Latin America

• Friday, January 13th 2023 - 21:08 UTC

  Peru's Labor Minister resigns as gov't turns deaf ear to popular demands

  

  Eduardo Garcia Birimisa resigned late Thursday as Peru's Labor Minister amid increasing popular demonstrations resulting in more deaths as the days go by since Pedro Castillo Terrones' impeachment on Dec. 7.

• Friday, January 13th 2023 - 09:58 UTC

  Cusco's airport once again closed as a precaution in Peru

  

  Cusco's Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport has been closed for the second time since the beginning of nationwide protests following the Dec. 7 impeachment of President Pedro Castillo Terrones, in a move to prevent new attacks by demonstrators requesting the resignation of President Dina Boluarte

• Thursday, January 12th 2023 - 18:54 UTC

  HRW warns of “oppressive regimes” and “weaknesses” in Latin American democracy

  

  The Non-Government-Organization (NGO) Human Rights Watch (HRW) was particularly attentive to Latin America in its latest report, released this week.

• Thursday, January 12th 2023 - 11:20 UTC

  First human patient with avian flu reported in Ecuador

  

  Ecuadorian health authorities have confirmed the first case of avian influenza in a human patient. The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) announced it was a 9-year-old girl who had been in contact with infected birds in the province of Bolivar.

• Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

  Japanese FM meets with Argentine President Alberto Fernández

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday met with Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to advance in a “global strategic partnership” during an encounter at Casa Rosada marking the 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

• Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

  Biden, Trudeau, and AMLO hold “Three Amigos” Summit

  

  The Presidents of Mexico and the United States -Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and Joseph Biden- and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday got together in Mexico City for the so-called “Three Amigos” Summit, a traditional gathering last held in 2021.

• Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 10:13 UTC

  Price increases boost Latin American exports in 2022

  

  Latin American exports grew 20% in 2022 due to increases in the price of goods, according to projections featured in a report from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released this week.

• Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 10:10 UTC

  Peru: Curfew decreed in Puno after deadly riots

  

  Peruvian authorities have decreed a curfew in the Puno region following anti-government protests that left 18 people dead on Monday, Prime Minister Alberto Otálora announced on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 03:50 UTC

  Bomb seeking to kill Colombian VP defused

  

  Colombian Vice-president Francia Márquez Tuesday said a plan to kill her had been defused by members of her security team after an explosive device was found and subsequently deactivated.

• Tuesday, January 10th 2023 - 22:01 UTC

  Peru: Juliaca airport violence ends up in 17 people dead

  

  At least 17 people were killed and 40 others injured Monday in the southern Peruvian city of Juliaca as protests against President Dina Boluarte resumed following a year-ending truce. The victims had projectile impacts on their bodies, according to local TV reports.