Latin America

Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Falklands Airbridge, strict measures for travellers; no Latam flights for at least the next two months

The Falkland Islands currently have an only air link which is the air bridge with the United Kingdom twice a week, since the commercial flights from Chile and Brazil managed by Latam, have been suspended at least until the end of July.
Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 05:40 UTC
Saharan sand cloud darkened much of Cuba and is affecting Florida

A massive cloud of Saharan dust darkened much of Cuba on Wednesday and began to affect air quality in Florida, sparking warnings to people with respiratory illnesses to stay home. The dust cloud swept across the Atlantic from Africa over the past week, covering the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico since Sunday and hitting south Florida in the United States on Wednesday, authorities there said.
Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 07:42 UTC
Magnitude 7,4 earthquake strikes the south of Mexico's Pacific coast

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck southern Mexico’s Pacific coast on Tuesday, killing at least five people and cutting off isolated villages, as well as causing damage to buildings hundreds of miles away in Mexico City.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 11:55 UTC
Mexico freezes bank accounts of companies blacklisted by US for evading sanctions against Venezuela

The Mexican government’s financial crime department has frozen the bank accounts of companies and people blacklisted by the United States under accusations of having evaded the sanction regime imposed on Venezuela, its chief said on Friday.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 10:26 UTC
Mexican drug cartel leader threatens president Lopez Obrador, for arresting his mother

One of the most wanted Mexican cartel leaders threatened the government and his arch-foes in highly unusual video messages, including one where he can be seen fighting back tears after his mother was detained over the weekend.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 10:15 UTC
Florencia Kirchner's “nanny” in Cuba rewarded with Argentine embassy in UK

Javier Figueroa, currently head of the Argentine embassy in Cuba has been appointed as the next ambassador in the United Kingdom, and according to Clarin is an expert on Malvinas affairs. His time in Havana coincided with Cristina Fernandez daughter Florencia Kirchner medical internment, which impeded her from travelling back to Argentina.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Machu Picchu opening suspended; Cuzco residents fear tourist transmission of the virus

The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, a jewel of Peruvian tourism, will not reopen in July as originally scheduled due to concerns over the coronavirus, local media reported on Sunday.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 - 21:05 UTC
Colombian army frees tourists kidnapped three months ago by guerrillas

Colombia's army said on Friday it had freed a Swiss and a Brazilian kidnapped three months ago by suspected guerrillas.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 - 06:40 UTC
Giant tortoises grown in captivity returned into the wild in Galapagos Islands

A group of giant tortoises who have lived in captivity for decades and helped rescue their species from the brink of extinction were released into the wild in the Galapagos Islands this week.
Saturday, June 20th 2020 - 10:10 UTC
US blacklists Mexican companies involved in failed oil-for-food contract with Venezuela's Maduro

The United States blacklisted Mexican company Libre Abordo and a related firm, accusing them of helping Caracas evade US sanctions in the first formal action taken by the US Treasury Department against Mexican companies involved in trading Venezuelan oil.