Latin America

Friday, June 10th 2022 - 21:23 UTC
Maduro thanks Fernández for his speech in Los Angeles

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Friday thanked Argentine President Alberto Fernández for his message at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, a gathering from which Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have been excluded by the hosting country.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Not the Summit we would have wanted, Argentine President tells LA conference

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez Thursday delivered a controversial speech before the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, which was anything but pleasing and obliging to the hosting country.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Mexico would like to see OAS dissolved, FM says

In the absence of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), one of the regional leaders who chose not to attend the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles for having excluded Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela from the event, Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard took the stand on behalf of his country.
Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Biden highlights democracy's role at LA Summit

US President Joseph Biden underscored the importance of democratic rule throughout the Americas but made no reference to his decision not to invite Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua to the IX Summit of the Americas held in Los Angeles through June 10.
Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
OAS needs to stay away from coups, Argentine FM tells Summit

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Wednesday told attendees at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles that the Organization of American States (OAS) must never again legitimize destabilization processes in the region.
Wednesday, June 8th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
War in Ukraine to increase LatAm poverty, ECLAC foresees

Poverty in Latin America will grow to 33.7% and extreme poverty to 14.9% this year as a direct consequence of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has warned.
Wednesday, June 8th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Cuba and Argentina deepen agricultural assistance

Cuban and Argentina have agreed on mutual agricultural cooperation to boost the livestock of the Caribbean country with the support of the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) and Argentine companies, it was announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 21:46 UTC
LA Summit: US announces funding to discourage migration

The Government of the United States Tuesday announced amid the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles a series of measures consisting of basically funding initiatives in Central America to tackle the root causes behind migration.
Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 21:43 UTC
Colombia: Hernández wants more working hours and less free time

Colombian presidential hopeful Rodolfo Hernández, who surprisingly advanced to the runoff against leftist Senator Gustavo Petro, has announced some of his plans in case of being elected, which include extending the working day to 10 hours and reducing lunch breaks to half an hour.
Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 10:11 UTC
Dominican Environment Minister shot dead in his office

The Dominican Republic's Environment Minister was shot dead by a gunman who walked into his office Monday in Santo Domingo, while a meeting was going on, it was reported.