Latin America

• Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 00:18 UTC

  Luxembourg ends diplomatic mission in Nicaragua

  

  Luxembourg has announced the withdrawal of its embassy in Managua while diplomatic ties with Nicaragua will be handled by the Embassy in Washington, DC as of Feb. 1. Charge d'Affaires Joe Geisbusch will end his mission Jan. 30.

• Wednesday, January 5th 2022 - 10:44 UTC

  River bathers killed, injured by piranhas in Paraguay

  

  Two people were reported to have died as a result from attacks by piranhas -a species of carnivorous fish with a strong presence in fresh water courses in South America.- and many others were injured in various incidents along the Paraguay and Paraná rivers.

• Wednesday, January 5th 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  Suspect in murder of Haitian President arrested en route to Colombia

  

  Former Colombian elite soldier Mario Antonio Palacios has been arrested by United States authorities in Panama during a stopover on his way back home from Jamaica, it was announced Tuesday.

• Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  New Uruguayan FA leader to strengthen ties with leftwing forces abroad

  

  Uruguayan Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) newly-elected leader Fernando Pereira's has announced his international agenda which includes meetings with Chile's President-elect Gabriel Boric and Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, whose return to the Planalto Palace seems unstoppable.

• Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 06:54 UTC

  The Battle for Boric's Soul

  

  By Jorge Castañeda - Chile has long been something of a bellwether in Latin America. So, when Chilean voters elected the left-wing Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former student leader, as president on Sunday, the rest of Latin America wanted to know: What does this mean for Chile – and for us?

• 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.