Latin America

Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Haiti's PM appoints new cabinet in pursuit of some political stability

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry Wednesday launched a full-scale cabinet reshuffle to include some opposition figures within his administration in an attempt to achieve some stability in a country still trying to recover from the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse plus a devastating earthquake, the COVID-19 pandemic and also some gang violence.
Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Pardons and deportations granted to reduce overcrowding at Ecuador's jails

Pardons and deportations granted to reduce overcrowding at Ecuador's jails Government of Ecuador have decreed a series of pardons and extraditions of prison inmates in a move aimed at reducing overcrowding at detention facilities following a series of deadly riots this year which has cost over 230 lives, it was announced.
Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Bi-Oceanic Corridor to bring Mercosur closer to Asia, Paraguay's FM says

Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo said the Bi-Oceanic Corridor will bring Mercosur's entire economic development closer to Asia. His remarks came at a press conference after meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo earlier this week.
Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Peru's President picks new Secretary of Government

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has appointed Carlos Jaico as Secretary of the Government Palace to replace Bruno Pacheco, who was forced to resign amid a series of corruption scandals for which he is now under investigation.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 23:21 UTC
UN Secretary-General arrives in Colombia for 5th anniversary of peace deal with FARC

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived Tuesday in Bogotá to participate in the ceremonies marking the fifth anniversary of the peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the FARC Guerrillas.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:28 UTC
Nicaragua's regime arrests yet another dissident voice

Nicaragua's regime has arrested 79-year-old former diplomat Edgar Parrales. The former priest was one of the few critical voices still active within the Central American country, where dozens of opposition leaders have been either placed under arrest or gone into exile.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:04 UTC
Peru's Congressional Committee declares Evo persona non grata

A Committee within Peru's Congress Monday agreed to declare former Bolivian President Evo Morales a persona non grata for meddling with internal politics, it was announced.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 23:05 UTC
Kast is very much anti-Argentine, says ambassador

Argentina's Ambassador in Santiago, Rafael Bielsa, said right-wing candidate José Antonio Kast, who finished first in Sunday's elections was an anti-Argentine Pinochetist “that dares speak its name” and likened him to former US President Donald Trump and current Brazilian head of state Jair Bolsonaro.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 22:58 UTC
Vigilante group on horseback fends off Mapuche attack

Residents of the Argentine town of El Bolson Sunday confronted reasoning Mapuches on horseback and kept them from doing any further damage as authorities failed to provide an institutional response to the increasing unrest caused by the rebel groups in the area.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:58 UTC
Fears of devaluation loom over Argentina as Central Bank reserves run almost dry

Argentine Economy Minister desperately needs to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week, because the Central Bank (BCRA) has only US $ 800 million left in cash with which to intervene in the local exchange market, which is pressing for a devaluation.