Latin America

Monday, September 25th 2023 - 09:50 UTC
Nicaraguan court hands down prison sentences to two women opposing Ortega

Nicaraguan opposition leaders Olesia Muñoz Pavón and Anielka García have been sentenced to 10 and 8 years in prison, respectively, for spreading false news and conspiring to undermine national integrity, which amounts to “treason,” it was reported from Managua on Sunday.
Monday, September 25th 2023 - 09:00 UTC
Bolivia: Evo announces 2025 presidential bid

Citing a “dirty” campaign against him, former Bolivian President Evo Morales announced during the weekend that he would run again in the 2025 elections. His Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party, the same as current head of state Luis Arce Catacora claims Morales is the “king of cocaine” while the opposition regards him as a “drug trafficker,” according to local media.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 12:55 UTC
Milei's ghost lingers over convention of rightwing leaders in BA

The Libertad y Democracia Group of center-rightwing leaders gathered in Buenos Aires Friday to express its support to opposition candidate Patricia Bullrich of Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) of former President Mauricio Macri, who co-chaired the event “The ideas of freedom in the politics of the future” with Chile's Sebastián Piñera.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 12:09 UTC
Latin America’s Growth Conundrum

By Arminio Fraga, Guillermo Oritz and Andrés Velasco (*) – Since 1960, only a few countries in Latin America have narrowed the gap between their per capita income and that of the United States, while most of the region has lagged far behind. Making up for lost ground will require a coordinated effort, involving both technocratic tinkering and bold political leadership
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 09:36 UTC
New legislation decriminalizes self-defense in Peru

Peru's one-house Congress has allowed the use of lethal force in case of “imminent danger” in a move to protect the citizenry. President Dina Boluarte has signed the bill into law, it was reported in Lima.
Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 11:03 UTC
Ukrainian leader holds meetings with Lula and Boric

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday met separately with his Brazilian and Chilean colleagues on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Monday, September 18th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Haitians want PM to step down due to crisis with Dominican Republic

Scores of Haitians demanded Sunday the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry following Dominican President Luis Abinader's decision to close all borders between the only two countries sharing the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, it was reported in Port-au-Prince.
Monday, September 18th 2023 - 09:53 UTC
Peru: Boluarte's gov't targets freedom of the press

Journalist guilds in Peru have expressed their concern about restrictions on freedom the government of President Dina Boluarte is planning to exert through changes to the Penal Code to hold demonstrators and reporters criminally accountable, it was reported in Lima.
Saturday, September 16th 2023 - 10:04 UTC
Dominican Republic closes all borders with Haiti for as long as necessary

Dominican Republic authorities closed all land, air, and sea borders with Haiti over a dispute stemming from the construction of a canal in Haitian territory that affects the flow of water from a river shared by both countries.
Friday, September 15th 2023 - 10:16 UTC
Argentine national stabbed in Bolivia dies after being denied medical attention

The death of an Argentine national in Bolivia after being denied medical attention has sparked nationalistic anger and calls for retribution measures, it was reported in Buenos Aires.