The Mexico 2010 edition of the Jack F. Ealy Science Journalism program was launched June 15 in the Reserva de la Biosfera del Cielo in Gomez Farias, Tamaulipas. The workshop, organized by the Fundacion Ealy Ortiz, the Institute of the Americas and the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas as well as the government of Tamaulipas, hosted more that 60 journalists

LA JOLLA - Ken Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, said that Mexico is making major errors in its battle against the drug lords at a June 28 presentation part of the Institute of the America’s Tequila Talk series.

GUATEMALA CITY – Disaster struck twice in Guatemala in the span of three days, first with the May 27 eruption of the Pacaya volcano and then with the relentless rains of Tropical Storm Agatha.

WASHINGTON -- Latin America is projecting 4.5 percent growth this year, an impressive economic turnaround led largely by exports to China, Enrique Garcia, president of the Andean Development Corporation, said during a May 26 conference organized by the Institute of the Americas on China-Latin America relations.

By Matthew Schewel Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin America Energy Advisor June 7 WASHINGTON—Two former energy secretaries of Argentina on Thursday called on their government to adopt a long-term strategy to diversify the country's energy sources, stem a decline in oil and gas production and stimulate investment in the electricity sector by phasing out subsidies.