May 9, 2016 By Fausta

The Chanel show Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean

The ultimate Potemkin village show went to Cuba, obscene as it could get, which inspired Juan Abreu’s NSFW Ayer soñé con el culo de Lagerfeld (H/T Babalú). Hollywood Stars Cavort in Cuba while Arrests of Dissidents Hit New High

ARGENTINA
Lord Price said UK and Argentina at the start of a new era of bilateral relations

President calls to fight poor quality, ‘useless’ jobs

BOLIVIA
Bolivia natural gas exports fall sharply in first quarter to $594.4 mn

BRAZIL
Brazil Senate’s Impeachment Committee Votes to Try RousseffPresident could be forced to step down next week

Uh, oh! Mexico’s Top Broadcasters Forgo Airing Rio Olympics. Televisa’s coverage of 2012 London games pushed up costs without generating additional revenue growth

CHILE
Experts Blame El Niño For Dead Sea Creatures on Chile’s Beaches

Food Crisis as Fishermen Block Access to Island in Chile

COLOMBIA
Colombia to send jets against criminal gangs

Ingrid Betancourt Returns to Colombia with Call for Unity

ECUADOR
UN reports quake death toll hits 660; donor response poor

IMMIGRATION
Mexico Will Issue Birth Certificates to Illegal Immigrants in United States. Amendment Could Provide Birth Certificates to 2 Million Mexicans

JAMAICA
Church group says darkness of evil over Jamaica

MEXICO
Ex-Mexican President Vicente Fox trolls Trump about his ties, which are made in China.

Mexico: the most dangerous country in the Americas for journalists. Five reporters have been killed in 2016 so far, according to an NGO

PANAMA
Panama Papers source ‘John Doe’ sends manifesto to explain data-release actions

PERU
Quad/Graphics Discloses Peru Foreign Bribery Investigation

PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Governor Warns of Another Default. Puerto Rican Gov. Alejandro García Padilla said the territory won’t make a roughly $800 million payment due in July on its most senior bonds, a move that would accelerate the island’s debt crisis.

Say it, Louis!

VENEZUELA
Germán Malvare Venezuelan Opposition Leader Fatally Shot