Stories for October 2025

Monday, October 6th 2025 - 10:54 UTC
Strong conservative comeback seems certain in Chile’s November presidential election

With less than a month and a half to Chile’s presidential election, public opinion polls are indicating that the incumbent candidate of the ruling left wing coalition, Jeantnette Jara is leading, but with only 27% of vote intention. However the main opposition hopeful, Jose Antonio Kast from the Conservative Party is very close with 25% vote intention.
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 10:01 UTC
Taxing foreign ships suggested at Caribbean Maritime University

Applying a so-called blue tax to all foreign cruise lines and foreign shippers using Caribbean ports was suggested during a conference at the Caribbean Maritime University last week by Former Trinidad and Tobago minister Devant Maharaj. The funds would be allocated to Caricom's efforts to protect marine ecosystems from pollution.
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 09:41 UTC
Four Caribbean countries sign free movement agreement

Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines signed last week a free movement agreement allowing their citizens to live, travel, and work indefinitely in any of the participating countries without needing visas or work permits.
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 09:16 UTC
Brazil: Mosquito factory hopes to solve dengue crisis

A mosquito manufacturing factory in Campinas, in the Brazilian State of São Paulo, is relying on two new complementary technologies to reduce dengue transmission by tackling the Aedes aegypti populations.
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 09:10 UTC
Uruguay's population projected to decline in the coming years

Uruguay's National Institute of Statistics (INE) released a report last week showing the country's dwindling birth rate, the socio-economic and cultural reasons behind it, and warning of the long-term demographic, economic, and social consequences. This decline began in the 20th century but accelerated significantly after 2015.
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 08:39 UTC
South Georgia invitation to Tender for a UK flagged Fisheries Protection Vessel

The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) invites tenders for the Time Charter of a UK-flagged Patrol, Security and Fisheries Protection Vessel (FPV).
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 08:23 UTC
US strikes yet another alleged drug-trafficking boat in Caribbean

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth publicly confirmed and defended the recent attacks on vessels in the Caribbean Sea, escalating the administration's “war on drugs” by characterizing the cartels as “narco-terrorists” and the operations as “acts of war.”
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 00:21 UTC
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Monday, October 6th 2025 - 00:01 UTC
Latin America’s Crypto Surge: 63% Growth Reshaping Money and Markets

Cryptocurrencies are no longer a niche in Latin America’s economy; they’ve become part of everyday transactions for millions. In 2025, adoption across the region climbed 63%, putting Latin America second only to Asia-Pacific in growth. That rise has pushed the issue onto the desks of governments, regulators, and businesses looking to keep pace. For people across the region, crypto isn’t a passing trend. It’s much bigger than that; it is instead seen as a way to hold value when local currencies lose ground, to send money home without the steep remittance fees, and to step into a digital economy that often feels more reliable than traditional banking.
Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 11:27 UTC
Brazil: Toyota to resume car production in November

Japanese carmaker Toyota announced on Friday that it would resume production in the South American country on November 3 at its factories in Sorocaba and Indaiatuba, in the State of São Paulo.