Latin America

Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 09:04 UTC
One inmate dies in yet another prison riot in Ecuador

At least one inmate was killed and two others were injured Monday in yet a new prison riot in Ecuador, the National Service of Integral Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) reported.
Monday, October 24th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Moody's: Major devaluation of Mexican peso forecast

According to the credit rating agency Moody's, a devaluation of around 20% of the Mexican peso against the US dollar would be imminent and might take place later this year or in early 2023, it was reported.
Friday, October 21st 2022 - 20:47 UTC
Costa Rica on brink of joining Pacific Alliance

Costa Rica may soon be joining the Pacific Alliance after the organization's Council of Ministers Thursday approved the Central American country's request to begin negotiations to join the regional bloc, it was reported.
Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas: Ecuador Legislative overwhelmingly votes in support of Argentina's claims

Ecuador's one House Legislative Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday in support of Argentina and “its battle in defense of Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands, and adjoining maritime and insular spaces”, which according to the Argentine ministry of foreign affairs, “are illegitimately occupied by the United Kingdom”.
Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:21 UTC
UK ambassador in Peru: “Falklands/Malvinas is a closed case for us”

UK ambassador in Peru, Gavin Cook, interviewed by the Lima media said that the Falklands/Malvinas issue is a “closed case” for London, ratifying UK sovereignty over the Islands but also admitted having discussed the issue at length with officials from the host country.
Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Tourist's body found on the Brazilian side of Iguazu falls

The body found in Foz do Iguaçu was confirmed to belong to a 60-year-old Canadian national who went missing in strange circumstances on the Argentine side of the Iguazú Falls, it was reported Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 19th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Nicaraguan gov't outlaws another 58 NGOs

The Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega has canceled the registrations of 58 other NGOs “for being in abandonment and having between 2 and 27 years of non-compliance in accordance with the laws that regulate them,” it was reported in Managua.
Tuesday, October 18th 2022 - 19:14 UTC
Paraguay is a haven for international crime, Congressional report finds

According to a report from Paraguay's Congressional Bicameral Investigative Committee (CBI) released Tuesday, the country has become “a logistic corridor for international crime,” CBI Chairman Senator Jorge Querey told reporters in Asunción.
Monday, October 17th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Tropical storm Karl leaves one dead in Mexico

One person has died and some 2,000 others have been evicted from their homes in the Mexican state of Chiapas as a consequence of tropical storm Karl, it was reported Sunday.
Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 14:48 UTC
Petrobras leaving Argentina to seek more profitable investments

Brazilian oil company Petrobras Friday announced its intention to leave Argentina and has therefore launched the sale of its stake in Posa, its local subsidiary, which holds a 33.6 % of the Río Neuquén Field.