Latin America

Monday, August 16th 2021 - 08:02 UTC
Death toll from Haiti earthquake reaches 1,297 by Sunday evening

Authorities in charge of the relief efforts after Saturday's earthquake in Haiti Sunday announced the death toll had reached 1,297 and counting. After the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the Richter scale that struck the southwest of the country, there were five aftershocks, including one of magnitude 5.2 17 kilometers from the town of Chantal, also with an epicenter 10 kilometers deep.
Monday, August 16th 2021 - 06:12 UTC
Nicaraguan daily shut down by gov't, manager placed under arrest

In addition to arresting in the past two months almost every opposition politician who might challenge President Daniel Ortega's quest for another term in office in the upcoming November 7 elections, the Nicaraguan regime this weekend raided the La Prensa newsdesk and placed its general manager in detention.
Monday, August 16th 2021 - 05:56 UTC
PAHO Emergency medical teams expected at earthquake bashed Haiti

A team of experts from the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) office in Port au Prince has been deployed to evaluate damage and coordinate an appropriate health response following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Haiti on the morning of Saturday August 14.
Saturday, August 14th 2021 - 08:46 UTC
UK signs partnership in Central America to boost trade

UK Export Finance (UKEF) signed this week a historic partnership with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), Central America’s leading development bank and the highest-rated borrower in Latin America.
Saturday, August 14th 2021 - 08:23 UTC
President's murder seems to be too big a case for Haiti's judiciary

The Haitian magistrate chosen to conduct the investigation regarding the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse Friday resigned from the case, citing reasons of a personal nature.
Friday, August 13th 2021 - 15:38 UTC
Relief for Peruvian investors: orthodox central bank president remains in the post

Julio Velarde will remain as president of the Peruvian Central Bank for another five years, the same job he has held since 2006, and is acknowledged as the man who helped stabilize the country's markets, with low inflation. The news should come as a relief for investors and holders of Peruvian bonds.
Friday, August 13th 2021 - 13:03 UTC
Ex Venezuelan congress members, US representative at the IDB

United States president Joe Biden appointed former Venezuelan congress member Leopoldo Martinez Nucete as US permanent representative in the Inter American Development bank, IDB.
Friday, August 13th 2021 - 09:31 UTC
IACH rules presidential reelection not a human right, Bolivia's Constitutional Court had found otherwise

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court) Thursday ruled that indefinite presidential re-election is not protected by the American Convention, thus shattering the rationale behind Evo Morales' candidacy despite a negative referendum.
Friday, August 13th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
New round of negotiations between Venezuelan gov't opposition to kick off in Mexico

Venezuelan Government officials and dignitaries of the opposition will convene Friday in Mexico City to kick off another round of negotiations under the mediation of Norway, with the endorsement of the United States and the European Union to seek a peaceful solution to the worst economic, social and political crisis in the country.
Thursday, August 12th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
PAHO set out to reverse low vaccination rates against COVID-19

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Wednesday reported that less than 20% of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have been fully immunized against COVID-19 and announced actions will be taken to reverse that situation.