Latin America

Saturday, December 11th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Colombian servicemen admit to “false positive” killings

A group of Colombian servicemen charged with the so-called “false positives” during the fight against guerrillas before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) court Friday acknowledged their involvement in the murder of 247 people.
Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:34 UTC
Latin America's exports this year to increase 8% in volume and 17% in value, ECLAC report

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean estimates a 25% increase in the value of regional goods exports during 2021, following a 10% drop in 2020, driven by a 17% rise in export prices and an 8% expansion in the volume of shipments.
Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Getting jailed for being a journalist on the rise, CPJ reports

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Thursday denounced that the number of journalists jailed for their reporting work has reached a historic Zenit in 2021, with 293 of them imprisoned worldwide, 50 of whom were in China.
Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Nicaragua severs ties with Taiwan, “rogue Chinese territory”

The Nicaraguan Government of President Daniel Ortega Thursday announced it was cutting all diplomatic ties with Taiwan, citing “that in the world there is only one single China” whose legitimate government is that of the People's Republic.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:57 UTC
No face-to-face Mercosur Summit, Bolsonaro decides

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday decided that the upcoming Mercosur Summit, scheduled for Dec. 16 and 17, which was to be the first in a long while under the old face-to-face format, has been reshaped to be held virtually like most recent ones.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Russia and Nicaragua strengthen bilateral ties on nuclear and other issues

The Governments of Russia and Nicaragua have agreed to work together towards the development of peaceful use of nuclear energy, it was announced Tuesday.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
IAPA condemns journalist's arrest by Cuba's regime

The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) Wednesday expressed its support for Cuban journalist Claudia Montero, who has been accused by the Government of President Miguel Díaz-Canel of causing “public disorder.”
Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:47 UTC
Motion to vacate Peru's presidency turned down

Peru's Parliament Tuesday declined to open an impeachment procedure against President Pedro Castillo Terrones after a group of rightwing lawmakers had sought to declare him as “permanently moral incapacitated.”
Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Bolivia: Áñez gov't sought military help from US and UK, letters show

Former interim President Jeanine Áñez had requested military assistance from the US and UK embassies “to repress the Bolivian people,” Citizen Security Deputy Minister Roberto Ríos said Tuesday.
Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 20:05 UTC
Colombian guerrilla reported killed in Venezuela; no official word

A former Colombian Armed Revolutionary Forces (FARC) combatant who took part in the 2016 peace negotiations with the Government of then-President Juan Manuel Santos has been killed in Venezuela, it was reported.