Latin America

Thursday, August 31st 2023 - 07:15 UTC
Multiple explosions rock Quito downtown in suspected car bomb attack

A car bomb, believed to be loaded with two gas cylinders and dynamite sticks, caused multiple explosions in a commercial area of Quito on Wednesday night. The event is generating concern due to the ongoing climate of violence in Ecuador.
Wednesday, August 30th 2023 - 07:47 UTC
Bernardo Arevalo, with total support from US, confirmed as Guatemala's next president

Guatemala's Supreme Electoral Tribunal reaffirmed center-left candidate Bernardo Arevalo's victory in the strongly disputed presidential election. Arevalo's victory received strong support from the United States State Department and the Organization of American States, OAS.
Tuesday, August 29th 2023 - 06:55 UTC
Panama Canal restrictions expected to last for at least ten months; large containers to reroute to Suez Canal

Global shipping has been urged to share transit plans at one of the world’s key maritime crossings following on Panama Canal Authority officials warning that water-conserving restrictions will be in place for at least the next 10 months, given this year's unprecedented drought which Panama is experiencing.
Monday, August 28th 2023 - 09:00 UTC
BRICS is the future, Bolivian FM says

Bolivian Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta insisted Sunndnay that his country was looking out “to the future and the future is BRICS,” the bloc made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, to which six new members including Argentina will join effective Jan. 1, 2024.
Sunday, August 27th 2023 - 15:41 UTC
Guyana: Former slave-owning British PM family apologies not enough

Activists were not entirely satisfied with Friday's apology speech by a descendant of former British Prime Minister and slave exploiter/trader William Gladstone at the University of Guyana and insisted reparations worth around US$ 1.2 trillion were due as messages along the lines of “our ancestors deserve real justice” became rife.
Sunday, August 27th 2023 - 00:37 UTC
Brighter future ahead for businesses in Latin America

According to a study by the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) released Thursday, businesses in Latin America are up to their best level in two years after hitting unusual lows from the third quarter of 2022 through the second quarter of 2023.
Saturday, August 26th 2023 - 23:24 UTC
Argentina set out to replace gas imports from Bolivia

Argentine authorities Friday launched the bidding process for the reversal of a pipeline so far used to import gas from bordering Bolivia in a move to supply the country's northern provinces with Vaca Muerta's output, it was reported.
Wednesday, August 23rd 2023 - 07:30 UTC
Panama Canal limits transit of vessels because of a severe drought

On both sides of the Panama Canal, fleets of ships find themselves immobilized, delayed by weeks as waterway authorities have slowed traffic to conserve water amid a severe drought. A report from the Brazilian news agency O-Globo gives a detailed picture of what is happening.
Tuesday, August 22nd 2023 - 10:29 UTC
Ecuador voted to ban mining and oil drilling in an Amazon national park

The Ecuadorian electorate voted on Sunday against oil drilling, according to results of an election-day referendum published early Monday. Voters were asked whether to ban mining in the highlands and further oil drilling in Yasuni National Park in the Amazon.
Monday, August 21st 2023 - 11:30 UTC
Elections in Ecuador: González and Noboa advance to runoff

Luisa González of former President Rafel Correa's Revolucion Ciudadana (RC) was the most-voted candidate in Sunday's elections in Ecuador marred by last week's murder of Movimiento Construye's (MC) hopeful Fernando Villavicencio.