Latin America

Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 22:48 UTC
Bolivia's carnival makes headlines for the number of people killed

At least 14 people have been killed in various car accidents and other incidents across Bolivia during Carnival weekend, including a hit-and-run case Sunday in Cochabamba, which alone resulted in nine deaths.
Monday, February 28th 2022 - 20:17 UTC
Interannual sales of motor vehicles fall in Argentina and Brazil

Vehicle sales slumped the most in Argentina and Brazil of all Latin American countries during January, according to a report with data for ten nations in the region.
Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Prosecutors behind plot to overthrow Peru’s President?

Peru’s President Pedro Castillo Terrones Sunday hinted the Prosecutor's Office might hold some sort of grudge on him and insisted it carried on with the ongoing investigations at the earliest.
Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Colombia records 33rd murder of a social leader so far in 2022

Less than two months into the year 2022 and 33 social leaders have been murdered so far in Colombia after the Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz) Sunday denounced the killing of Gustavo Antonio Torres, this time in Tibú, Norte de Santander.
Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Oruro carnival parade goes on like before, albeit with face masks

Rio de Janeiro’s street carnival parades may be off but other parts of South America are returning to their traditional celebrations following a ban during 2021 as a result of COVID-19 measures.
Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Paraguayans rush to bordering city to buy fuel smuggled in from Argentina

Hundreds of Paraguayans rushed over the weekend to the coastal town of Nanawa – formerly Puerto Elsa – in the Presidente Hayes province to buy cheaper fuel smuggled from Clorinda, Argentina, it was reported.
Saturday, February 26th 2022 - 09:28 UTC
Peru's vaccination chief resigns

Peru's Director of Immunizations Friday turned in her resignation to the Health Ministry citing declining efforts in the area to carry out its duties.
Friday, February 25th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Bolivian gov't settles issue with airport workers

The Government of Bolivia and former workers of Bolivian Airport Services (Sabsa) Thursday reached an agreement whereby the laid-off labor force would join the newly-created Bolivian Air Navigation and Airports (Naabol), which will now handle the administration of the international airports of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz.
Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 23:59 UTC
Different reactions in Latin America to Russia's actions in the Ukraine conflict

The escalation of the conflict between Russia and the West regarding Ukraine and two self-declared independent provinces, with military support from Moscow, has exposed different reactions in Latin America, as well as President Vladimir Putin's influence in the region.
Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:35 UTC
Mexico the most lethal country for journalists: six dead in less than two months

Mexico the most lethal country to work as a journalist reported this week the sixth death of one of its members so far this year. According to media protection agencies stats, last year the number was 7 or 9, (depending on if the person was killed while on duty), and 47 in the last five years.