Stories for September 2021

Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Leading dissident arrested following a letter calling on UN official to check human rights in Cuba

Cuban opponent and Sarajov Human Rights Prize from the European Parliament, Guillermo Fariñas was picked up by security forces on Wednesday at his home in the city of Santa Clara, with no information of the reason for his arrest or where he is being held.
Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Maduro's front man to be extradited to the United States; Venezuela complains of an arbitrary ruling

The Constitutional Tribunal from Cape Verde ruled this week that Colombian businessman Alex Saab considered a front man for Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro can be extradited to the United States, where he faces charges of corruption and money laundering.
Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Mapuche community to enclose ancestral lands and claim right to decide who goes through exclusive club in the area

Members of a Mapuche community have announced Wednesday they would control who goes through a piece of land they claim to be their own.
Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
British Pavilion in Expo Prado focuses on climate change; Falklands stand promotes trade and tourism

The British Embassy will be present at the Uruguayan Expo Prado 2021 for the eighth consecutive year with a pavilion focused on promoting different initiatives to help combat climate change. In November this year, the UK will host the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland.
Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 08:46 UTC
STF Chief Justice vows to defend Brazil's highest court against any attack

Brazil's Federal Superior Court (STF) Chief Justice Luiz Fux Wednesday replied to President Jair Bolsonaro's comments from Tuesday's Independence Day celebrations saying that disrespecting the Judiciary's decisions were a crime of responsibility that must be analyzed by Congress.
Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 08:35 UTC
Latam will resume Santiago/Punta Arenas flights on November 2nd

LATAM and Jetsmar will be resuming their flights to Punta Arenas from Santiago on November 2 and 4 respectively. The announcement by Magallanes Region officials followed the arrival of Sky airlines to Puerto Natales and the confirmation of two weekly flights, Tuesday and Thursdays until the end of the year.
Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 08:25 UTC
Haiti Government releases draft of new Constitution

Haiti's provisional Government Wednesday released a draft of a new Constitution through which the country will try to recover from the political instability left by the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay brokers one-on-one free trade deal with China hoping it will not affect Mercosur

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday announced his country had begun negotiations with China to reach a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which has been regarded as the beginning of the end of Mercosur.
Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
New earthquake hits Mexico near Acapulco but floods kill more in Tula

Exactly four years after Mexico was shaken by the second most intense earthquake in its history, a 7.1 magnitude tremor with an epicentre 11 kilometres southeast of Acapulco hit the country again Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Bolsonaro speaks against STF Judge De Moraes during Brazil's Independence Day celebrations

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro insisted on his verbal onslaught against the Federal Supreme Court (STF) during Tuesday's politically motivated celebrations of National Independence Day.