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Montevideo, August 2nd 2025 - 19:50 UTC

Latin America

  • Friday, May 30th 2025 - 18:53 UTC

    France announces ban on smoking on beaches and other open spaces

    The measure will become effective on July 1

    France will implement a nationwide smoking ban in public places frequented by children, effective July 1, 2025, Health and Family Minister Catherine Vautrin announced Friday, ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Saturday. In South America, the measure will apply to the overseas department of French Guiana, which follows French national laws. The issue is also environmental, with cigarette butts polluting seashores.

  • Friday, May 30th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    Unloading of fuel for Bolivia begins amid favorable weather

    We are using Arica and another port in Chile, in addition to one in Peru, Gallardo explained

    The unloading of fuels began in three Pacific Ocean ports, with an estimated 100 million liters of gasoline and diesel expected to arrive in Bolivia by the weekend. The operation involves ports in Chile and Peru due to weather conditions, Hydrocarbons Minister Alejandro Gallardo explained. The measure seeks to address Bolivia's ongoing nationwide fuel shortage.

  • Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:04 UTC

    Bolivia free of FMD without vaccination

    The new status poses new challenges for Bolivian beef

    Bolivia has been certified by the World Organization for Animal Health as free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) without vaccination, a status shared only with Brazil in South America. This milestone, achieved through over 20 years of public-private efforts and a US$ 350 million investment, benefits around 200,000 livestock producers. Bolivia is to be officially granted such recognition during a ceremony on Thursday.

  • Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 09:46 UTC

    YPFB adds new Chilean port to boost fuel imports

    Gallardo blamed the Legislative Assembly's blocking of foreign credit for the shortage

    Bolivia’s state oil company, Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), began importing diesel and gasoline through the Chilean port of Mejillones to address a months-long fuel crisis. This new route complements the port of Arica and diversifies imports from four countries, ensuring 100% of market demand is met with 70 million liters of fuel.

  • Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 09:24 UTC

    Guyana celebrates 59th Independence Day with steadfast support from Caricom in the face of Venezuelan bullying

    Dr. Carla Barnett reaffirmed CARICOM’s steadfast support for Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity threatened by neighboring Venezuela.

    As Guyana celebrated its 59th Independence anniversary on Monday May 26, the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, commended the nation for its rapid development, strong environmental stewardship and growing influence on the international stage.

  • Wednesday, May 28th 2025 - 10:56 UTC

    Peru joins railroad project to Chancay to boost Chinese trade

    Viana insisted that the railroad was an alternative to the Panama Canal

    Peru has joined Brazil and China's transcontinental railroad project to connect the Pacific coast with the Atlantic Ocean across South America, offering an alternative trade route to the Panama Canal. This railway aims to facilitate the transport of Brazilian goods, such as soybeans and minerals, to China’s Shanghai port via Peru’s Chancay port, reducing maritime trade distance by about 10,000 km and easing reliance on Brazil’s congested Santos port.

  • Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 15:36 UTC

    Messi and Suárez launch new football club in Uruguay: Deportivo LSM

    Deportivo LSM will begin its journey in the Segunda División Amateur, the fourth tier of Uruguayan football.

    Football legends Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez have announced the creation of their own football club in Uruguay, “Deportivo LSM,” which will compete in the country’s official league system under the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) starting in 2026.

  • Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:22 UTC

    Bolivia's National Action Party restored legal status

    PAN-Bol has now until June 6 to register its candidates. Shall it include Evo Morales?

    Bolivia's National Action Party (PAN-Bol) has successfully reversed the cancellation of its legal status after a favorable ruling by the Fourth Constitutional Chamber of the Departmental Court of Justice of La Paz on Monday, which instructed the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to issue a new resolution.

  • Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Noboa sworn in for second term as President of Ecuador

    Noboa faces challenges like violence and unemployment in his second term

    Ecuador's re-elected President Daniel Noboa was sworn in for a new four-year term in Quito, alongside Vice President Maria Jose Pinto. In his inaugural speech, Noboa pledged to advance steadily, “implementing each and every one of the necessary reforms to build a State that is not a burden to society”, in addition to putting “a solid foundation for the growth of employment, investment.”

  • Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    Chavista candidate voted Governor of Essequibo amid poor turnout

    Neil Jesús Villamizar Sánchez was elected as the first governor of Guayana Essequiba

    Venezuela Sunday held regional and legislative elections with a voter turnout of 42.63%. The ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), led by Nicolás Maduro, secured 23 out of 24 governorships, including the newly claimed 160,000 square-kilometer oil-rich Guayana Essequiba, and an 82.68% share of votes for the National Assembly, projecting an absolute legislative majority. The opposition won only the Cojedes governorship. Henrique Capriles secured a legislative seat for the opposition.