Latin America

• Saturday, August 19th 2023 - 10:31 UTC

  Ecuador: 3 people arrested in Manta mayor murder probe

  

  Ecuadorian authorities Friday announced the arrest of three people suspected of being involved in the July 23 murder of Manta Mayor Agustín Intriago and a young woman when gunmen opened fire at a municipal construction site.

• Saturday, August 19th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

  Peru: Congress Speaker to be removed?

  

  The new Speaker of Peru's one-house Congress, first in line to succeed President Dina Booluarte in case of vacancy, has stepped under the spotlight following a barrage of allegations linking him to cases of corruption.

• Saturday, August 19th 2023 - 09:52 UTC

  Russia and Bolivia deepen nuclear alliance

  

  Following talks in Moscow involving local, Venezuelan, and Bolivian military chiefs this week, the first Russian nuclear reactor vessel has arrived in La Paz, it was reported. The Aug. 16 gathering took place after Bolivia signed a “preventive and corrective maintenance” agreement with Iran for the use of drones in border control activities.

• Friday, August 18th 2023 - 11:03 UTC

  Sunday presidential elections in two countries where entrenched violence and corruption prevail, Ecuador and Guatemala

  

  Next Sunday two Latin American countries suffering from extreme political turmoil will head to the polls in presidential elections, which hopefully can help both countries overcome situations of death, ongoing violence, and blatant corruption.

• Friday, August 18th 2023 - 09:41 UTC

  Lula and Pepe to help Cuba open up

  

  Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica is planning a trip to Havanna together with Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to persuade the Cuban government of Miguel Díaz-Canel to pursue the path of greater openness regarding foreign relations and economy, it was reported Thursday in Montevideo.

• Friday, August 18th 2023 - 09:32 UTC

  Ecuador: Presidential candidate unharmed after gunshots

  

  Ecuadorian presidential candidate Daniel Noboa escaped unharmed after a shooting took place in his campaign closing rally ahead of the Aug. elections, it was reported in Quito.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 10:43 UTC

  Minister for the Americas Rutley represented UK at the inauguration of Paraguayan president Santiago Peña

  

  UK's Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Americas and Caribbean, David Rutley returned to Paraguay on Tuesday to attend the ceremony of the presidential inauguration of President Santiago Peña – a significant milestone in the democratic history of Paraguay.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 09:07 UTC

  Petro announces Colombia will renegotiate FTA with US

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego announced Wednesday that his country had started renegotiating with the United States the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries in force for the past eleven years.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 07:59 UTC

  Jesuit university closed in Nicaragua for “terrorism”

  

  Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega ordered the seizing of all assets belonging to the Central American University (UCA) which was accused of “terrorism,” it was reported in Managua. The educational institution was run by the Jesuit community.

• Wednesday, August 16th 2023 - 11:28 UTC

  Bi-oceanic project linking Brazil with the Pacific and crossing Paraguay is rapidly advancing

  

  A key project to connect the ports of the Brazilian Atlantic with those of the Chilean Pacific, crossing Paraguayan territory is rapidly advancing.