Correspondent Franc Contreras was born near the U.S.-Mexico border in Tucson, Arizona, and has been living in Mexico City and reporting from across Latin America since 1996.
Before joining CGTN America, Franc’s stories have been heard and seen by millions of viewers around the world on Al Jazeera English television, BBC World Service radio, CBS radio and television, CBC radio and television in Canada and Public Radio International in the United States.
He has reported from Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama, Spain, and Venezuela. His main focus is Mexico, the country where his immigrant ancestors originated.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits Guatemala on Monday. She’s been meeting Guatemala’s president as part of her first overseas trip. See what messages she has delivered. Read More...
Mexico has received millions of anti-COVID vaccines from China. The country’s regulator of healthcare products is expected to green-light Phase-3 trials of the Walvax vaccine. See the latest. Read More...
Mexico is one of many developing nations struggling to meet demand for COVID-19 vaccines.
But a new agreement that allows Mexico to bottle the AstraZeneca vaccine aims to change that. See the latest. Read More...
Why is crime so high in Honduras? Major elections in Honduras are scheduled for November. Voters will have the opportunity to choose a new president and remake the entire legislature. Would it help? Read More...
In Mexico City, international investigators are combing through the rubble of Monday night’s infrastructure collapse of an elevated metro rail. A concrete slab gave way, and two metro cars came plummeting down onto traffic below. At least 25 people died and scores were injured. Read More...
Upon taking office, U.S. President Joe Biden promised to dismantle many immigration policies under the previous administration of Donald Trump. During his first few days in office, Biden started to make good on that promise – introducing a massive immigration package and signing several […] Read More...
CGTN America is in Honduras to track the roots of the massive migration currently taking place at the U.S. border. See what it's like for a makeshift community that relies on volunteers to feed children. Read More...
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