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By JAVIER MANJARRES It seems as if Marijuana cultivation in Mexico could one day take a back seat to the ever-growing (pun intended) 'Poppy' production, as Mexican government officials are saying that they have "eradicated 40 percent more poppy  plants" and they have marijuana plants. Drugs like opium and heroin, who are both produced from […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES  The United States' closest ally in South America, Colombia, continues its struggles against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), after new reports state that the FARC has now added anti-aircraft missiles in their arsenal of weapons.  The FARC, whose roots go back to the Colombian Communist Party of the 1960's, has […]

BY: JORGE BONILLA The Venezuelan presidential election, called after the confirmed death of strongman Hugo Chávez, is in full swing. The ruling United Socialist Venezuelan Party kicked off its 10-day campaign at a chat session/rally held at the Chávez family compound in Barinas. Watch as Caretaker President Nicolás Maduro describes today's encounter with Chávez, who […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES   Honduras- A recent report by the Central American country's non-governmental organizations states that between the years of 2005 and 2012, 2,851 women between the ages of  16 and 30 were murdered. In addition, there report states that 1,118 of Honduras' 2,851 murders took place between the years of 2011 and 2012,. […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES During this spring break period, the country of Mexico is expecting 12 millions tourists, 3 million of those being from the United States and other foreign countries. But spring break in Mexico has a dark cloud of Narco-trafficking and murder hanging over it, as Mexican officials are doing damage control by pulling […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES A vile of the deadly Guanarito virus has been misplaced or lost at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. The virus, which is described as being similar to the Ebola virus, originates in  a particular rat indigenous to Venezuela, but is said to not be transferrable to U.S. rats […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES The rocky relationship between Venezuela and the United States just  got bumpier, as Venezuela's  Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said that Venezuela would suspend any and all  formal channels of communication with the U.S. Jaua made the statement after taking issue with the comments made by a U.S. diplomat over Venezuela's upcoming special […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES Spanish-language TV network Univision recently reported on a never before seen picture of the most wanted Mexican Drug Lord in Mexico and the U.S., Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman. Guzman is the titular head of  Mexico' most powerful drug cartels, the Sinaloa drug cartel. (Univision) Guzman has been on the run since he […]

BY; JORGE BONILLA   Javier caught up to former presidential hopeful Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) after his speech at CPAC.  Santorum takes a few minutes to explain why, in his view, Hispanics are a natural fit with the GOP, and how Democrats pander to them. Click to watch. [vsw id="cOmF80ibFQc" source="youtube" width="640" height="480" autoplay="no"]

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By JAVIER MANJARRES Senator Marco Rubio was recently confronted by the Spanish-language television network Telemundo and was asked to give his opinion on the recent death of Venezuelan strong-man Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's "Chavista" electoral future, and the ongoing scandal in which his colleague in the U.S. Senate, Senator Bob Menendez is currently involved in. When […]

By JAVIER MANJARRES Miami-  Texas Senator Ted Cruz addressed the attendees at the annual Cuba-Democracy PAC luncheon and covered a wide range of issues of interest to Hispanics as well as the Republican party's prospects of making greater inroads with this increasingly important voter demographic that has been trending Democrat of late.  I asked Cruz […]

BY: JORGE BONILLA The Shark Tank is proud to invite you to Hispolitica. Javier envisioned Hispolitica as a place where a legitimate conversation about Hispanics in America can happen...without the narrative filters imposed by mainstream or Hispanic media. Given how badly both major political parties suck at Hispanic engagement, and the fact that immigration will […]