By Al Pessin Aboard USNS Comfort 11 October 2007 One of the U.S. Navy's two huge hospital ships, USNS Comfort , has just finished a four-month mission to 12 Latin American countries, during which it provided free health care to 98,000 people. VOA's A...
By Al Pessin Bogota 03 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Colombia, the second stop on a five-nation visit to Latin America that began Tuesday morning in El Salvador. VOA's Al Pessin is traveling with the secretary, and reports hi...
By Steve Mort Miami, Florida 04 July 2007 Sales of Latin music CDs are on the rise in the United States. Industry figures show that while overall demand for compact discs is declining, sales at U.S. stores stocking CDs from Central and South America...
By Paula Wolfson Sao Paulo, Brazil 08 March 2007 President Bush has embarked on a week-long tour of Latin America. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson sets the scene for the trip from his first stop, Sao Paulo, Brazil. President Bush, right,...
By Dan Robinson Washington 02 March 2007 Experts testifying on Capitol Hill say President Bush's upcoming trip to Latin America will be crucial to efforts at improving the U.S. image with governments and people in the region. VOA's Dan Robinson repo...
By Michael Bowman 14 December 2006 Latin America has seen 12 presidential contests in the last 13 months. Despite the installation of five new leaders, many analysts argue 2006 was more a year of continuity than change in the region. VOA's Michael B...
By Chris Mitchell Washington 27 March 2006 Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador greets supporters as he arrives to a campaign rally in Tijuana (File photo - Jan. 26, 2006) Recent...
THIS IS AMERICA - Immigrant Writers from Latin America and the Caribbean By Doreen Baingana Broadcast: Monday, December 06, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English....
By Cynthia Kirk IN THE NEWS -August 10, 2002: Latin American Economic Crisis This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provid...
EDUCATION REPORT – June 13, 2002: Latin Language Teaching By Jerilyn Watson Orange High School Latin Club, Pepper Pike, Ohio. (Picture -ohiojcl.org) This is the VOA Special English Education Report....