Stories for May 2022

Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 10:43 UTC
Brazilian Foreign Minister met with his Uruguayan counterpart to discuss the “flexibilization” of Mercosur

Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo received on Tuesday his Brazilian counterpart Carlos França at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Montevideo to discuss, among other issues, Mercosur's flexibilization and the reduction of the common external tariff.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 10:08 UTC
Parlatino urges member countries to tackle ballooning food prices

The Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino) Tuesday urged its 23 member countries to take measures to curb the soaring food prices which are reaching unprecedented highs, according to the food price index kept by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Argentine Gov't against exclusions from Summit of the Americas

Following the announcement by the United States that the governments of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were not going to be invited to June's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles because they do not respect democracy, Argentina has urged it to review its stance.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Chilean president rejects a chronic dole claimers system; mentions the Argentine example

Chilean president Gabriel Boric did not have kind words for Argentina's social relief policy when explaining how his administration was going to address support policies in the post-pandemic period and current global war situation, propping the economy and creating jobs.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay's Senate puts appointment of ambassador to Ankara on hold

Uruguay's Senate unanimously agreed Tuesday not to move on with its advice and consent regarding the appointment of Hugo Cayrús as the country's next ambassador to Ankara following the embarrassing incidents caused in Montevideo by Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Poor performance of South American countries in the World Press Freedom Index

South American countries have not rated very well in the latest edition of the World Press Freedom Index from Reporters Without Borders, RSF, which assesses the state of journalism in 180 countries and territories. Half of the countries are in the upper half of the 180 list, while the rest in the lower half; among the first are Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, while Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela among the worst. To have an idea UK rates 24 and the US 42.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Argentine FM defends resumption of full ties with Venezuela

Argentina is planning to upgrade its diplomatic ties with Venezuela after former President Mauricio Macri's decision in 2015 not to appoint an ambassador to Caracas.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Killing of journalists on the rise in Haiti - UN concerned

Haiti's crisis includes the murder of 19 journalists since 2000, three of them this year, according to the United Nations Integrated Office, which has also called for local authorities to act accordingly since these crimes systematically remain unpunished.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:16 UTC
ANCAP importing gas to make up for short supply in Uruguay

Uruguay's state-run oil company ANCAP Tuesday announced that as a result of a power cut at the La Teja refinery coupled with unionist protests, the company had been forced to activate an emergency import from Argentina of 60 lorries of cooking gas in addition to two shipments to secure supply.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
US health authorities insist on mask-wearing on public transport

Despite a court ruling last month declaring mask-wearing mandates unconstitutional, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuesday issued once again a recommendation to restate the measure on planes, trains, and buses.