Cuba jails Canadian executive
Craig TaylorA court in Cuba sentences the president of a Canadian transport company to 15 years in jail and seizes assets worth $ 100m (£62m). BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Hedge funds condemned over Argentina
The United Nations Human Rights Council passes resolution backing Argentina in its debt battle against US hedge funds. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Paraguay bishop fired over ‘cover-up’
Pope Francis dismisses the Right Reverend Rogelio Livieres Plano over his involvement in a scandal involving the alleged cover-up of sexual abuse. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela beauty queen killers jailed
Three Venezuelan men are sentenced to more than 20 years in jail for the murder of beauty queen Monica Spear and her British partner in January. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela launches disarmament plan
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro invests almost $ 50m in an initiative to disarm civilians, in an effort to cut down on the country’s high murder rate. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Former El Salvador leader in custody
Former El Salvador president Francisco Flores is transferred to police custody after having his house arrest revoked by a court in the capital, San Salvador. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean