Read moreFear in Acapulco

The Caribbean

Haiti: elections rescheduled

On Oct. 10 interim Haitian prime minister Gerard Latortue announced that the first round of this year’s presidential and legislative elections will be rescheduled from Nov. 20 to a date several weeks later, probably the second week of December. “We’ve… Read moreHaiti: elections rescheduled