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Veteran Journalist Frances Robles Chronicles Latin America's Turmoil

4/15/2026

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Frances Robles, a journalist for The New York Times, has over 25 years reporting on Latin America and the Caribbean.
She has learned essential logistics for reporting, including food safety and driving skills.
She has covered the decline of democracy in Nicaragua, the 2021 assassination of Haiti's president, and the impact of Hurricane Melissa.
Her career began in the late 1990s with The Miami Herald, covering the 1998 Colombia earthquake.

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Story summary

Frances Robles, a journalist for The New York Times, has over 25 years reporting on Latin America and the Caribbean.
She has learned essential logistics for reporting, including food safety and driving skills.
She has covered the decline of democracy in Nicaragua, the 2021 assassination of Haiti's president, and the impact of Hurricane Melissa.
Her career began in the late 1990s with The Miami Herald, covering the 1998 Colombia earthquake.