Latin America

Thursday, June 28th 2018 - 10:11 UTC
López Obrador closes his campaign with an anticipated victory

The candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador closed his electoral campaign last Wednesday ahead the presidential elections on Sunday filling the largest stadium in the world on a working day. The only leftist candidate steals public attention in Mexico and leads the polls with an anti-system and reforming discourse.
Wednesday, June 27th 2018 - 07:41 UTC
Falklands presence at Experience Latin America

Margaret Williams and Michelle Pepper of Falkland Islands Holidays recently attended Experience Latin America in Canary Wharf, London. Organized by the Latin American Travel Association (LATA), this was the 5th event held where the primary aim is to bring together key suppliers from the Latin America region along with top influential buyers from within the UK and Europe.
Tuesday, June 26th 2018 - 08:22 UTC
Latam stocks and currencies hit by global trade disputes

Latin American stocks and currencies mostly fell on Monday as the trade dispute between the United States and other leading economies worsened, but central bank intervention kept the Brazilian real steady.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Ortega's paramilitary groups on shooting spree against protestors; Church dialogue backed talks collapse

Three people were shot dead in the city of Masaya as security forces and para military groups tried to regain control of the area, a human rights group reported on Tuesday, the two-month anniversary of political unrest that has shaken Nicaragua.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 08:54 UTC
Ecuadorean ex president included in kidnapping investigation

Ecuador's highest court has ordered former President Rafael Correa included in an investigation into a 2012 botched kidnapping of an opposition lawmaker. The judge in charge of the case gave Correa a month to clear his name.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 08:50 UTC
Cuba actively promotes foreign investment to prop the economy

The Cuban government opened on Monday the 3rd Edition of International Convention and Exhibition of Cuban Industry (CubaIndustria 2018), seeking to attract foreign investors to revitalize the country's economy.
Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 07:25 UTC
United States abandons UN Human Rights Council, “an organization not worthy of its name”

The United States is leaving the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday, calling it “an organization that is not worthy of its name”, and marking the latest withdrawal by the Trump administration from an international institution.
Monday, June 18th 2018 - 11:14 UTC
Uruguay chair of Mercosur, targets accord with China, exhausted of negotiations with the EU

Uruguay will be handed the rotating chair of Mercosur this Monday in a brief summit ceremony to take place in Paraguay. Attending will be Brazil's Michel Temer, Uruguay's Tabare Vázquez, the host Paraguay Horacio Cartes and in representation of Argentina, vice president Gabriela Michetti. President Mauricio Macri is in the midst of a cabinet reshuffle and waiting for market reaction this Monday following the naming of a new Central Bank chairman.
Monday, June 18th 2018 - 07:20 UTC
President elect Duque pledges to unite Colombia and change the peace accord with FARC

Colombia's President-elect Ivan Duque, who swept aside leftist Gustavo Petro in Sunday's election, pledged to unite the nation after a divisive campaign but insisted he would change a landmark peace accord with leftist rebels
Monday, June 18th 2018 - 07:10 UTC
Uruguay and oil hopes: a permanent bidding round scheme, after failure of latest auction

Uruguay will move towards a permanent offer process for offshore oil blocks as other Latin American countries have done, after an April auction failed to attract bids, Industry, Energy and Mining Minister Carolina Cosse said in an interview.