Latin America

Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Four Colombian soldiers killed by dissident FARC group

Four Colombian regular soldiers were killed in a rural area of the department of Meta after they were ambushed by a group of dissidents from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the Omega Joint Task Force said in a statement.
Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 09:37 UTC
Buenos Aires: EuroLat due to vote on agreed topics

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernàndez de Kirchner (CFK) welcomed to Buenos Aires' Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK) the more than 100 lawmakers who participated in this year's Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) sessions under the slogan “A fair, inclusive, and peaceful economic recovery.”
Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 20:40 UTC
Warrant issued for preventive arrest of Peruvian President nephews

A Lima judge has ordered the preventive arrest for 36 months of two nephews of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones as well as of his former aide Bruno Pacheco for their alleged involvement in cases of corruption, it was reported.
Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Latin America’s New Pink Tide? Or three brands of “Left” regimes

By Jorge G. Castañeda (*) – Like the wave of leftist victories in the early 2000s following Hugo Chávez’s rise to power in Venezuela (1999-2013), the success of left-wing leaders across Latin America in recent years has been interpreted as a broader political paradigm shift. But these leaders’ substantive differences are more significant than their similarities.
Tuesday, April 12th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Fitch Ratings believes the Lacalle Pou coalition has sufficient political capital to face challenges and much needed reforms

The ruling coalition of Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou expects to use its political capital following victory in the 27 March referendum which rejected overturning a third of his government's program, enacting reforms in the second half of his five year period, according to the latest Fitch Rating report on Uruguay.
Tuesday, April 12th 2022 - 10:50 UTC
763 Uruguayans volunteered to fight for Argentina during Falklands conflict, reveals Senate bill

Senators from the Uruguayan opposition coalition Frente Amplio are sponsoring a declaration in support of Argentina and its Falkland Islands' claim, recalling at the same time that 763 Uruguayans, from a very miscellaneous background, had volunteered to join the Argentine Army during the South Atlantic conflict to combat Britain.
Monday, April 11th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Defense Minister says Argentine “will recover the Malvinas” with region's help

Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana Saturday said his country would “recover” the Malvinas/Falkland Islands “with support from the region.” He added that “without patriotism, there will be no recovery of the Malvinas.”
Monday, April 11th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Former CAF, OAS agree on climate action and biodiversity agenda

The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Development Bank of Latin America -formerly known as Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)- have signed a memorandum of understanding whereby both institutions pledged to tackle environmental and climate issues together, it was announced.
Monday, April 11th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
War spillover, Ukraine economy will contract 45%, Russia's 11,2% and Central Asia 4,1%

The war against Ukraine and sanctions on Russia are hitting economies around the globe, with emerging market and developing countries in the Europe and Central Asia region expected to bear the brunt, says the World Bank’s latest Economic Update for the region.
Monday, April 11th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
Recall referendum in Mexico confirms Lopez Obrador support. although only 18% bothered to vote

Voters in Mexico overwhelmingly supported president Andres Manual Lopéz Obrador, AMLO, to finish his six-year mandate in a recall referendum, but the result in not binding since less than 20% bothered to vote and he needed the participation of 40% of the electorate. Anyhow AMLO celebrated, “I won, I'm staying”