Latin America

Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 07:35 UTC
Bachelet urges Ecuador to follow UNHCHR roadmap to end prison massacres

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged the Ecuadorian Government of President Guillermo Lasso to take concrete measures to bring to an end the ongoing streak of prison massacres, following Monday's riot at a penitentiary which resulted in 44 inmates killed.
Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 21:55 UTC
Paraguayan anti-drug prosecutor shot dead while honeymooning in Colombia

Paraguayan Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, whose area of expertise was the fight against drug trafficking, has been shot dead Tuesday while on a honeymoon trip on the Colombian island of Baru near the city of Cartagena, it was reported.
Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 10:23 UTC
Three arrested in connection with grenade attack at Bolivian university

Bolivian authorities confirmed later Monday they had arrested three people in connection with the explosion of a gas grenade at the Tomás Frías University in Potosí, which resulted in the deaths of four students who were attending an assembly in a closed room.
Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Two more Ecuadorian prison inmates killed

The latest episode in the saga of Ecuadorian prison riots has left at least two inmates killed and five others injured at the penitentiary in Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas, it was reported Monday by the National Service of Integral Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders.
Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
LATAM restructuring plan to be tested 17 May in New York; junior creditors dissent

LATAM Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy in the United States in 2020 after being hit by the coronavirus-related travel downturn, said around 65% of its low-ranking creditors had backed the restructuring plan, which it said was “fair and considered all stakeholders.”
Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Paraguayan FM, US Ambassdor to Asunción discuss security issues

Paraguay's Foreign Ministry Julio César Arriola and US Ambassador Marc Ostfield Monday held a meeting in Asunción to discuss strengthening the fight against corruption, the mutual quest for security, and “promoting mutual and inclusive economic prosperity.”
Monday, May 9th 2022 - 19:48 UTC
Grenade attack kills 4, injures dozens at Bolivian university

An attack with a gas grenade has left at least 4 people dead Monday and dozens injured at a University in the Bolivian city of Potosí, it was reported. The explosion caused a human avalanche while a student assembly was taking place at the Universidad Autónoma Tomas Frías de Potosí.
Monday, May 9th 2022 - 19:21 UTC
Presidents of Cuba. Mexico sign joint statement in Havana

The Presidents of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (also known as AMLO) have signed a joint statement Sunday expressing both countries' will to strengthen bilateral ties.
Monday, May 9th 2022 - 10:36 UTC
Rodrigo Chaves sworn in as President of Costa Rica

Despite his dubious past at the World Bank, Rodrigo Chaves has been sworn in as the new President of Costa Rica during a ceremony at the Legislative Assembly, which was attended by Spain's King Felipe VI among other dignitaries.
Monday, May 9th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Puebla Group supports Caricom-sponsored boycott to Summit of the Americas

Leaders of the Puebla Group have expressed their support to Caricom's petition not to be sidelined from the upcoming Summit of the Americas to be held in Los Angeles in June.