Category: Americas

Fully Vaccinated Holland America Cruise Ship Turned Away After COVID-19 Positive Tests Reported

A Holland America Line cruise ship was denied entry to a Mexican port over the weekend after health officials discovered positive COVID-19 cases on board. The Mexican state of Jalisco’s health department confirmed in a statement to media outlets that 21 crew members on the Koningsdam cruise line tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)…


NASA’s Revolutionary Space Telescope Launched From French Guiana

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world a glimpse of the universe as it existed when the first galaxies formed, was launched by rocket early Saturday from South America’s northeastern coast, opening a new era of astronomy. The revolutionary $9 billion infrared telescope, hailed by NASA as the premiere space-science observatory of…


12 Dead in Bolivia Due to Flooding

Periods of heavy rains throughout the month of December have caused the deaths of at least 12 people and left thousands homeless Thursday. Local authorities stated the rainfall has set new records nationwide, surpassing the last flooding of this magnitude, which occurred in 2013. In the central province of Cochabamba, the town of Cliza and…


The Price of Going Against ‘The Party’; History’s Warning About ‘Build Back Better’ Plans—Feat. Tom Del Beccaro

Since Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) statement rejecting the Build Back Better bill, accusations against him have ranged from his being called “untrustworthy” to being accused of stopping democracy. But, has he really left democracy “hanging by a thread,” as one Washington Post columnist suggests? In this episode, I’m joined by Tom Del Beccaro to explore…


El Salvador President Bukele Purchases 21 Bitcoins on Dec. 21

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele bought another 21 bitcoins on Dec. 21 to mark the 21st day of the last month of the 21st year of the 21st century. Bukele announced the tongue-twisting bitcoin purchase on Twitter on Tuesday night, adding that he made the purchase at exactly 21:00 local time. The president shared a screenshot…


Colombia Will Manufacture CCP Virus Vaccines in 2022

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Colombia’s President Ivan Duque said on Dec. 16 his country will begin producing vaccines for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus in 2022. The announcement came after Colombian and Canadian research companies reached a partnership agreement. In a press release, Duque said, “Providence Therapeutics hopes to have, from February, clinical tests of the development of its vaccines…


Guatemalans Protest Killing of 12 People

SANTA CATARINA IXTAHUACAN, Guatemala—Hundreds of demonstrators laid coffins on a platform to block a highway in Guatemala Monday to protest the weekend killings of a dozen people. The protesters placed eight coffins on an improvised wooden platform to demand justice in the case. They carried banners reading, “We have The Right to Live in Peace.”…


Chile Chooses Young Socialist as President in Historic Election

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—On Dec. 19, 35-year-old socialist Gabriel Boric became the youngest president in Chile’s history after defeating right-wing candidate Jose Antonio Kast. Boric won with 55.87 percent of the votes in a run-off election after the Nov. 21 general poll. The Santiago stock exchange plummeted more than six points after Boric was announced the winner, while the US dollar…


China Using Loans in Latin America to Push Political, Military Objectives

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Argentina’s socialist government is scrambling to stem its hemorrhaging currency rates, economic recession, and hyperinflation, while negotiations continue with China over swaps and debt relief. The nation has an established track record of defaulting on loans, even before China agreed to grant an additional $19 million to the Argentine government in 2020. China and Latin America relations analyst Fernando Menendez told…


Xi Wins Putin’s Attendance at Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony; Amtrak Suspends Worker Vaccine Mandate

A U.S. court of appeals has given the green light to President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for private companies, and the case is now expected to be challenged in the Supreme Court. At the same time, there is a growing list of companies, like Amtrak, that are reversing their vaccine mandate policies. Biden has warned…