Latin America

• Monday, August 8th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Petro sworn in as President of Colombia: times of change ahead

  

  Gustavo Petro was sworn in Sunday as Colombia's first-ever leftwing president, thus succeeding the conservative and highly unpopular Iván Duque.

• Saturday, August 6th 2022 - 11:23 UTC

  Puebla Group approaches Argentine President to funnel agenda

  

  The forum bringing together leftwing leaders known as the Puebla Group is to bring Argentine President Alberto Fernández a proposal for the convergence of the different integration mechanisms existing in the region, former Colombian President Ernesto Samper (1994-1998) announced Friday.

• Saturday, August 6th 2022 - 11:17 UTC

  No Premier resignation by cabinet reshuffled anyway in Peru

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Friday declined Premier Aníbal Torres' resignation, who will therefore remain in his post. But the head of state did make some cabinet reshuffling involving six ministries anyway.

• Friday, August 5th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Peruvian Congress keeps Castillo from attending Petro's inauguration

  

  Peru's one-house Congress Thursday denied President Pedro Castillo Terrones permission to attend the inauguration of Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on Aug. 7. Castillo had filed for clearance to be out of the country between Aug. 6 to 8, as per Article 102 of the Constitution.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 21:13 UTC

  Mexican FM lands in Bolivia on key tour regarding lithium production

  

  Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard landed in Bolivia Thursday to take part in a series of events and hold meetings with local authorities, as part of his tour to foster a joint strategy to exploit lithium resources

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 10:40 UTC

  Peru's PM resigns for “personal reasons”

  

  Aníbal Torres Wednesday turned in his resignation as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Peru (Prime Minister) to President Pedro Castillo Terrones citing “personal reasons,” it was reported in Lima.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 09:18 UTC

  Cuba to produce antibiotics locally to save on pricy imports

  

  Cuban health authorities announced earlier this week that the Caribbean nation will produce some antibiotics in high demand at Intensive Care Units (ICUs) to save on their high price.

• Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 - 21:32 UTC

  Colombia foresees stagnant coffee harvests in 2022

  

  Colombia's coffee production for the year 2022 will reach 12 million bags, weighing 60 kilos each, according to National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) Manager Roberto Velez.

• Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 - 08:59 UTC

  Petro's liaison team releases report on the state of Colombia

  

  Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro's liaison team with the outgoing administration of Iván Duque released earlier this week a report on what to expect when the first-ever leftwing head of state is inaugurated Aug. 7.

• Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 - 08:50 UTC

  Brazilian industrial exports to neighboring South American countries booming

  

  As the global economy recovers from the Covid 19 pandemic and its contracting influence on production and trade, Brazil's commercial relations with South American neighboring countries soared by 64,7% last year, and is expected to do even better by the end of 2022. (7,3bn)