Nitza Soledad Perez is the Miami correspondent for CGTN America.
During the last decade, she has traveled extensively covering U.S. national politics of American and Latino interest, as well as Latin American politics.
Her assignments have taken her to Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Trinidad Tobago, Guatemala, Denmark and others, reporting on elections, political turmoil, economics, climate change, natural disasters and social unrest.
Nitza has interviewed many Latin American leaders throughout the years. Recently, she covered President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Caribbean and Central America.
Nitza joined CGTN America from Russia Today. Previously, she was a local anchor for NBC Spanish in Washington and TeleSUR’s main correspondent in the U.S. capital. She started her career at ABC News Network in Washington D.C. She holds a Master’s Degree in international relations from American University in Washington D.C.
The central Texas flooding has killed over 100 people, and dozens are still believed to be missing. In Kerr County, entire neighborhoods were swept away by the fast-rising Guadalupe River on July 4. CGTN’s Nitza Soledad Perez spoke with one survivor whose neighbors vanished […] Read More...
The number of people confirmed dead after devastating flash floods over the weekend in central Texas has surpassed 100. Rescuers are still looking for survivors and those missing, including young girls at a summer camp after they were caught in a terrifying flood. CGTN’s Nitza […] Read More...
Catastrophic flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in Central Texas has left over 90 people dead, with girls still missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp, who were swept away by the surging Guadalupe River. Search and rescue teams continue working across 12 counties in […] Read More...
U.S. President Donald Trump visited a remote corner of Florida on July 1, to open an immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” – built deep in alligator-infested swampland. The controversial facility sparked angry protests. CGTN’s Nitza Soledad Perez reports. Read More...
Florida is barreling forward with construction of a controversial new facility to house detained migrants. But its location has migrant advocates, environmentalists and Indigenous groups up in arms. Read More...
Florida is bracing for change as thousands of Venezuelan migrants have lost temporary legal status granted on humanitarian grounds under former President Joe Biden. In majority-immigrant communities, where many Venezuelans have built lives and businesses, uncertainty is growing, and so are the economic and emotional […] Read More...
The Atlantic hurricane season is now underway, and a heated debate has erupted over whether budget cuts to America’s weather services could leave millions vulnerable to deadly storms. CGTN’s Nitza Soledad Perez reports from Miami. Read More...
Thousands of protesters took to the streets across the United States on Saturday in what organizers called “No Kings” demonstrations – nationwide rallies where demonstrators say they are fighting to protect their country and democracy. The protests were timed to coincide with President Trump’s 79th […] Read More...
Trade talks will continue on Tuesday, June 10, between China and the U.S. in London. Last month, the two countries agreed to roll-back tariffs on each other as the two sides try to hammer out an agreement. The Trump administration’s trade policy is forcing tough […] Read More...
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan families who have been living legally in the United States are now facing the threat of deportation. The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for their protected immigration status to be revoked. Many of these families fled political and […] Read More...
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