The scandals: How no one was held accountableWHEN NÉSTOR Kirchner was sworn in as president in May 2003 he vowed to root out the culture of corruption that many Argentinians…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Life for ex-soldiers over role in 1976 murder of prisonersEIGHT FORMER soldiers have been sentenced to life imprisonment in Argentina for their role in an emblematic massacre of political…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
'You don't want to do an Argentina': Restructuring advice for Ireland“IF YOU decide to engage in a dialogue with your creditors, if you want to do a restructuring, you don’t want to do an Argentina…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
'I lost my job and my wife left me taking our son . . . the crash cost me my family'The consequences of default are still felt by those who lost savings after the devaluationMon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Disorientation several blocks south of a place with no addressMANAGUA LETTER: Asking the name of a street can earn you blank stares in a capital city still enduring the dilapidation of a…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Sacked official claims she was Kirchner's loverA PUBLIC official fired from her job in Argentina’s government has claimed she was the long-time lover of the husband and predecessor…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Recent mudslides, a freak of nature or new threat to Brazilians?SÃO PAULO LETTER: Torrents have wreaked havoc with landscape and people. A warning system is neededFri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Cocaine traffickers have proven both vicious and resilientUS PRESIDENT Richard Nixon formally declared a war on drugs in 1971, but the current global architecture of prohibition dates…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Dwyer 'lured to death in Bolivia'United States diplomats suspected that Irishman Michael Dwyer may have been lured to his death in Bolivia as part of a plot by…Sun Jan 02 2011 - 00:00
Dwyer 'lured to death in Bolivia'United States diplomats suspected that Irishman Michael Dwyer may have been lured to his death in Bolivia as part of a plot by…Sat Jan 01 2011 - 00:00
Botching of exam raises tensions on Brazil's access to educationSAO PAULO LETTER: The theft of the state paper in 2009 and a big mix-up this year amount to a chaotic exam systemWed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
The cost of saving the rainforestBrazil has reversed its decades- long destruction of the Amazon jungle, and raised the hope that the rainforest could be saved…Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Argentina marks bicentenary but political corruption enduresBUENOS AIRES LETTER: The pity for the country’s long-suffering citizens is that the politicians keep taking everyone else down…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Morales blames diet for gays and baldnessBOLIVIAN PRESIDENT Evo Morales has blamed “deviations” such as homosexuality and widespread baldness in Europe on modern diet…Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
Cuban political prisoner dies after 83 days on hunger strikeA CUBAN political prisoner died on Tuesday after 83 days on hunger strike in protest at his treatment in jail.Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
A city imbued with civic pride - O'Higgins would be proudSANTIAGO LETTER: Of South America’s liberators, O’Higgins is perhaps the most attractiveMon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
A city imbued with civic pride - O'Higgins would be proudSANTIAGO LETTER: Of South America’s liberators, O’Higgins is perhaps the most attractiveMon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Bolivian deputies travel to IrelandTWO BOLIVIAN opposition deputies looking into the Dwyer case have travelled to Ireland in an effort to meet Irish officials, …Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Ex-guerrilla who sought to overthrow state is now set to run itLETTER FROM MONTEVIDEO: José Mujica spent 13 years in jail as a hostage of the StateMon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Former Peru president gets six years for briberyPERU’S DISGRACED former president, Alberto Fujimori, has been sentenced to six years in jail by the country’s supreme court following…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Lula's support for tarnished ex-president a sad case of realpolitikLETTER FROM BRAZIL : José Sarney’s backing for President Lula may wind up costing the ruling party dearlyMon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Concern raised at Bolivia killingThe Government was tonight pushing for an international probe into the killing last week of Irishman Mike Dwyer.Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Presidential paternity suit rocks ParaguayPARAGUAY HAS been rocked by claims that the former Catholic bishop elected president last year is the father of a baby boy, the…Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Historic role for irishtimes.comEMPEROR'S VISIT: BRAZIL'S BIGGEST-SELLING newspaper this week retraced in a special report the visit in 1877 of the country'…Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
City authorities struggle to squeeze out trashy flesh potsLETTER FROM BRAZIL: A once bohemian resort has been taken over by a sex trade fuelled by European touristsFri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Failure to boost public transport leaves São Paulo stuck in trafficBRAZIL Letter: There is a lack of political will to solve São Paulo's ever-worsening traffic problem, writes Tom Hennigan.Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Soldiers' shadows lie over deaths of young men in Rio favelaBRAZIL LETTER: THOUGH SHOCKINGLY brutal, the deaths in Rio de Janeiro of David Wilson Florêncio da Silva (24), Wellington Gonzaga…Mon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
Ex-priest poised to defeat Paraguay's ColoradosPARAGUAY: AFTER A bitter campaign marked by fraud and character assassination Paraguay will elect a new president tomorrow with…Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Irish investors lured by Brazilian blue skiesSOUTH AMERICA: An Irish couple are planning to develop a large resort of holiday homes on the north-east coast and are looking…Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Cult of Che ignores apocalyptic vision of its heroBuenos Aires Letter: Publishers are experts at the art of cashing in on anniversaries, writes Tom Hennigan.Sat Nov 24 2007 - 00:00
Brazil succumbs to football fantasy as 2014 World Cup hostSao Paulo Letter: Who wouldn't want a World Cup in their own country? Surely it's a no-brainerThu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiarySean O'Faolain is best remembered today as one of Ireland's great short story writersWed Oct 10 2007 - 01:00
Argentine premier backs wife as successorARGENTINA: Argentina's president Néstor Kirchner has indicated he will not stand for a second term in office and will instead…Tue Jul 03 2007 - 01:00
Fantastical theories keep real world at bayArgentina Letter: Given that the locals are among the world's most avid consumers of conspiracy theories, it should not be …Fri Apr 20 2007 - 01:00
Japanese settlers leave their mark on S?o Paulo societyLetter from Brazil: Despite it being one of the world's biggest cities, most visitors have little idea of what to expect from…Thu Jul 20 2006 - 01:00
Political mischief that could only happen in BrazilLetter from Sao Paulo: To understand why Brazilians are so quick to use the phrase só podia ser no Brasil - it could happen…Sat Apr 15 2006 - 01:00
You have to feel sorry for the human phoneboxes of BoliviaSao Paulo Letter : If you've ever been irritated by the stranger beside you on a bus or a restaurant nattering into their mobile…Sat Apr 01 2006 - 01:00
Feathered Brazilians flock to samba towards stardomSão Paulo Letter: Despite the millions who party othe streets, carnival for most Brazilians is a televised eventFri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Place of potatoes, no police and a mayor who was set on fireLetter from Ayo Ayo: Stepping off the bus in Ayo Ayo, an Irish visitor feels a long way from home.Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Capital city that sprang from nowhere and fulfilled a dreamBRASILIA LETTER: I remember as a child learning about the capitals of the world and being fascinated by Brasília - that new …Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryTwo hundred years ago this month a rich Latin American tourist, jaded at just 22 years of age from womanising and gambling, dropped…Wed Aug 31 2005 - 01:00
Police shine light on a beacon of Brazil's eliteSão Paulo Letter: Given the aristocratic splendour in which Brazil's super-rich live it is not surprising that a recent police…Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
Passion for power drives class struggleBuenos Aires derby: Tom Hennigan , in Buenos Aires, on why the Boca Juniors-River Plate face-off does have a good claim to be…Sat May 21 2005 - 01:00
Brazil gets tanked up on alcohol to clear the airLetter from São Paulo: Running on pure alcohol and named after the legendary beach in Rio, Brazil has unveiled the latest addition…Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Uruguay's new left accepts Cuba again without questionURUGUAY: Letter From Montevideo: Uruguay installed its first left-wing president on Tuesday, and if the country had won a third…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
