Latin America

• Saturday, September 17th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Bolivia, Venezuela not joining US efforts against drug trafficking, Biden says

  

  US President Joseph Biden has issued yet another declaration including Venezuela and Bolivia among the countries that do not fight drug trafficking.

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Peru has yet again a new Foreign Minister

  

  Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones Wednesday swore in Cèsar Landa once again as Foreign Minister, following Miguel Rodríguez's resignation last week.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2022 - 19:42 UTC

  Maduro and Ortega unwelcome at Queen's funeral

  

  British authorities have left Presidents Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela out of the guest list for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral next Monday in London.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  UNHCHR issues statement against Nicaragua's regime

  

  The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has exposed in a document released Tuesday Nicaragua's disregard for civil liberties nationwide.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  Blinken offers Mexico to join US semiconductor program

  

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Mexico City Monday and extended an invitation to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to participate in a semiconductor and electromobility investment package announced by the Joseph Biden administration worth US$ 50 billion.

• Monday, September 12th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Assange supporters stage demonstrations in Mexico City

  

  Relatives and supporters of Julian Assange's gathered Sunday in fron of the US Embassy in Mexico City to protest against the impending extradition of the Wikileaks founder to the United States to face espionage charges, on the wake of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's arrival.

• Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 10:35 UTC

  Latin America growth not looking bright for Moody's in 2023

  

  Credit rating consultants Moody's has warned that inflation and political risk will undermine Latin America's growth through 2023 amid recession both globally and in the region's main economies.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 17:49 UTC

  CHR Court rules against Costa Rica, receives complaint from Uruguay

  

  The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has condemned Costa Rica for acts committed in 2005 in violation of the right to freedom of thought and expression against reporters Ronald Moya Chacón and Freddy Parrales Chaves.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Carlos Slim wants fewer working days and retirement not before 75 years

  

  Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim insisted earlier this month on the need to cut down the working week to 3 days and said 75 was the right age for retirement.

• Wednesday, September 7th 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  ALBA-TCP countries demand release of Emtrasur's 747

  

  A document has been signed Tuesday by all members of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas - Peoples' Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) demanding Argentine returns the Emtrasur Boeing 747-300 freighter airplane to Venezuela.