Latin America

Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Argentina and Chile “indissolubly twinned countries”, underlines president Fernandez

Argentina and Chile are “indissolubly twinned countries”, said Argentine president Alberto Fernandez during the ceremony at the Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago where, next to his peer Sebastián Piñera, and members of their cabinets, they signed several accords and a joint declaration.
Tuesday, January 26th 2021 - 11:22 UTC
State of the art USCG Stone docks in Montevideo heading for the South Atlantic

One of the US Coast Guard newest vessels docked in Montevideo early Monday looking for supplies and fuel, but given the strict sanitary isolation measures no member of the crew will be disembarking or anybody visiting the vessel.
Tuesday, January 26th 2021 - 10:52 UTC
Uruguay's Jose Pepe Mujica bestowed with the highest honor of Argentina

Uruguayan former president, Jose Pepe Mujica has been bestowed by the Argentine government, the country's highest honor, the Collar of the San Martin Liberator Order. The honor is extended to foreign officials, civilian or military, who in the exercise of their duties merit the highest tribute and acknowledgment in the interests of the Argentine Nation.
Tuesday, January 26th 2021 - 08:47 UTC
Colombian ex paramilitary boss deported back from the US

REUTERS – A Colombian ex paramilitary boss accused of crimes including torture and murder was deported from the United States on Monday, Bogotá migration authorities revealed. Hernan Giraldo, 72, was extradited to the United States from Colombia in 2008, where he served a 12-year sentence for drug trafficking offenses.
Monday, January 25th 2021 - 08:23 UTC
Bolivia announces new biodiesel production plan

Bolivia will build ecological diesel and biodiesel plants to reduce imports of liquid fuels, Hydrocarbon and Energy Minister Franklin Molina announced over this past weekend.
Monday, January 25th 2021 - 08:15 UTC
Global FDI collapsed in 2020, down 37% for Latin America, and 2021 does not look much better, UNCTAD

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) collapsed in 2020, falling 42% from US$ 1.5 trillion in 2019 to an estimated US$ 859 billion, according to a UNCTAD Investment Trends Monitor released on Sunday.
Friday, January 22nd 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Fitch forecasts Latin American economies will rebound but with downside risks

Fitch Ratings forecasts Latin American economies will rebound this year from the 2020 recession but risks remain in particular because of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday, January 22nd 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Covid-19: Peruvians doctors on hunger strike to protest government non action

A group of Peruvian doctors launched a hunger strike this week to protest the government’s lack of preparation for a second wave of COVID-19 cases.
Thursday, January 21st 2021 - 09:29 UTC
South American leaders congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Leaders of South America congratulated and celebrated the new United States administration on Wednesday as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were officially inaugurated.
Wednesday, January 20th 2021 - 09:26 UTC
Peruvian leader pledges to pardon ex-president Fujimori if she wins April's general election

Peru's opposition leader Keiko Fujimori has said that she would pardon her jailed father, former president Alberto Fujimori, if she wins April's general election. The 82-year-old Fujimori is serving a 25-year sentence for crimes against humanity and corruption.