Latin America

Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 06:28 UTC
Guerrilla group fights in Colombia put civilians in danger

Clashes between dissident Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN) in the department of Arauca near the Venezuelan border have left at least 16 people dead, it was reported Monday.
Monday, January 3rd 2022 - 21:57 UTC
Peru's inflation the highest in 13 years

Peru's inflation for 2021 has reached 6.43%, thus becoming the highest in the last 13 years and twice as high as the Government's target range, set at 3%. It was also over three times over 2020's annual record of 1.97%.
Monday, January 3rd 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Bolivian VP bows to pressure, agrees to take a COVID-19 vaccine

Bolivia's Vice President David Choquehuanca finally agreed to get vaccinated against COVID-19 despite ratifying that taking the jab in voluntary in Bolivia and that he has already overcome the disease.
Friday, December 31st 2021 - 09:39 UTC
Nicaragua hands over Taiwanese Embassy to Chinese authorities

Nicaragua's Government has seized former Taiwan's Embassy in Managua and handed it over to China, which maintains the Asian island is nothing but a rogue province.
Thursday, December 30th 2021 - 20:39 UTC
Peru closes all beaches for New Year's celebrations to keep strains at bay

Peru's Health Minister Hernando Cevallos Thursday said closing the countries' beaches for the remainder of the Summer season was not on the agenda.
Thursday, December 30th 2021 - 20:37 UTC
Unvaccinated Bolivian VP does not intend to take the treatment

Bolivia's Vice President David Choquehuanca has not taken any COVID-19 vaccine and said he did not intend to either, it was reported Thursday.
Thursday, December 30th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Brazil's government turns down humanitarian aid from Argentina to Bahia

Brazil's Federal Government has denied access into the country to humanitarian aid offered from Argentina to help the victims of the lethal rainfall in the northern state of Bahia, it was reported Wednesday.
Thursday, December 30th 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Sanitary emergency declared in Bolivia as covid-19 cases soar

The Government of Bolivia Wednesday declared a nationwide sanitary emergency due to an increase in the number of covid-19 cases, Health Minister Jeyson Auza announced.
Thursday, December 30th 2021 - 09:21 UTC
Cuban COVID-19 vaccine cleared for use in Mexico

Mexico's Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) has issued the green light Wednesday for the emergency use of the Cuban-developed Abdala vaccine against COVID-19.
Wednesday, December 29th 2021 - 09:37 UTC
Prosecutors question Peru's President in scandalous military promotions case

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones was questioned Tuesday by Prosecutors regarding his alleged involvement in the unlawful promotion of Army and Air Force officers, a scandal which has already led to the resignation of former presidential aide Bruno Pacheco and Defense Minister Walter Ayala.