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Montevideo, November 29th 2024 - 00:03 UTC

Latin America

  • Wednesday, March 27th 2024 - 18:58 UTC

    No end in sight for Haiti's crisis

    Some Haitians already believe it is time to move on to Plan B as creating a council to then hold presidential elections does not seem to work

    Gangs such as the one led by former Haitian Police officer gone rogue Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherisier have upped their grip on Port-au-Prince, further sinking the country's capital into chaos and deprivation, it was reported after attacks began on Monday and continued through Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, March 27th 2024 - 11:45 UTC

    Maduro's regime consolidating as a dictatorship, says Uruguay's FM

    “Unfortunately today the worst has been confirmed,” Paganini stressed

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister Omar Paganini Tuesday said that Nicolás Maduro's regime was “consolidating itself as a dictatorship” after the main opposition candidates were unable to compete in the July 28 presidential elections. Paganini also underlined that Venezuela was “moving away from any possible democratic practice.”

  • Monday, March 25th 2024 - 07:11 UTC

    Murder of 27-year-old female mayor adds to Ecuador's long crime list

    García and Loor were found lifeless inside a car

    Ecuador's youngest mayor and another occupant of her car were found dead with wounds consistent with those stemming from firearms in the coastal city of San Vicente, in the province of Manabi, despite the state of emergency in force, it was reported Sunday.

  • Friday, March 22nd 2024 - 09:52 UTC

    Venezuela's Parliament adds Essequibo to official maps

    Until “a solution” is achieved with Guyana, Caracas will appoint the authorities of the territory ruled by Georgetown since 1899

    Venezuela's National Assembly Thursday passed a law creating a new region in the oil-rich Essequibo territory under Guyanese control since the late 1800s on which Caracas claims sovereignty.

  • Thursday, March 21st 2024 - 22:32 UTC

    Bolivia ready to launch biodiesel plant

    This plant will produce ecological diesel and will have established a certain mixture with fossil diesel for its commercialization,” said Arce

    Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora announced that his country's first biodiesel production plant will start operating next week in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Although some experts have doubted the project's worth, the Government said that the new undertaking would generate up to US$ 100 million in savings on fossil fuel imports. Supreme Decree 5135 authorizes the addition of up to 25% of vegetable components to conventional fuels.

  • Monday, March 18th 2024 - 09:50 UTC

    Haiti: Gangs grab essential Unicef supplies

    The Haitian government declared a state of emergency from March 7 to April 3 in Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas (Pic Reuters)

    As if Haiti's shortages were not severe enough, armed groups sabotaged the main docking facilities in Port-au-Prince and looted several containers, including one from the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), containing essential supplies, it was reported this weekend.

  • Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 09:50 UTC

    Weather conditions improving for Panama Canal transit but still far from good

    The Panama Canal was run by Washington between 1914 and 1999

    Recent rains have led the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to announce an increase in the number of vessels through the interoceanic path from 24 to 27 each day, it was reported. Being the only waterway in the world that uses fresh water to link the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the 80-kilometer Panamanian route carries 6% of the world's maritime trade.

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    Bolivian Senate stalling World Bank loan could make it go away

    Over 100,000 people from rural Bolivia would benefit from works stemming from these loans, Molina explained

    Bolivian authorities need to have the Senate approve a US$ 125 million loan from the World Bank at the earliest or else the credit agency might backtrack on granting it, Hydrocarbons Ministry Spokeswoman Rocío Molina warned Monday. Other five credits might follow suit given the Upper House's tardiness, Molina explained.

  • Monday, March 11th 2024 - 11:04 UTC

    Paraguay, the best place in the region for business, says FGV

    Paraguay topped the FGV report while Argentina climbed significantly with the first measures announced by President Milei

    The Latin American Economic Climate Index (ICE) released this weekend by Brazil's Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) highlighted Paraguay as the Mecca for business ventures in the region given the country's outstanding performance.

  • Thursday, March 7th 2024 - 09:49 UTC

    Haiti's PM in Puerto Rico, not resigning, for now

    The international community still recognizes Henry as Haiti's PM but gang leader “Barbecue” wants him out

    Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sought shelter in Puerto Rico after his aircraft was denied a landing clearance by the Dominican Republic, it was reported Wednesday. Henry is unable to return to Port-au-Prince where gang groups threaten that a bloodbath will occur should he refuse to resign.