Ricardo Martinez

mexico

Evangelical TikTokers Are Winning the War for Hearts and Minds

Millions are watching up-and-coming Christian TikTokers in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, who have made the social media site the go-to place for a religious dose.
Ricardo Martinez
5.10.21
mexico

A Mexican Drug Cartel Is Dropping Bombs on Cops With a Drone

An attack in the state of Michoacan suggests that use of drones by drug cartels is escalating.
Ricardo Martinez
4.23.21
mexico

Mexico Tells Cellphone Users to Hand Over Biometric Data

Privacy advocates are worried about a new law that could force ordinary citizens to be fingerprinted to buy a phone. Supporters say it will help to combat extortion.
Ricardo Martinez
4.21.21
HAITI

The Poorest Country in the Americas is Still Waiting for Vaccines

Despite incipient government efforts to secure the first shipment from a vaccine supply for the world’s poorest countries, Haiti still has no vaccines today.
Ricardo Martinez
4.15.21
mexico

Ride-Share Driver Jailed for Murdering a Teenage Girl

The landmark case highlights the dangers of using taxi apps for women who initially considered them a safer option than street taxis.
Ricardo Martinez
4.15.21
Dominican Republic

Illegal Alcohol Shops Shut Down in Dominican Republic After Dozens Die

Clandestine dispensaries were mainly operating in the capital Santo Domingo but authorities also found them in other provinces, showing a spread of the deadly speakeasies.
Ricardo Martinez
4.14.21
mexico

Prisoners in Mexico Started an OnlyFans and It’s Graphic

Inmates were making money from explicit videos that proved popular with Mexican, mostly male, users.
Ricardo Martinez
4.13.21
mexico

Controversial Guilty Verdict for Weapons Trafficking to Mexico Upheld by Top German Court

The guns were used during the forced disappearance of 43 teaching students in the state of Guerrero in 2014.
Ricardo Martinez
4.7.21
Environment

Brazil is handing over the Amazon rainforest to mining companies and big agriculture

Ricardo Martinez
3.21.17
brazil

Brazil’s largest cocaine cartels are waging a bloody war in the country’s prisons

Ricardo Martinez
1.12.17
americas

Brazil’s Sweet River still runs orange seven months after a massive mining spill

Victims of the disaster have found it hard to adapt to life dependent on a company handout and plagued by uncertainty about their future.
Ricardo Martinez
7.11.16
0102