Latin America

Friday, October 19th 2018 - 06:54 UTC
Bolsonaro confident of victory switches presidential campaign to “cruise control”

Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro said that electoral victory was “within reach” and his campaign team said it had now switched to “cruise control” as it seeks to avoid hiccups and glide to the finish line.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 17:56 UTC
Uruguay's wind energy revolution highlighted in leading yearly report

Uruguay ranks second in the world among eolic-energy producing countries with a 40.1% share and is the only non-European nation in a top position, according to a report by the SEG Ingeniería consultancy firm.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 09:09 UTC
US offers US$ 10m reward for the head of the Jalisco New Generation cartel

The United States on Tuesday announced a US$ 10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a man accused of leading Mexico’s powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which the Justice Department considers to be one of the five most dangerous criminal organizations in the world.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Honduras migrant caravan organizer detained in Guatemala

The organizer of a migrant caravan from Honduras was detained in Guatemala on Tuesday as the U.S. government threatened to withdraw aid from both countries and El Salvador if the flow of migrants north to the United States was not stopped.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 08:45 UTC
Bolsonaro's foreign policy: following on Trump, “Make Brazil Great”

The far-right front-runner in Brazil’s presidential race plans to put foreign policy in the hands of a diplomat who has praised the nationalist agenda of U.S. President Donald Trump that has shaken the global order, an adviser to the candidate said.
Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 08:32 UTC
Public opinion support for Peruvian president in his struggle with Congress

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra’s approval rating shot up 16 points to a high of 61% in October, after he adopted a harder line with the opposition-run Congress, a monthly Ipsos poll showed on Sunday.
Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
US warns Central America to be cautious about relations with Beijing

US Vice President Mike Pence warned Central American nations to be cautious when building relations with China, which has been increasingly active in the region. Amid mounting tensions between the United States and China, Pence brought up ties with Beijing as he met in Washington with leaders of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras as well as Mexico's foreign secretary.
Monday, October 15th 2018 - 19:16 UTC
New 50 bolivianos bill released as scheduled

Bolivia's Central Bank (BCB) Monday launched the new 50 bolivianos note (worth around 7.3 US dollars), following the recent release of the 10 and 20 bills.
Saturday, October 13th 2018 - 13:13 UTC
Cuba back to tobacco production after Hurricane Michael

Cuba's tobacco planting season began this past week in the central Sancti Spiritus province, the country's second largest tobacco producer, while work to repair the damages caused by Hurricane Michael has commenced.
Friday, October 12th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Bolsonaro pledges support for a non ideologized Mercosur; praises Macri for ousting Dilma Kirchner

Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has promised to continue his country's participation in the Mercosur trading bloc but says he will move it away from “ideology”.“The Mercosur has value but it was disfigured by the PT (Brazil's Workers' Party)”, Bolsonaro said at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. “I won’t abandon the Mercosur but it won’t continue to be guided by ideology”, he added.