(2024-05-07). Panama Elections: José Mulino is the New President. orinocotribune.com José Raúl Mulino has been elected president of Panama. He replaced the disqualified former president Ricardo Martinelli, who was convicted of money laundering. | On the night of Sunday, May 5, the Electoral Court of Panama notified José Mulino that he was the preliminary winner of the presidential elections with 34.41% of the votes, followed by Ricardo Lombana of the Other Path Movement (MOCA) with 24.96%. | With 96% of the votes counted, the Electoral Court announced Martinelli's successor as the preliminary winner, with 738,000 votes. | In addition to the president, Panamanians also elected 71 deputies to the N…
(2024-05-07). Mexico: Letter of concern from international organisations about the delegitimisation of the Frayba HRC. fidh.org In an open letter, 10 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express concern about the accusations, the delegitimisation and stigmatisation of the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Centre (Frayba) and call for public recognition of the fundamental work carried out by human rights organisations and defenders in (…) | – |
(2024-05-07). University Students in Mexico Launch Gaza Solidarity Encampment, Call for BDS. truthout.org Adorning the exterior walls of the National Autonomous University of Mexico's (UNAM) Rectory Tower are three murals by famed Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros, each with an explicit political message. The mural on the north-facing wall, called Dates in Mexican History or the Right for Culture, features two intertwined arms reaching out toward an open book with five years painted inside… |
(2024-05-07). Guatemala to host ministerial summit on migration and protection. plenglish.com Guatemala, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala will host a ministerial summit to address migration and protection, to be attended by ministers from 20 Latin American countries which signed the 2022 declaration of Los Angeles, United States.
(2024-05-07). Colombia calls for more cooperation in dealing with migration. plenglish.com Bogotá, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Colombia's participation in the Ministerial Meeting on Migration and Protection that is taking place in Guatemala will focus on the need to strengthen continental cooperation to achieve regional responses, the Foreign Ministry announced.
(2024-05-07). Friday 5/10: No Mas Muertes Fundraiser for Humanitarian Efforts on Mexico – U.S. Border. indybay.org SubRosa Community Space, 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz…
(2024-05-07). Unsentenced Prisoners Vote For Mexican President In 'Historic' First. latintimes.com Prisoners awaiting trial or sentencing began voting Monday in Mexico's presidential election from inside jails — a first for the Latin American nation.
(2024-05-07). Guatemalans, Hondurans and Venezuelans among the nationals most deported by Mexico this year. latintimes.com The country published a report showing it deported over 8,600 people during the first quarter of the year. The large majority were Central Americans…
(2024-05-07). Mexico Emerges as a Destination for Americans Seeking Reproductive Health Services…Not for the First Time. counterpunch.org 
When its six-week abortion ban went into effect on May 1, 2024, Florida joined nearly two dozen other U.S. states that ban abortion or greatly restrict it. These laws came into effect after the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade ended nearly 50 years of the constitutional right to abortion in the
(2024-05-07). Gobierno busca remover a controvertida Fiscal General de Guatemala. radiohc.cu Ha vuelto a cobrar intensidad en Guatemala el pulso entre el gobierno del presidente Bernardo Arévalo y la cuestionada Fiscal General Consuelo Porras, quien en todo momento se ha negado a renunciar a su puesto al que accedió en 2018 y fue ratificada cuatro años después por el anterior mandatario Alejandro Giammattei, señalado por la profundización bajo su gobierno de la corrupción en el país.
(2024-05-07). México genera más de 84.000 puestos de trabajo en abril. telesurtv.net El Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social afirma que el salario base de cotización promedio es el tercero más alto registrado de los últimos veintitrés años en abril.
(2024-05-07). Venezuela y Nicaragua felicitan a nuevo presidente de Panamá. telesurtv.net Ambos Gobiernos expresaron su deseo de mantener una relación bilateral constructiva en beneficio de las naciones.