Latin America

Saturday, September 25th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Argentina assumes chairing of PAHO's Executive Committee

Argentine Health Ministry Carla Vizzotti Friday assumed command of the Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) for the period 2021-2022 on behalf of her country.
Saturday, September 25th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Bolivian official who approved faulty Lamia 2933 flight plan arrested in Brazil

Brazilian Police have arrested Bolivian aviation official Celia Castedo Monasterio who in 2016 approved the flight plan of Lamia flight 2933 which resulted in the killing of most members of the Chapecoense football team.
Friday, September 24th 2021 - 10:01 UTC
Body of Peruvian guerrilla leader to be cremated and ashes scattered to avoid shrine of pilgrimage

Peru's Office of the State Attorney has ordered that the body of the late Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) guerrilla leader Abimael Guzmán, who died in jail Sept. 11 while serving a life sentence, be cremated in the next 24 hours and his ashes be disposed of.
Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 23:14 UTC
Foreign offenders expelled from Chile as deportation of irregular migrants set to resume

Chilean migration authorities Thursday expelled 49 migrants who were found guilty of human trafficking in addition to carrying weapons illegally, the Department of Migration and International Police of Tarapacá reported.
Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 09:34 UTC
Argentina and Brazil to expand development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

While the World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended the approval process of the Russian-developed Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has chosen Argentina and Brazil to further manufacture mRNA immunizers.
Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina eases down on most COVID-19 restrictions, gradually reopens borders

In what became Juan Manzur's first appearance as Cabinet Chief, the Government of Argentina Tuesday announced a gradual reopening of its borders as of October 1 as well as other measures lifting COVID-19 restrictions.
Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Killings of social leaders in Colombia total 124 so far in 2021

Monday's killing of five social leaders in Colombia have increased this year's figures to 124, the Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) has reported.
Monday, September 20th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Felipe Solá found out he was being sacked as Argentine FM while enroute to Celac Summit

Outgoing Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá found out during a stopover in El Salvador that his services would no longer be required, so he decided to cut short his trip which should have ended with his presence at the Celac Summit in Mexico City.
Monday, September 20th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Celac supports Argentina's stance regarding Malvinas issue

The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Saturday ratified its support to “the legitimate rights of Argentina in the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the spaces surrounding maritime areas,” it was reported.
Monday, September 20th 2021 - 09:18 UTC
Chilean cities of Osorno and Puerto Montt want restrictions eased on Argentine tourists

In the Chilean cities of Osorno and Puerto Montt, the local chambers of commerce have asked that requirements for Argentine tourism arriving by air be simplified.