Latin America

• Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  Puerto Rico powerless as Hurricane Fiona makes landfall

  

  Puerto Rico has been left without electricity as Hurricane Fiona made landfall with winds of up to 160.9 kilometers per hour, amid residents fearing an encore of the devastation left by Hurricane Maria in 2017. US President Joseph Biden declared a state of emergency on the island.

• Monday, September 19th 2022 - 08:44 UTC

  Colombian gov't, dissident FARC guerrillas hold preliminary peace talks

  

  Colombia's High Commissioner for Peace, Danilo Rueda, and representatives of dissident Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) guerrillas have met during the weekend to discuss possible talks, according to a statement released on Saturday.

• Saturday, September 17th 2022 - 10:35 UTC

  Will the Federal Reserve strangle Latin America again?

  

  By Ernesto Talvi (*) – In the 1980s, the Federal Reserve’s dramatic interest-rate hikes led to a lost decade of economic growth in highly indebted Latin American countries. Today, however, the US itself is highly leveraged, which will make the Fed hesitant to pursue measures that imply severe collateral damage elsewhere.

• 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.