Latin America

Friday, February 9th 2024 - 11:05 UTC
Uruguay anticipates a record cruise season with an 11% compared to 2022/23

The port of Montevideo is looking forward to a record season of cruise vessel visits with some 166 calls, out of a total of 241 which are expected to be completed by the end of April, which should represent an 11% compared to the previous situation 2022/2023.
Friday, February 9th 2024 - 10:52 UTC
Ecuadorean councilwoman shot dead

Ecuador's so-called “internal armed conflict” added a victim to its list of fatalities late Wednesday when 29-year-old Councilwoman Diana Carnero from the coastal municipality of Naranjal was shot dead in what is believed to be a murder-for-hire case.
Thursday, February 8th 2024 - 10:54 UTC
Montevideo Mayor Cosse holds talks with General Richardson

Montevideo Mayor Carolina Cosse met Wednesday with US Southern Command Chief General Laura Richardson. Cosse, who is running in the opposition Frente Amplio (Broad Front - FA) primaries for the upcoming presidential elections, said her encounter with the visiting military officer was “of an official nature.”
Thursday, February 8th 2024 - 10:28 UTC
Bolivian economy minister says Fitch's downgrading was biased

Economy Minister Marcelo Montenegro said the latest grading given to Bolivia by Fitch Ratings entailed a “biased vision” according to which the country's total public debt, internal and external, represented 71.7% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) when it actually amounted to 46%.
Wednesday, February 7th 2024 - 10:20 UTC
US not seeking to set up a base in Uruguay, says US Southern Command Chief

US Southern Command Chief General Laura Richardson Tuesday praised Uruguay's democratic tradition and insisted her country was not seeking to set up a military base, thus denying claims from the labor grouping Pit-Cnt earlier this week.
Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 19:43 UTC
Sebastián Piñera, former president of Chile, dies in helicopter crash at age 74

Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera tragically passed away on Tuesday at the age of 74 in a helicopter crash in Lago Ranco, Chile. According to Chilean media reports, including ADN Radio, the accident occurred approximately 920 kilometers south of Santiago.
Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 11:04 UTC
Argentina: Nahuel Huapi National Park joins list of places affected by wildlfires

While wildfires in Argentina's Los Alerces National Park in the province of Chubut are far from being under control and the situation in Chile keeps getting worse by the hour, a new fire has been reported in the Nahuel Huapi National Park covering the skiing resort of Bariloche with smoke.
Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 10:43 UTC
Head of US Southern Command not welcome by Uruguay's leading labor grouping

Uruguay's labor grouping Pit-Cnt Monday objected to the presence in the South American country of General Laura Richardson, head of the US Southern Command, it was reported in Montevideo.
Monday, February 5th 2024 - 11:01 UTC
Bukele announces victory in El Salvador elections

El Salvador's Nayib Bukele declared himself the winner “with more than 85% of the votes” before the official results of Sunday's elections were released. “According to our numbers, we have won the presidential election with more than 85% of the votes and a minimum of 58 of 60 Assembly deputies,” he stressed on social media.
Monday, February 5th 2024 - 10:50 UTC
Brazil reinforcing military presence in Roraima bordering Venezuela and Guyana

A total of 28 armored vehicles have been deployed to the State of Roraima as the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva takes additional precautions amid mounting tension between Venezuela and Guyana over the oil-rich Essequibo region, Agencia Brasil reported.