Latin America

Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Peru's President vows to push forward with Second Agrarian Reform

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Sunday announced his Government's upcoming actions will be aimed at strengthening the Second Agrarian Reform, because, after all, “our lands give us all the food and our brother farmers deserve to be supported in a comprehensive and rapid manner.”
Saturday, March 19th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Chile: Boric signs environmental agreement Piñera had discarded

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Friday signed the so-called Escazú environmental agreement, which his predecessor Sebastián Piñera discarded at the last minute after having sponsored it. “We have changed course,” Boric said.
Saturday, March 19th 2022 - 09:52 UTC
IACHR concerned over Court decision to reinstate Fujimori's pardon in Peru

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Friday said it was “concerned” following Thursday's decision by Peru's Constitutional Court to uphold a pardon to former president Alberto Fujimori, who is about to be released from jail, after being sentenced to 25 years for crimes against humanity.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 20:38 UTC
Office of Medellín's Mayor launches masturbation-awareness campaign

The Office of the Mayor of the Colombian city of Medellín has launched a most unusual campaign on social media to rid masturbation from the moral prejudices surrounding it.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Vaccinated travelers to be spared further testing to enter Uruguay

Uruguay's Minister of Tourism Tabaré Viera has requested his Public Health colleague Daniel Salinas to review the possibility that incoming travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are spared the swab test at the earliest.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Peru's Constitutional Court ruling clears path to Fujimori's release

Peru's Constitutional Court Thursday upheld a Presidential pardon granted in 2017 by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) to Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Cuban demonstrators given jail terms of 4 to 30 years

Cuba's Judiciary handed down prison sentences ranging from 4 to 30 years to the July 11 demonstrators who filled the streets demanding an improvement to their living conditions, it was reported Thursday.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Nicaragua outlaws yet another 25 NGOs

The Government of Nicaragua has outlawed yet another 25 Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), bringing that figure up to 87 since December of 2018, it was reported Thursday.
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Judge rules former Honduran President may be extradited to US

A Honduran judge Wednesday ruled in favor of extraditing former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the United States, where he is wanted for alleged drug trafficking and illegal use of weapons.
Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 20:58 UTC
South American corn seeks to offset Ukrainian supply to Europe

France and Spain have requested the European Union to loosen up its requirements for the import of cereals given the current impact the war in Ukraine is having on the price of food globally, it was reported.