John Otis appears in the following:
U.S. Navy Sends Hospital Ship To Colombia To Treat Venezuelan Migrants
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
The USNS Comfort spent a week in the Caribbean caring for ailing Venezuelans who couldn't get treatment in their troubled home country.
Black Friday Shopping Tradition Spreads Around The World
Saturday, November 24, 2018
The post-Thanksgiving shopping spree known as Black Friday has become tradition elsewhere, even without the Thanksgiving holiday hook, such as the South American nation of Colombia.
Colombia Tries To Get Farmers Out Of The Cocaine Biz. How's That Going?
Saturday, November 24, 2018
If farmers uproot coca plants, whose leaves are used to make cocaine, the government has promised money, seeds and technology to help raise everything from peppercorns to pigs.
One Website Challenges The Limits Of Free Press In Venezuela
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Under Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, free press in the South American nation has been stifled. But one young website called Armando.info is recognized for challenging that.
In Colombia, Artist Renders Tons Of Rebel Guns Into Floor Tiles
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
Under Colombia's peace deal, FARC guerrillas turned over their weapons to the United Nations. Now many of them lie in the ground of a Bogotá museum.
Colombia Is Growing Record Amounts Of Coca, The Key Ingredient In Cocaine
Monday, October 22, 2018
The country's rising cocaine production has alarmed Washington, which has spent more than $10 billion over nearly two decades to attack the illegal drug trade in Colombia.
In Colombia, A New Generation Of Drug Traffickers Means More Farmers Are Growing Coca
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Production of coca, the basis for cocaine, is surging in Colombia after years of successful eradication efforts. The resurgence is in part because of a new generation of drug traffickers.
Why Some Impoverished Venezuelans May Have A Harder Time Getting Remittances
Monday, September 03, 2018
Venezuelans rely on money sent from relatives working outside the country. But new rules and currency problems mean that now some have to leave the country themselves to receive the cash.
Venezuelans Are Continuing To Leave Their Country By Any Means Necessary
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
As hyperinflation, food and medicine shortages and joblessness have worsened, Venezuelans are leaving in record numbers. Many South American countries have tightened their borders to stem the influx.
Venezuela Relaunches Currency In Attempt To Curb Hyperinflation
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Venezuela is relaunching its currency this week — lopping five zeros off the old bolivar and pegging the new to a crypto-currency called the Petro. This is an attempt to control runaway inflation that the International Monetary Fund estimates could hit 1 million percent this year.
Former FARC Guerrillas Join Colombia's Congress
Saturday, August 18, 2018
In Colombia, 10 former leftist guerrillas who fought in a war are newly-minted members of Congress. For some, the transition from jungle fighters to lawmakers is too soon.
Venezuelan President Asks FBI For Help After Surviving Assassination Attempt
Monday, August 13, 2018
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro regularly accuses the U.S. of working to overthrow him. But in a surprise invitation, he said he would welcome the FBI's help in investigating an attack last week that he says was an assassination attempt.
Chaos and Suffering in Venezuela
Tuesday, August 07, 2018
John Otis discusses Venezuela's plan to launch a new currency in an attempt to get control of the crippling inflation and resulting economic crisis.
Venezuela's Maduro Survives Assassination Attempt, Officials Say
Monday, August 06, 2018
President Nicolás Maduro survived a reported attack over the weekend — the latest of several recent plots against his government which is unpopular because of hyperinflation and food shortages.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Unharmed After Alleged Assassination Attempt
Saturday, August 04, 2018
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with reporter John Otis about an alleged assassination attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a speech on Saturday.
Venezuela Tries To Convince Investors That It's The Land Of Opportunity
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Venezuela is suffering hyperinflation, shortages of food and medicine and a mass exodus. But while the socialist government is trying to promote the country, it inadvertently highlights shortcomings.
Colombians Elect Right-Wing Populist Duque As President
Monday, June 18, 2018
Ivan Duque won the presidency of Colombia Sunday. The conservative campaigned against the peace process with the leftist FARC movement. Duque defeated former guerrilla fighter Gustavo Petro.
Colombia Set To Vote In Runoff Presidential Election
Friday, June 15, 2018
Colombians cast ballots Sunday to elect their next president and a right-wing candidate who has promised to overhaul the 2016 peace deal with the FARC guerilla group is well ahead in the polls.
Colombia's Presidential Election Heads To Runoff
Monday, May 28, 2018
Colombia held its first presidential elections this past weekend since the end of the country's half-century old guerilla war. Two candidates will now face-off in a run-off election next month.
Colombia's Presidential Election Moves To A 2nd Round Pitting Right Against Left
Monday, May 28, 2018
Right-wing candidate Ivan Duque won a place in Colombia's June presidential runoff against leftist Gustavo Petro. That has some worried that a fragile peace pact with Marxist rebels could unravel.
