By Asha Wedemier-Allan, 2L This year, Jamaican authorities launched an investigation into a Kingston-based private investment firm. On January 10, 2023, Stocks and Securities Limited (“SSL”) notified authorities that a firm employee allegedly stole client funds. A preliminary investigation identified that the SSL employee defrauded the elderly, an Olympic gold medalist, and government agencies. The […]

By Patrick Furman, 2L In a recently published article in the Argentine newspaper Perfil, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Argentine President Alberto Fernández announced preliminary discussions to create a common currency for use in the South American region. The leaders explained that the proposed common currency is not aimed at replacing the […]

By Sebastian Villanueva, 3L On December 31, 2022, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that there would be a six-month bilateral ceasefire agreement with the National Liberation Army (“ELN”), a leftist guerilla group in Colombia. The ceasefire was scheduled to commence on January 1, 2023. This announcement was lauded as a “breakthrough” by United Nations Secretary-General […]