Latin America

• Wednesday, April 30th 2025 - 20:57 UTC

  Lavrov lands in Dominican Republic to boost bilateral ties

  

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov landed in the Dominican Republic on Monday evening, his first trip to the Caribbean country and coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on March 8, 1945. Lavrov sat with his Dominican counterpart, Roberto Álvarez, in a private meeting and a joint session with their delegations, followed by a press conference. Lavrov's delegation included Russian Ambassador-designate Alexei Viktorovich Seredin and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.

• Tuesday, April 29th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

  Bolivian journalists against censorship

  

  The National Association of Journalists of Bolivia (ANPB) and nine departmental journalist associations have rejected Congressional Bill No. 007/2024-2025, titled “Integrity and Public Ethics in Electoral Processes,” currently under review in the Bolivian Senate. Senator Silvia Salame's initiative is criticized for introducing covert censorship and control over media under the guise of ensuring electoral integrity.

• Monday, April 28th 2025 - 20:57 UTC

  At least 35 gang members gunned down in Haiti

  

  At least 35 members of the gang Viv Ansanm were gunned down by Haitian law enforcement, and 40 others were wounded, last week in a violent clash in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Pacot, the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights (RNDDH) reported. In addition, six Haitian National Police (PNH) officers and five fighters of the Canapé-Vert vigilante brigades fell in combat.

• Monday, April 28th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  IMF tightens the reins on Colombia

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) authorities were “vampires” who suspended his country's access to a US$ 8.1 billion flexible credit line on Saturday.

• Monday, April 28th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

  Bolivia and Chile boost diplomatic ties

  

  Bolivia and Chile agreed during a ceremony Saturday at Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz on mutual exemption of visas and residence permits for holders of diplomatic and official passports. The event took place as the first Boliviana de Aviación to Santiago -with a stopover in Iquique- was to depart.

• Saturday, April 26th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

  Bolivian consul in La Quiaca found dead

  

  Vicente Esteban Coico Quispe, the 57-year-old Bolivian consul in the Argentine town of La Quiaca just across the border, was found dead after being reported missing since April 13, 2025. He had last been seen leaving his home in La Paz, Bolivia, and his body was discovered in La Quiaca, prompting a joint investigation by Bolivian and Argentine authorities.

• Friday, April 25th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Bolivian VP nominated for UN top position

  

  Bolivia’s Unity Pact, representing 36 indigenous-peasant nations, has nominated Vice President David Choquehuanca as an indigenous candidate for UN Secretary-General during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York. The nomination aligns with the Latin American and Caribbean region’s turn for the position.

• Friday, April 25th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

  Chubut Governor and Guatemalan Ambassador discuss possible joint initiatives

  

  Governor Ignacio Torres of the Argentine province of Chubut met with Guatemala's Ambassador Héctor Iván Espinoza Farfán on Thursday to discuss strengthening bilateral ties. “We received the Ambassador of Guatemala in Argentina, Héctor Espinoza Farfán, whom we declared Guest of Honor and with whom we started a joint work agenda, aimed at strengthening the commercial, business, and tourist exchange between both States,” Torres explained.

• Thursday, April 24th 2025 - 10:48 UTC

  Peru's President denied Congressional clearance to attend Francis' funeral

  

  Peru's Congress voted Wednesday by 45 to 40 and one abstention against allowing President Dina Boluarte to travel to the Vatican for Pope Francis' funeral. The decision came amid a domestic insecurity crisis, with opposition lawmakers criticizing the trip as unnecessary and extravagant. Instead, Foreign Minister Elmer Schialer will represent the South American country.

• Thursday, April 24th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

  Former Colombian FM says Petro has a drug problem

  

  Former Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva caused an international uproar when he published a letter saying President Gustavo Petro has a drug addiction problem. He insisted he noticed the matter during a joint official trip to France in 2023.