David C Adams
Senior Editor, Univision News
David Adams is a Senior Editor at Univision News, responsible for English language content. He was previously Miami bureau chief for Thomson Reuters, leading coverage of the Southeast US and Caribbean.
British-born, Adams came to the United States in the summer of 1992 after five years as a freelance correspondent in Central America. He spent 15 years as the Miami-based Latin America correspondent of the Tampa Bay Times, Florida’s largest newspaper. During a career spanning four decades he has covered the civil wars in Central America, the U.S. invasion of Panama, the Zapatista uprising in Mexico and other historic events in Cuba and Haiti as well as U.S. politics and immigration issues.
In 2002, Adams was awarded the Maria Moors Cabot prize by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism for outstanding reporting on Latin America and commitment to Inter-American understanding. His twin, Paul Adams, is an award-winning correspondent for the BBC.
US forging ahead on anti-corruption fight in Central America, but facing obstacles
In June, the White House announced the creation of an anti-corruption task force as part of its effort to reduce migration from Central America. It is already making some officials "think twice," a senior State Department official tells Univision. ( Leer en español)
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EEUU acelera su lucha anticorrupción en Centroamérica, pero algunos países frenan esos esfuerzos
En junio, la Casa Blanca anunció la creación de un grupo de trabajo anticorrupción como parte de su esfuerzo por reducir la migración desde Centroamérica. Ya está haciendo que algunos funcionarios "se lo piensen dos veces", dice un alto funcionario del Departamento de Estado a Univision Noticias. ( Read this article in English)
Oposición en Venezuela cambia de estrategia y reinicia diálogo con Maduro
Ambas partes se sientan a negociar este viernes en México, aunque las expectativas de que haya grandes acuerdos son escasas. La oposición venezolana se enfrenta a una situación sin salida y ha optado por participar en las elecciones en noviembre para intentar reconstruir la vida política democrática.
Venezuelan opposition changes strategy and resumes negotiations with Maduro
Both parties will sit down to negotiate this Friday in Mexico, although expectations of major agreements are low. The Venezuelan opposition is facing a no-win situation and has opted to participate in elections in November in an attempt to rebuild democratic political life.
Presidential security chief implicated in Haiti assassination has chequered past, subject of two U.S. law enforcement investigations
The head of the presidential guard in Haiti is a suspect in a U.S. investigation into a massive drug shipment in Haiti in 2015, as well as gun trafficking. But Dimitri Herard was never charged with a crime. Instead, he won promotion and quickly rose up the police ranks. Now he is a suspect in the July 7 assassination of President Moise. ( Leer en español)
Implicado en el magnicidio en Haití estuvo en la mira de EEUU por narcotráfico y nunca fue arrestado
El jefe de la guardia presidencial de Haití fue blanco de una investigación de Estados Unidos sobre un cargamento masivo de drogas en 2015, así como de tráfico de armas. Pero Dimitri Hérard nunca fue acusado de un delito. Por el contrario, fue promovido y ascendió rápidamente en el escalafón policial. Ahora es sospechoso del asesinato del presidente Moïse.
Back to square one: with the Taliban back in power, will Afghanistan again become a haven for terrorists?
After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the US invaded Afghanistan to hunt down Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda, to whom the Taliban provided safe haven. Now that they are back in power, will they open their doors again to extremist Islamic groups?
