Latin America

Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 19:26 UTC
Adulterated liquor kills at least 37 in Bogota

At least 37 people died between Nov. 24 and Dec. 20 in Bogota for having consumed adulterated liquor containing methanol. According to local media reports, 7 others are hospitalized in critical condition.
Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Quito opens first subway line in a peculiar way

Ecuadorian authorities Wednesday celebrated the opening of Quito's first subway line, which will for now not be operational. In other words, trains will not be running until a later date, but the stations are open for people to get used to the new system. “Static induction,” they call it.
Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 01:24 UTC
Suspect in murder of Paraguayan prosecutor in Colombia captured in Venezuela

Venezuelan authorities captured in Caracas a sixth suspect in the murder of Paraguayan anti-mafia prosecutor Marcelo Pecci in May, when he was spending his honeymoon on a beach in the Colombian Caribbean, Colombian police reported on Wednesday. His crime has been linked to several judiciary processes, such as Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastian Marset, who allegedly ordered the death of the prosecutor.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 10:22 UTC
Abundant rainfall in central Brazil helps Paraná River recover navigable level

After years of forcibly lighter shiploads due to the intense down flow of the Parana River, the water level has begun to grow again, especially in the last couple of months. Thus according to the Rosario Grain Exchange, the average shipload of vessels sailing upriver rose 21% in two months and stood at more than 38,000 tons in November. Furthermore, the current water level is 23% above November last year and 19% above the November 2020 average.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Two coups doomed to fail before they began and the power of big lies

By Gwynne Dyer – Could there be anything more ridiculous than last week’s failed coup attempt in Peru?
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:52 UTC
Peru's Congress initially agrees to shorten presidential term

Peru's Congress Tuesday approved a bill to bring forward the general elections to April 2024 after it had rejected a similar initiative last week, thus fueling additional unrest nationwide.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:14 UTC
Biden, Lasso discuss deepening bilateral ties between US and Ecuador

US President Joseph Biden Monday told his Ecuadorian colleague Guillermo Lasso at the White House that his country was interested in strengthening ties with one of its staunchest South American allies.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 20:35 UTC
Colombia: ELN guerrillas announce Christmas truce

Colombian guerrilla fighters of the National Liberation Army Monday announced a unilateral Christmas truce from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, although the measure would only cover the State Military and Police Forces. The ELN also warned they will defend themselves in case of being attacked.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Peru: Boluarte facing first cabinet reshuffle in less than 2 weeks

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte announced Pedro Angulo's departure as Prime Minister and said a replacement would be appointed on Tuesday at the latest.
Saturday, December 17th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
“Malvinas are not Argentine, and definitively... Falklands are English,” argues Peruvian lawmaker

“If Argentine president Alberto Fernandez insists on recognizing coup-monger Pedro Castillo as the legitimate president of Peru, we should definitively say that the Malvinas islands are not Argentine, but British.”